War Propaganda Ad: The Adventures of Superman (February 17, 1945)

“War Propaganda Ad” is an episode of The Adventures of Superman, the old-time radio show, first broadcast February 17, 1945. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Poco, a visitor from the planet Utopia, and his young helper Jimmy Olsen lock themselves inside Poco's transparent space shell after two armed men appear at Perry White's garage. Clark Kent and Perry White return to the house and find the shell gone, and they begin piecing together what has happened. Their search leads them through the neighborhood, where a neighbor reports seeing a moving van. Meanwhile, at a weather-beaten barn on an abandoned farm, the shell sits on the ground while three men outside demand that the pair come out. The episode is part of The Adventures of Superman radio series, and the transcript does not give an air date or cast details beyond the title.

Perry White's garage and house, the Daily Planet, a neighborhood street, and an abandoned farm barn

Characters: Poco, Jimmy Olsen, Clark Kent, Perry White, Swanson

Listen for: Perry White and Clark Kent discovering the empty garage and the neighbor's account of the moving van, then the armed men outside the barn demanding Poco and Jimmy come out

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.