1 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:11,599 Bullet, four poles, and people at least four buildings of a single bounds. 2 00:00:19,519 --> 00:00:23,719 Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another world who came to work 3 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:28,519 with powers of abilities far beyond those of hotel men. Superman who can change 4 00:00:28,559 --> 00:00:32,200 the cause of mighty rivers, then the steel in his bare hands, and 5 00:00:32,359 --> 00:00:37,320 who disguised as Clark Kent, mild manned reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, 6 00:00:37,719 --> 00:00:41,759 fights a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American Way. 7 00:00:42,439 --> 00:00:47,079 But before we joined Superman, here is an important method. Say, gang, 8 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:51,439 here's an adventure that's so fantastic you'd hardly believe it's really true. It's 9 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,719 the story of one young marine who all by himself survived three whole weeks of 10 00:00:55,799 --> 00:01:00,520 fighting in the jungles of Guadalcanal. He'd gotten lost from his platoona morning and 11 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:04,719 was hiding in the grass. Hey, bir, why here? Hey? 12 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:12,760 I wonder where they could have gone? Maybe up this trail you smoke? 13 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:17,560 Or gang of Japs? I can't get around. I'm gonna gee, I 14 00:01:17,599 --> 00:01:30,000 wonder what I Hey? I bet this trick will work? Ye, yes, 15 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,680 sir, That marine stampeded a large group of Japs by pretending he was 16 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:37,560 a whole platoon, and then he went on through the jungle and at last, 17 00:01:37,719 --> 00:01:42,120 one rainy night, geez lights ahead, I must at the camp. 18 00:01:42,799 --> 00:01:47,079 I should wish I could tell whose it is. I'll crawl a little closer. 19 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,120 Well, I say that looks like my own gang. Hey, Sam, 20 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,640 Yo, Hey falas is see hey here I am, yes, sir. 21 00:01:56,799 --> 00:02:00,200 After three weeks fighting the jungle and the Japs, that marine got back 22 00:02:00,239 --> 00:02:01,840 to camp safely. Now, I don't have to tell any of you how 23 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:06,519 much endurance that marine had to have in order to come through his ordeal as 24 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:08,800 well as he did. So I'll just point out something that all of you 25 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,840 will be mighty glad to know. None of you can expect to have plenty 26 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:17,280 of zip and energy unless you eat right, which includes getting all your vitamins. 27 00:02:17,599 --> 00:02:21,800 And I know hundreds of fellas and girls are starting to get two mighty 28 00:02:21,879 --> 00:02:25,719 important vitamins D one and D in a mighty grand tasting way. It's by 29 00:02:25,759 --> 00:02:30,080 sitting down to a big bowl full of delicious Kellogg's Pep for breakfast every morning. 30 00:02:30,439 --> 00:02:35,280 And believe you me, anybody who's had a taste of those swells super 31 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:39,199 crisp golden flakes can tell you what downright good eating pep is, So ask 32 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:45,199 your mother to get you a package of Kellogg's pep tomorrow. And now the 33 00:02:45,319 --> 00:02:50,479 Adventures of Superman. Superman and his guise of Claw Tent is now fitted against 34 00:02:50,479 --> 00:02:54,080 the mass the criminal of his time on the farious Underworld character who calls himself 35 00:02:54,159 --> 00:02:59,120 the Vulture. The Vulture, as you remember, has in his possession the 36 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:04,120 model of the most human mechanical Man invented by doctor Cameron. In our last 37 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,000 episode, we heard how the Vulture carried out what he called an experiment in 38 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:13,080 horror after holding a conversation with Jimmy Olsen Daily Planet copy boy, whom he's 39 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,759 holding prisoner. The Vulture made a phonograph recording of Jimmy's answers and sent it 40 00:03:16,879 --> 00:03:21,759 to editor White and Clark Kent. The record made it appear as if the 41 00:03:21,879 --> 00:03:24,400 Vulture were harming Jimmy, although actually, as we know, Jimmy has been 42 00:03:24,439 --> 00:03:29,560 well cared for. As our last episode ended, Clark Kent suddenly realize the 43 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:32,800 record gave him just the clue he was looking for, and as Superman set 44 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:37,439 out to track it down. As our story continues, now, Superman and 45 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:43,280 his guise of Clark Kent arrives at the Worldwide Recording Company. I'd like to 46 00:03:43,319 --> 00:03:45,800 see the manageably, says he expecting you, sir, no, but I 47 00:03:45,919 --> 00:03:47,360 must see him at once. This is a matter of great importance or an 48 00:03:47,439 --> 00:03:52,319 it? Please I'll find out. I'm sorry, I can't wait twenty eight 49 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,240 I wish to say that what's the devil? It's a meeting of this. 50 00:03:54,319 --> 00:03:58,120 How dare you breaking? I'm like tost apologize for insuring like this, but 51 00:03:58,159 --> 00:04:00,120 I've got some business with you and it's got to be done. Well, 52 00:04:00,159 --> 00:04:01,240 I'm afraid you'll have to wait until I can't wait. It's a matter of 53 00:04:01,319 --> 00:04:04,639 life and debt, life and debt, that's right. I'm assisting the police 54 00:04:04,639 --> 00:04:08,439 and tracking down a dangerous criminal and you are How do I though? You 55 00:04:08,479 --> 00:04:11,360 represent the police, and you have to take my word for it. You 56 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:14,800 sell machines for making records at home, don't him? Yes, they haven't 57 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,560 been very successful. Not many people have bought them. Narrows my search. 58 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,439 I want a list of the people who bought those machines. Well, that 59 00:04:19,519 --> 00:04:21,879 ought to be zimple. We've only sold three or four of them. Actually, 60 00:04:21,959 --> 00:04:25,079 they're very expensive, you know. I've got to know the names of 61 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,480 the people who bought those machines at once. Now, please hurry one moment. 62 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,839 I think we can accommodate your patios. Would you mind telling me why 63 00:04:30,879 --> 00:04:34,720 you need these names? And there's hardly time for that. Yes, get 64 00:04:34,759 --> 00:04:38,879 from the files the name of all customers who have bought model X four seven, 65 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:42,040 nine three. I believe the home recording outfit. Well, I'm afraid 66 00:04:42,079 --> 00:04:45,199 that's impossible. What do you mean, Well, that's ridiculous. Why is 67 00:04:45,199 --> 00:04:47,000 it impossible? Well, have you forgotten, sir? All those files were 68 00:04:47,079 --> 00:04:50,199 destroyed in the fire we had here six weeks ago. Great Scott, of 69 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:54,839 course I've completely forgotten that, haven't you duplicate files? I've got to get 70 00:04:54,879 --> 00:04:57,560 the names of those customers. I've just got to I'm afraid we can't help 71 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,240 yourself. All out files were completely destroyed. Put me in a fine spot. 72 00:05:00,519 --> 00:05:02,839 Isn't there any way you can trace the criminals you speak of? I 73 00:05:02,879 --> 00:05:06,519 don't see how you see he sent us a recording with a special message on 74 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:10,639 it, A recording made on one of your machines. If you have no 75 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,199 record of the people who have bought these machines, I don't see what I 76 00:05:14,399 --> 00:05:17,920 let let's what. It's just one way I can think of. It's my 77 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:23,879 only chance, in fact, but it's got to work. It's got As 78 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:28,279 Kent prepares to follow a last desperate course of action, another scene is taking 79 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,240 place in the hideout of the Vulture. We join him now in the sumptuous 80 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:35,120 study, where he has seated across the table from Jimmy Olsen. On the 81 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:39,839 table is a portable record player, and the Vulture has just finished playing a 82 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:44,360 copy of the record he sent to Kent and Perry White. Listen you you 83 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:46,480 mean you sent that record to mister Cannon. Mister White, Yes, mere 84 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:50,279 boy, I consider it rather ingenius of me to have thought of tricking you 85 00:05:50,360 --> 00:05:54,519 into playing that scene. Far maybe, but you made it sound as that 86 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:58,399 you've been torturing me. Exactly. That is how I planned it. My 87 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:03,240 idea was to winflict mental torture on your friends, revenge for their hounding me, 88 00:06:03,399 --> 00:06:09,199 and incidentally, to demonstrate that I am best left alone. I'd rather 89 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:12,639 you kill me than do a thing like this. Oh really, well, 90 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,920 it may interest you to no young man that your wish is about to be 91 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,920 granted. You're trying to bluff me. You wouldn't there wouldn't. I but 92 00:06:20,319 --> 00:06:25,519 why why kill me? Why don't you just let me go so you can 93 00:06:25,639 --> 00:06:29,319 go back to your friends and let them know you're all right? Oh no, 94 00:06:29,639 --> 00:06:31,319 that would fund everything. Now, wait a minute, torture. This 95 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:35,360 is different from the other clients you've committed. You're taking a chance. It's 96 00:06:35,519 --> 00:06:39,720 very clever of you to stall for time like this. It will do you 97 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:43,279 no good. I'm tired of this playing Captain mount. But I warn you, 98 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,680 wait a minute, what are you tiy in as cheer for it? 99 00:06:45,759 --> 00:06:47,759 Because of the mechanical man is going to do this job for me, it 100 00:06:47,959 --> 00:06:53,000 is necessary for you to remain perfectly motionless. I doubt if you'll do that 101 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:58,040 under the circumstances. If you're not tied in. Yeah, that will do 102 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,680 for your arms. Now these roots from your body. You're gonna kill me? 103 00:07:01,879 --> 00:07:04,199 Why go to all this trouble? Why not? I have a sort 104 00:07:04,199 --> 00:07:10,240 of meania for doing things in an unusual fashion. Yeah, I think that 105 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:14,040 will do. You can't move, can you? I'm warning you, falter, 106 00:07:14,399 --> 00:07:17,240 you're sticking your neck way out. Your concern from my neck is very 107 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:23,560 very amusing. Ah. Now to get that rifle down off the wall from 108 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:31,240 over the fireplace. I believe it's loaded. Yes, and now descend on 109 00:07:31,399 --> 00:07:38,319 the desk so it's disappointing, straight across at you and the mechanical man who 110 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:41,120 will fire it from me. You're crazy, I tell you. When that 111 00:07:41,279 --> 00:07:43,519 rifle goes off, it will be heard out on the street. Oh no, 112 00:07:43,639 --> 00:07:47,399 it won't. This is a sound proof room, especially constructed with double 113 00:07:47,439 --> 00:07:51,000 window. Come warning you again. You see, whenever I've been in danger, 114 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:55,079 my friend's Superman has always managed to arrive in the neck of time, 115 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:59,519 and he will this time too, I hope. Well, if your friend's 116 00:07:59,519 --> 00:08:01,879 Superman, I'm just going to help you eat better. Hurry now. Then 117 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:07,240 all is ready. The guns pointed straight at you. The mechanical man is 118 00:08:07,279 --> 00:08:11,879 standing at the end of the table. I shall pick this control panel into 119 00:08:11,959 --> 00:08:16,079 the next room with me. From there, I shall order him to walk 120 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:22,079 across the table and pull the figure. You rap. You'll pay for this, 121 00:08:22,079 --> 00:08:31,600 We shall see good bye, young Osans Gony. Only Superman would show 122 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:35,960 up. How can you know about this? I'm afraid I can't count on 123 00:08:37,039 --> 00:08:39,559 him this time. Try to get out of these ropes. If I can't, 124 00:08:41,279 --> 00:08:45,480 No, it won't work. He tied me to this chair punny type. 125 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:52,639 I can't budge it. I guess I'm a gunner. Holy smoke. 126 00:08:52,279 --> 00:08:56,519 The eyes of the mechanical man are lit up. That means he's ready to 127 00:08:56,559 --> 00:09:03,960 work. He's trying to walk straight across the table toward the gun. Oh, 128 00:09:03,799 --> 00:09:07,360 you gotta get out of his chair. I just got to him. 129 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,720 I can only toll my body around it and move the chair. No, 130 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:18,440 cheers, too heavy. You can fludge it getting closer to that rifle. 131 00:09:18,159 --> 00:09:22,039 Superman. If he's gonna help me, you better do it quick. He 132 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:28,480 never failed me before. But can't I go Man and stopped. Standing right 133 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:33,240 next to the trigger of that rifle. He's leaning down towards the trigger. 134 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:39,840 He's hand is moving toward it. He's gonna pull it. Just in time, 135 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:43,799 I think to Superman. All I knew that. I knew you'd save 136 00:09:43,919 --> 00:09:46,879 me. Oh God, were close for comfort him. Thank Heaven, I 137 00:09:46,919 --> 00:09:48,960 made it in time to catch that bullet. Here. Let me get those 138 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,639 ropes off ow in the world. Did you find me how your friend Clark 139 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:54,799 can't trace you here by means of that record the vult you said him you 140 00:09:54,879 --> 00:09:58,799 went to the company that makes home recording machines made him out there your arms, 141 00:10:00,039 --> 00:10:03,360 but the files had been burned out. Well how did he manage? 142 00:10:03,399 --> 00:10:05,240 Then? Hell is only remaining chance was to get in touch with a man 143 00:10:05,279 --> 00:10:09,919 who repairs such machines. He did, and as luck would have it, 144 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:13,480 the man had repaired this one. Oh wait a minute, gonna have you 145 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:18,120 out of this? There we are, golly sure it is good to stand 146 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:22,480 up and the door the bag is coming back, So far as I'm concerned, 147 00:10:22,519 --> 00:10:26,600 that's just perfect. Where did you pilthy swile? Look out the table, 148 00:10:28,799 --> 00:10:33,159 the mechanical man, it smashed the place. Let me see quick, 149 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:41,360 m Yes, that's too bad. Afraid it's smashed beyond repair and the parts 150 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:46,840 can't be replaced. Well, Jim, that's the end of the mechanical man. 151 00:10:46,919 --> 00:10:50,720 I'm afraid I can't say I'm sorry. What do you mean? A 152 00:10:50,799 --> 00:10:54,200 mechanical man such as this is a powerful instrument. And as you've seen, 153 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,679 Jim, the danger of this invention being used for evil purposes has been ever 154 00:10:56,799 --> 00:11:03,000 present. Well that danger is removed now It'll never be used for evil again. 155 00:11:03,519 --> 00:11:05,559 And I'm glad. I guess you're right. Any Lay, you've saved 156 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:09,399 my life and captured the vulture. Yes, Jim, the vulture is our 157 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:11,679 prisoner once again. And there's one thing this time that we've got to be 158 00:11:11,759 --> 00:11:16,120 sure of. What's that We've got to make sure the vulture never escapes again. 159 00:11:16,879 --> 00:11:22,039 And so ended the adventure of the Mechanical Man. But that certainly didn't 160 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:26,240 mean the end of adventures for a superman, because at five o'clock the following 161 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:30,519 morning, Clark Kent was roused from bed by the sound of a telephone ringing, 162 00:11:35,279 --> 00:11:41,879 Well, you're cheap that you What the word are you calling me at 163 00:11:41,919 --> 00:11:46,039 this hour? For it was just five o'clock in the morning. Yes, 164 00:11:46,159 --> 00:11:50,320 but wait a minute, get down of the office right away. Well what 165 00:11:50,399 --> 00:11:56,799 on earth for pack bags with clothes for sub zero weather? Well, now, 166 00:11:56,919 --> 00:11:58,720 yes, of course I'll be right down. But Chief, what this 167 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:03,919 about? What's up? And where am I going? Hello? Hello? 168 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:09,000 Hung up? I better pack and get right down of the Daily Planet. 169 00:12:11,279 --> 00:12:15,440 I wonder what trouble we've got ourselves in? Or now? Puzzled by Perry 170 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,679 White strange phone call, but sure a new adventure is beginning. Can't hurriedly 171 00:12:18,759 --> 00:12:22,799 pack's warm clothing and rushes down to the Daily Planet office. His mind afurl 172 00:12:22,879 --> 00:12:28,240 with unanswered questions and just a moment will return to the adventures of Superman. 173 00:12:28,639 --> 00:12:31,919 But right now here is another important method. Say, Gang, I've told 174 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:37,159 you how golden in tempting Kellogg's pep looks, and how crisp and crunchy and 175 00:12:37,279 --> 00:12:39,720 flavorsome pep taste. But the other day I got to thinking that I'd never 176 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:43,679 told you why pep is such a super breakfast cereal. Oh, I found 177 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:46,960 out from the Kellogg company how pep is made, and I can hardly wait 178 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:50,000 to pass the story along to you. You see, in the first place, 179 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:54,799 the Kellogg people choose only extra choice parts of sun ripened wheat so as 180 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:58,759 to be sure you get every bit of that grand flavorsome goodness. And then 181 00:12:58,799 --> 00:13:03,799 they carefully toast pep till it comes out a lovely, tempting golden brown and 182 00:13:03,919 --> 00:13:07,960 so wonderfully light, and Chris, you can hardly wait to fall on the 183 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:11,720 milk and go to it. So be sure your mother gets you a package 184 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:18,879 of Kellogg's pep tomorrow, and remember he get in death make your Dario's Kellogg 185 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:26,799 path. And now back to Superman. What is the meaning of Editor White's 186 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:30,600 early morning call for Ken to report for work at once? And why did 187 00:13:30,639 --> 00:13:35,320 mister White specify the Kent pack clothes for sub zero weather. There's a new 188 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:39,159 and very exciting adventure beginning for Superman tomorrow, so don't fail to tune in 189 00:13:39,879 --> 00:13:45,919 and be with us every day, Monday through Friday, same time, same 190 00:13:46,039 --> 00:13:54,759 station for the thrilling adventures of Superman. Bullet more car holes than a locomo 191 00:13:54,879 --> 00:14:11,799 in the least whole buildings in a single bound. Follow the adventures of Superman 192 00:14:13,039 --> 00:14:18,279 everyday, Monday through Friday, same time, same Satan. Superman is directed 193 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:31,399 by George Loth and is a copyrighted feature appearing in Action Comics magazine. This 194 00:14:31,879 --> 00:14:37,200 is virtual welcome back. I will begin with a word of caution that this 195 00:14:37,399 --> 00:14:41,679 is gonna be a bit of an extended commentary section, because I'm going to 196 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:46,519 go ahead and you know, comment on those two episodes as well as the 197 00:14:46,759 --> 00:14:54,240 serial, as well as answer some questions people might have about the podcast and 198 00:14:54,480 --> 00:15:03,320 Superman on Radio uh and acial future stories. Okay, so let's go ahead 199 00:15:03,399 --> 00:15:11,600 and talk about the Vulture and his experiment in Terrible. When I first listened 200 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:18,919 to this, I thought this was a bit silly, the idea of faking 201 00:15:20,039 --> 00:15:28,120 the torture. But I think particularly when you get to what he said in 202 00:15:28,919 --> 00:15:35,399 Part fourteen about having this mania about doing unusual things. It certainly makes sense. 203 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:41,840 It's like, okay, anybody who wants to can just tie somebody to 204 00:15:43,039 --> 00:15:50,120 a chair and beat them senseless and record them screaming. However, only someone 205 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:58,360 with mad nineteen forties sound editing skills can go ahead and take a record and 206 00:15:58,039 --> 00:16:06,480 create a mix and not only get the people on the other end as angry 207 00:16:06,759 --> 00:16:14,000 as they would be if you'd actually tortured their friend, but you get to 208 00:16:14,159 --> 00:16:18,919 fool them into thinking you did that. I can totally see his appeal in 209 00:16:18,080 --> 00:16:23,480 doing that, and that mania for doing off the wall things. It does 210 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:29,039 make him make more sense as a villain, if for no reason of the 211 00:16:29,159 --> 00:16:32,879 reason, then it gives an answer to the why don't you just shoot him 212 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:37,399 a question? Then we typically get and the answer from the Vulture here he 213 00:16:37,519 --> 00:16:41,600 is because I'm a bit of a nut, and I'm okay with that. 214 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:47,559 Now. They end by saying that they need to make sure the Vulture never 215 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:52,000 escapes again. Of course, the Vulture does escape, and he appears in 216 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:59,039 one other serial that we know of from nineteen forty three, The Vulture and 217 00:16:59,279 --> 00:17:03,960 the Thunderbold Express. We don't have the full cereal. It's a bit of 218 00:17:04,079 --> 00:17:07,920 a longer run, and so I don't know if the Vulture could be as 219 00:17:08,119 --> 00:17:14,880 interesting or as entertaining as he is in this cereal, where essentially he's got 220 00:17:15,519 --> 00:17:19,119 eight episodes. He kind of goes back and forth on what his goals are 221 00:17:19,759 --> 00:17:26,640 and just is probably one of the more entertaining Superman villains we get over the 222 00:17:26,799 --> 00:17:32,599 radio. But this may be the best serial to remember him by, even 223 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:40,759 if the Vulture and the Thunderbolt Express somehow became available. He also did appear 224 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:48,400 in the nineteen forty five Kryptonite Saga, along with other Superman villains from this 225 00:17:48,559 --> 00:17:55,920 era, such as the Laugher as for the ten Man or the Mechanical Man, 226 00:17:56,079 --> 00:17:59,880 as he kept being referred to, which is confusing because there was another 227 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:06,319 or Cereal called the Mechanical Man from nineteen forty one four to two. But 228 00:18:06,480 --> 00:18:12,960 I think that becomes more of a mcguffin and a novelty than something that plays 229 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:18,200 a big role in the story. I wasn't particularly happy with the way they 230 00:18:19,799 --> 00:18:26,880 built this whole thing up and essentially disposed of it by having it get broken 231 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:33,000 and not be able to get more parts Superman's happiness at its demise, I 232 00:18:33,079 --> 00:18:41,400 think is somewhat interesting because destroying it obviously had never been his object, but 233 00:18:41,559 --> 00:18:47,720 he saw it nearly kill his friend, which I think gave him a bit 234 00:18:47,799 --> 00:18:52,240 of hesitancy, which I think says something about Superman, even in the midst 235 00:18:52,279 --> 00:18:59,400 of World War Two, where the country was looking for any military advantage it 236 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:03,960 could get. Now, even if made it full size, you know, 237 00:19:03,279 --> 00:19:08,720 and I think that when it comes to dealing with something like Superman in World 238 00:19:08,799 --> 00:19:15,319 War Two, you're you're dealing with both the fantastic and the practical. I 239 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:21,759 think at full size it would have been a dubious investment for the War Department. 240 00:19:22,119 --> 00:19:26,839 The voice control was a great feature, but the country was putting all 241 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:36,799 of its its manufacturing capabilities behind the war, and they were making tanks and 242 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:41,440 guns and planes and military vehicles. Countrary was at capacity. You had people 243 00:19:41,519 --> 00:19:45,559 working double shifts. I mean, I think the only way you could have 244 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:52,200 made something like the Mechanical Man is to divert from some of the more conventional 245 00:19:52,279 --> 00:19:57,799 weapons that the US was making at the time. So I would imagine even 246 00:19:57,839 --> 00:20:03,279 if it had survived, would not have made a huge impact on the war. 247 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:07,599 In Superman's world. They might have made a few prototypes, but it 248 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:11,519 probably would have just fallen into the hands of some super villain after the war 249 00:20:11,759 --> 00:20:18,960 was done. One interesting point in here is how bankes Lois Lane, one 250 00:20:19,079 --> 00:20:26,680 of his enemies and responsible for his woes, on the same level as Clark, 251 00:20:26,839 --> 00:20:32,920 Kent and Perry Watt. Now, of course, we are missing parts 252 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:41,359 nine and parts twelve, so we can't say for sure that Joan Alexander didn't 253 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:47,400 appear, but I would almost bet that she did not appear in the serial 254 00:20:47,599 --> 00:20:52,000 after part six. That was part of why I played part two and a 255 00:20:52,079 --> 00:20:55,759 little bit of Part six at the beginning, because it was the only way 256 00:20:55,839 --> 00:20:57,799 we were going to get to hear a little bit more Lois Lane, and 257 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:04,079 with Lois his phone call to Parry, we got to hear how they managed 258 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:12,319 to have Lois at least tangentially involved in the plot, even if she doesn't 259 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:18,359 appear in a given episode. Of course, there is reference in the recap 260 00:21:18,640 --> 00:21:22,960 of Part thirteen to Clark having gotten a call that he thought was from Lois. 261 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:30,119 However, when the Vulture called Clark before part seven, we didn't hear 262 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:33,880 that necessarily, so it doesn't mean Joe Alexander had to appear. There were 263 00:21:34,039 --> 00:21:41,920 a few Superman cereals where you would have Superman and you'd have the entire Daily 264 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:49,440 Planet family in there, with Lois, Perry and Jimmy. That's not typical 265 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:56,640 because in short episodes it can be a challenge to have something for everyone to 266 00:21:56,759 --> 00:22:03,000 do, so more typically it tended to get one or two members of the 267 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:08,359 Planet family, and later that would expand when Superman met up with Batman and 268 00:22:08,559 --> 00:22:15,480 Robin and had his private detective friend Kendy Myers and of course Inspector Henderson. 269 00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:18,920 You would have, you know, maybe two or three of them in a 270 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:23,759 given episode, and you would have whole blocks of weeks and months where there 271 00:22:23,799 --> 00:22:29,720 would be no Lois Lane or no Jimmy Olsen. And that didn't mean that 272 00:22:30,799 --> 00:22:33,960 the actors weren't working. They might take a vacation during the period, but 273 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:38,519 there was a lot of radio work in New York City at the time, 274 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:42,599 so they might say, Okay, I'm not doing any Superman this week. 275 00:22:42,799 --> 00:22:48,400 I would be happy to appear in the Silver Theater, or I'd be happy 276 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:52,200 to go on Grand Central Station, or I can go over and do a 277 00:22:52,279 --> 00:22:56,920 guest stop on Mister Kean tracer of lost persons. It's kind of rare to 278 00:22:57,000 --> 00:23:03,400 have a case where someone is on in one episode in a given week or 279 00:23:03,440 --> 00:23:07,160 a given block of a story, because I think the writers do tend to 280 00:23:07,279 --> 00:23:11,640 realize, Okay, let's go ahead, we're going to be working with mainly 281 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:15,920 these two or three members of Superman's a supporting cast. But I also think 282 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:22,039 it can be a good idea to at least have the Vulture some way already 283 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:29,599 having a knowledge of and a hate for Lois Lane if you're planning on bringing 284 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:33,559 him back so that he can interact with her and not be like who are 285 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:38,960 you or people be like, wait, how does he even know who she 286 00:23:40,319 --> 00:23:44,640 is? Well, I think that's probably more what happened in this case. 287 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,640 Now, I guess I as we're getting to the end of this and this 288 00:23:48,799 --> 00:23:55,599 will end up at the top of the feed. I didn't want to answer 289 00:23:55,799 --> 00:24:03,680 questions for anyone who came across a Superman A podcast as to how this typically 290 00:24:03,839 --> 00:24:10,400 works, Like, do I usually go on for seven eight minutes after an 291 00:24:10,519 --> 00:24:18,319 episode? Are there usually this many missing episodes in a given cereal? What's 292 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:22,359 the typical format? I'll go ahead and answer those briefly. The answers. 293 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:26,920 No, I don't usually go on this long. I'm going on this long 294 00:24:26,039 --> 00:24:30,880 just because we're at the end of the cereal, and also kind of when 295 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:34,839 you get to the end of a serial, it's an opportunity to look at 296 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:40,200 some of the bigger themes and issues, as opposed to if you're commenting on 297 00:24:40,319 --> 00:24:45,079 one of the earlier episodes in the story. We typically don't deal with near 298 00:24:45,279 --> 00:24:52,319 as many missing episodes. Most of cereals were quite complete. The original run 299 00:24:52,519 --> 00:25:00,599 of Superman episodes from nineteen forty to the spring of nineteen forty two, every 300 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:04,440 single episode is available and included on the feed. It's just during the war 301 00:25:04,599 --> 00:25:10,640 years when there tends to be quite a few and a lot of gaps. 302 00:25:10,759 --> 00:25:15,799 This is the only story we have for nineteen forty three that we can't even 303 00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:21,039 do nothing at all for nineteen forty four, and as I'm going to talk 304 00:25:21,079 --> 00:25:25,240 about in a second, a lot of gaps and stories from nineteen forty two 305 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:30,680 and forty five, and then from the fall of nineteen forty five for about 306 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:37,759 three years, there are very few missing episodes at all. There's a couple 307 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:41,480 missing episodes in one serial, and I think the first three episodes of Penny 308 00:25:41,559 --> 00:25:48,480 for Pennies for Plunder, and then there's I think one or two other serials 309 00:25:48,559 --> 00:25:52,440 that haven't missing episode or two. But other than that, that period of 310 00:25:52,799 --> 00:25:59,960 nineteen forty five to nineteen forty eight, the starting in the Fall is remark 311 00:26:00,079 --> 00:26:04,039 arkably complete and most of the episodes that we're going to have on this feed. 312 00:26:04,079 --> 00:26:10,799 When it's all said and done, there should be one thousand thirty nine 313 00:26:11,079 --> 00:26:15,440 episodes available to listen to, and we have one thousand and thirty five of 314 00:26:15,559 --> 00:26:22,279 those starring Bud Collyer as Superman, with one thousand and nineteen of those being 315 00:26:22,559 --> 00:26:30,720 a serial episodes. There are some complete half hour episodes that star a Collier 316 00:26:30,799 --> 00:26:40,319 as Superman. There is one half hour episode starring Michael FitzMaurice succeeded Collier as 317 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:48,720 Superman in nineteen fifty and then we have about three different episodes that are kind 318 00:26:48,759 --> 00:26:55,160 of exceptions. There's one which was a command performance parody of Superman starring Bob 319 00:26:55,240 --> 00:27:02,240 Hope as Superman, a Superman promotional record including an interview with Jerry Siegel, 320 00:27:02,559 --> 00:27:07,039 and then Blaine Dowler, who filled in for me as a guest host back 321 00:27:07,079 --> 00:27:15,200 in twenty fourteen, did one episode with some commentary on Superman and his impact. 322 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:19,640 So that's your sort of table of contents of the podcast. Now. 323 00:27:21,079 --> 00:27:25,559 As of right now, this is the last episode I'll be recording, but 324 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:32,559 if there are any lost cereals that become available to do or lost episodes of 325 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:37,440 the half hour program, will be all in for that. Now, looking 326 00:27:37,519 --> 00:27:41,759 at what we have in existence, there are a number of cereals from nineteen 327 00:27:41,960 --> 00:27:48,519 forty two that are missing the last episode and have several episodes leading up to 328 00:27:48,599 --> 00:27:53,680 the last episode, but are missing just that final chapter. There's the Tiny 329 00:27:53,759 --> 00:27:59,680 Men, the Black Narcissists, and the one that I would most love to 330 00:28:00,440 --> 00:28:04,920 the Lost Continent of Atlantis. That one's all a nine part or it's also 331 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:11,240 missing part six. But if we got eight of nine parts of the Lost 332 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:17,759 Continent of Atlantis, including the final episode, I would absolutely be back for 333 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:23,160 that. From nineteen forty five, there's The Mystery of Sleeping Beauty. Now, 334 00:28:23,279 --> 00:28:29,960 this was a serial that they later did again in nineteen forty eight, 335 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,720 but I kind of think it would be fun to do the original version. 336 00:28:33,240 --> 00:28:38,839 It's missing the first nine parts, but kind of like this one, at 337 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:42,799 least if it was true. If the nineteen forty eight, Cereal was true 338 00:28:42,839 --> 00:28:48,359 to the original. There's a lot of stuff in the first half you don't 339 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:52,720 need to understand to understand the second half of the story, So if the 340 00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:57,279 last episode of that came out, I would definitely do that. There's also 341 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:06,559 a serial call The Midnight Intruder from nineteen forty two does have the last episode, 342 00:29:07,279 --> 00:29:14,640 but doesn't have the beginning episodes and goes from part ten to part fourteen, 343 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:18,480 which and it comes from, you know, the same era of the 344 00:29:18,599 --> 00:29:23,839 program as this one, and it would be like going from them finding the 345 00:29:25,039 --> 00:29:30,039 bank vault open in part ten to the final part, and that just wouldn't 346 00:29:30,079 --> 00:29:34,960 work. I think I'd need at least one or two of the three lost 347 00:29:36,039 --> 00:29:40,680 episodes in the middle to come forward, so you'd have at least a narrative 348 00:29:40,880 --> 00:29:48,200 that you could base a return around and from later on in the show's run. 349 00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:55,200 In nineteen forty eight, after the run of all the shows having all 350 00:29:55,279 --> 00:30:00,880 of their episodes, there's the Mystery of the Silver Buffalo, which has five 351 00:30:02,079 --> 00:30:07,119 of its eleven parts, but it's missing parts ten and eleven. So I 352 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:12,000 could definitely end up doing that one if you know, at least we got 353 00:30:12,119 --> 00:30:18,920 part eleven and maybe just enough context for it to make sense as a serial. 354 00:30:18,519 --> 00:30:25,480 And of course there are other serials with no episodes in existence which somebody 355 00:30:25,680 --> 00:30:30,799 might find the entire thing, and we could do that. And there were 356 00:30:30,400 --> 00:30:38,240 well more than a hundred half hour Superman episodes recorded between Mutual and ABC, 357 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:44,519 and those were all self contained. So if any new half hour programs come 358 00:30:44,599 --> 00:30:49,519 forward, I will go ahead and we'll do another episode a Superman. But 359 00:30:49,759 --> 00:30:53,759 for now, I think we've got it covered. If you're listening to this 360 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:59,000 in twenty twenty one. We still have to restore some of these episodes that 361 00:30:59,079 --> 00:31:03,079 were deleted in a server issue, and that'll be done by the end of 362 00:31:03,279 --> 00:31:11,240 twenty twenty one. But this podcast is going to be the most complete pository 363 00:31:11,519 --> 00:31:15,640 of listenable Superman drama from the golden age of radio, and I'll continue to 364 00:31:15,799 --> 00:31:22,839 work to make sure it remains that way whatever changes come along. Now to 365 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:27,519 listener comments and feedback, and we have a couple quick reviews on Apple Podcast 366 00:31:29,279 --> 00:31:33,440 and V two fifty two rights. If you like old time radio, then 367 00:31:33,519 --> 00:31:40,200 you will like this spoiler. Any villain who discovers Ken's double identity dies Good 368 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:45,160 to Know, and then Cooldessa gives a file star rating and rites make Batman 369 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:52,799 versus Superman welcodess. I don't think they necessarily went there, although there are 370 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:59,279 some cases where it looks like Batman and Superman might have confrontations, so you 371 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:02,799 want to listen to those episodes, But there are actually quite a few Batman 372 00:32:04,079 --> 00:32:09,079 and Superman team ups once you get into the post World War two episodes. 373 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:14,319 But thanks so much for the comments that are greatly appreciate it, and that 374 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:16,519 will wrap it up for today. If you do have a comment, email 375 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:22,240 to me Adam adamsweb dot us. But that's all for now from Boise, 376 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,640 Idaho. This is your host, Adam Brahamson and all