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Welcome to the Old Time Radio Superman
Show from Boise, Idaho. This is

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your host, Adam Graham. If
you have a comment, email it to

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me Adam adamsweb dot us and be
sure and check out our other podcasts,

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The Great Detectives of Old Time Radio
and the Amazing World of Radio. Well,

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as I mentioned, we are missing
part nine of the serial, so

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we're going to go to the next
available episode, which is part ten.

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The original air date is January the
fifteenth of nineteen forty three. That was

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a Friday, so Part eleven,
which will play on Wednesday without any further

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introduction, will be dated January the
eighteenth to nineteen forty three. But let's

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go ahead and listen to Superman.
That's feeding foot on it. He gonna

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be Pulville Leaves in a single bound, A little guy. There's this Superman

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strained visitor from another world who came
to work with powers and abilities far beyond

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those of bottle men. Superman who
can change the cause of mighty rivers,

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Ben the steel in his bare hand, and who disguised as far kent,

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mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan
newspaper, fights a never ending battle for

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truth. Justice and the American ways. But before we join Superman, here

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is an important message the gang.
Here's the story of two daring marines who

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lived in a series of foxholes for
five long days before they managed to escape.

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These particular leavens got separated from their
comrades during a bat Come on,

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tuck into the shave here and be
safe enough. The get start will call

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out stand as an American destore anchored
offshore. If we get down there,

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we're okay. Catch of bills all
they wanted. We'll wait here till it's

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wee or dark, and then we'll
see y'all. For five long nights,

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these two leathernecks crawled in and out
of foxholes through underbrush with only a bottle

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of water in some iron rations.
At last, Bill, Hey Bill,

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we're almost there. Looks for this
edge, I can see her, our

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destroyer. Let's make a run for
the beach. Genie Feller, I'm handed.

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If you go ahead, nothing doing
py, You're coming along with me.

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Come on, put your arm on
my way. We'll make a break

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for you. Come on, fellay
of the water and they can't and it's

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there. Yes, they made it. Now, Fellers and girls, for

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those marines. It was all in
the game. But you and I know

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that a Feller has to be in
top notch physical condition to come through an

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ordeal like that. And speaking of
endurance, here's a tip. None of

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us can expect to have plenty of
zip and energy ms we eat right,

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and eating right includes getting all our
vitamins. And say, I don't know

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a better way to start getting two
mighty important vitamins B, one and D

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than by helping yourself to a swell, big bull full of crisp crunchy Kellogg's

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Pep every morning. And believe you
me, anybody who has had a taste

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of those crans sweet as the nut
flakes can tell you what a super delicious

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treat PEP is. To ask your
mother to get you a package of swell

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tasting pep tomorrow and start right away
having a mighty good breakfast that's mighty good

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for you. Remember the name now
Pep Pep Pep is made by Kelloggs in

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Battle Creek, Michigan at now the
Adventures of Superman. As you remember,

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Elitor Perry White has financed the experiments
of doctor Leander Cameron, the eccentric scientist

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who built a greatly improved model of
a mechanical man that can not only speak,

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see and walk, I can think
for itself as well. Realizing the

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great value of such a robot as
a nation that wore, a notorious master

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criminal called the Vulture stole the model
and offer to sell it to the Japanese

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government. He was prevented been doing
this by Superman, who nabbed him in

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the nick of time, took him
to police headquarters and had him put in

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jail. As our last episode ended, however, word was received by Perry

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White that's the Vulture, a masterful
makeup artist had escaped and was once a

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bourne at large. Our scene is
now police headquarters. Perry White and Clark

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Kent are just entering the office of
Inspector Henderson. Listen, well Henderson,

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this is a fine mess. I
must say, Perry me my paper is

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a force of Methopolis. And by
George, if you can show just cause

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for letting that man escape, I
mean, if you can't prove that this

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isn't criminal legigence on your part,
I'll plastered the story all over the front

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picture of the Daily Planet. Must
he do it that you're thoradomoms? No

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hold on, Terry, if you're
talking as if I deliberately let this man

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escape or take it easy. Chief, criminals escape all over the country,

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you know, even from large print
now like here, Kent. I well,

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well, I suppose I have gotten
a little too heated. But by

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heaven, Henderson, when I think
a superman capturing this man, this man

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who, by iron account is the
most notorious criminal in the world, yesn't

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Dennis, I know, Perry,
I know. Oh, you don't know

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a tenth of it. Do you
realize what this escape means, Henderson?

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Of cause it means that the master
criminals, that lord means more than that

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means that once again he'll try to
get his hands on the model of the

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mechanical Man. Exactly, you have
nothing to worry about there. He told

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me that you yourself had seen the
model deposited in the ball of the Metropolis

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City Bank. All fall one of
balls. Mean now, a man of

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this calendar, this man is the
vulture, the whole Demi of the end

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of the world. If he could
break out of your person here, he

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can certainly break into a ball.
Wait a minute, she rarely, Perry,

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you're getting much too excited. I
know those balls at the bank he

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couldn't possibly break into all right,
all right, I'm right, but if

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anything happens, well, well never
mind. How did the vulture escape?

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Really he sawed through the balls of
his still window with a AXA what factor?

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You don't really mean he got away
with an old trick like that,

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as Kendy did. But didn't you
search him thoroughly before putting him into a

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salon Perry? We certainly did.
We gave him a thorough going over.

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It was stripped clean, and every
bit of his clothing and demon carefully.

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And where the devil did he get
that haxall late? You got me.

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It couldn't have been passed to him
because no one was allowed to see him.

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As for the god everyone, the
trustworthy's been with me for years.

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I think I know how he did
it? What you do? And if

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you can explain, he'll be in
your debt fall life. Yeah, I

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see the blade. You certainly may
I have a right to him a desk

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draw yeh here it is? Yeah, very well? Well, well start

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explaining. Just as I thought.
Man really is a clever criminal, and

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I'm afraid he deserves the title I've
given him. Whodini the other world.

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He even borrowed one of Whodini's tricks. And what do you mean? Yes,

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for heaven say, I'm not sure
of this, since I never knew

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Whodini personally, but someone once told
me that Houdini could conceal things in his

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throat. Why it's getting the idea
from circus sword swallowers. Who didn't he

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learn to hold something inside his throat
merely by contracting the muscles at the side

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of the throat. I understand it. He used to carry a small lockpick

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file, or even especially constructed hack
saw blade in just that way. And

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this little instrument here is certainly no
ordinary hack saw blade. All the vulture

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obvious they had it constructed especially for
that purpose. Can't I believe you're right?

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You must be right. There's no
other way he could have gone hill

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they hang concealed inside is Oh,
why, it's amazing, It's unbelievable.

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It must be trumisterie. By the
way, what are you doing about the

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vulture inspectation over one thing? There's
a statewide alarm for him. Oh,

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then as soon as he's located,
your men will bring him in the pretty

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sure to find him. I wish
I could be assure the boat is awfully

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tricky. The police falls of the
entire nation have been after him for years.

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That's why I was so overjoyed when
Superman brought him in. Yes,

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and that's why I was so burned
up over his escape, Subad. He

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gave you the slipper. There's no
point in crying about it now. The

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important thing is we've got to see
to it that he doesn't get his hands

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on that model of the mechanical man. Oh well, that's safe in the

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bank ball, but I don't see
how it can get it. And you

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didn't see how he could escape either. Now, Perry, however it is,

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we've got to be sure. Let's
see what time is it? Almost

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seven? The bank is closed now? But I think this will be worth

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our trouble? What will be what
our colla? What do you want to

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do? What? Mister why do
you know the president of the bank,

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don't you? Yes? Yes?
So what I want you to call him

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and have him meet us at the
bank in at say half an hour?

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Yes, but the lector, I
want you to give us a squad of

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men to stand god at that ball
as long as the model remains in it.

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Gladly, Ken gladly. I want
to go even further than that.

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I want to be absolutely sure the
model is really inside that vault before we

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post the guard. That's why I
want the bank president to come down and

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open it. Oh now, I
see what you're driving at. We'll open

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the vault and make sure the model
is there, then post the police card

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exactly that way, nothing can possibly
go on. Very good, excellent idea.

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Can I'll rest easier when that's done, sir, Look here, Ken,

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you don't really think the voter has
gotten to that vault already. You

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never know, and we shouldn't take
any chances yet. You're right. Here's

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the phone, chief. You're going
to call the president of the bank right

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away, all right? Now,
let's see now, what's his home number?

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Oh yes, M E four nine. A short while later, Clark

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Kent editor, wife, Inspector Henderson, and the police squad meet the president

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of the Metropolis City Bank outside the
door of the bank. And of course

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I'll do anything you say, Harry, but this doesn't really make sense to

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me, or perhaps not gone to
believe me. It is important. We

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just want to be sure the model
of the mechanical man is actually in the

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vault before posting a guard. Sir, help, wait just one minute,

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I'll ring for the night watchman.
I can't understand you're not believing that the

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model is there, because we don't
believe it's been stolen. We just want

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to be sure. The man who's
after it is probably the cleverest criminal in

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the world, and we're just not
taking any chances. However or not,

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he'd never get into our vaults.
I can tell you that. Hi,

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here comes the watchman. Now he's
a new man. Yes, what is

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it your name? Hawkins? Yes, sir, Oh you must be mister

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Harshon's the present. You telephoned a
little while ago and said you'd be coming

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down. Yes, we're going to
unlock that grill railing Hawkins. Hey,

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yes, sir, bring that okay, No, show us to the vaults

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talking. Hey, yes, sir, this way. Can you see all

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right in the glow of my flashlight? Oh yes, but you had better

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snap on the lights in the vaults
when we get there. Hey, yes,

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sir, down these steps, here
we are. I'll just snap on

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these lights. Ah, that's the
ball there, Yes, I'll open it

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for you, Perry. Oh,
thanks, gone, won't take a minute.

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When you know the combination. Well, then let's see you. Ah

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there we are now to turn this
panel. Here she comes. There's an

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automatic light inside. Oh yes,
I see the model. All right,

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safe and sound, Thank heaven.
No, you better be sure, though.

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Let's have it out here and make
certainess really the model. I'm not

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just a dummy substitute, all right, Chief, it's best to be thorough.

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Suit yourself, I'll get it,
sir, Just a man here you

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are, gentlemen, that's the model, all right, completely control panel.

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Well, I'm satisfied you cheap inspected. It's okay to me. Yes,

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here, put it back here,
yes, sir, and luck of old

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Hawkins while we're still here. Yes, all right, inspect us. You

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can post your guard now. Let
me tell you a vote. You'll never

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get past these men, and I
hope not. Mister Parsons. Is that

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door properly locked? It certainly is, mister Kemp. No one can get

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in her out without the combination.
And only our vice president nine know that.

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Good. Oh, my mind's at
rest, volter a old roaster.

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I'll sleep peacefully tonight. You will
be here in the mornings. Gone,

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yes, yes, Perry Wine,
I've got to demonstrate that model for Colonel

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Young of the Air Court at ten
o'clock tomorrow morning, and i'd like to

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pick up the model up say nine
party. You know, I'll be here

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in overfare. See you then at
nine thirty tomorrow following morning, at nine

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thirty o'clock, Kent and Perry White
entered the office of John Potton, President

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of the Metropolis City Bank. Well, Perry, right on time, I

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see, yes, I happy be
As I told Joe, Colnel Young is

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meeting me at my office at ten. Can we go right down to the

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vault as de parstons. I want
to get that model, certainly, mister

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Kent, come along. Here's a
private staircase leading down from my office through

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this door. I hope you slept
well last night, Perry, after all

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those precautions you're doing. It's a
funny thing, but I just couldn't sleep

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my nature. I guess once I
start parrying about something, I just can't

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get it out of my head.
Can't blame you for that. Here we

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are, there's Inspector Henderson's police guard. Still don't do do you see here?

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So? I see morning? So
I didn't Marne and sir everything all

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I drink the night. Everything just
perfect, sir, No one even try

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to get fastest shot. Well,
open it up, John, and I'll

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take the mechanical man with me.
Oh, by the way, Sergeant,

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I called the inspect of this morning
before coming over you and you are manner

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to act his bodyguard in my office. Okay, sir, glad to but

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here we are now. Then I'll
just turn it handle and open comes the

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door of the vault. It will
certainly be glad when this business is over

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and done with. I hand the
model out John, John Gerry, mister

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Parsons, what is it? Well, John, why are you looking at

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me like that? You can't mean
no, it can't be. It couldn't

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be. It's gone. The model
of door mechanical man is gone. And

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look this was lying in its place, a tiny wooden carving of a bird

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a vulture. Once again, the
vulture has struck. But how how did

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he accomplish it? In just a
moment we'll return to the adventures of Superman.

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But right now here is another important
message by gang my pal. Jerrylink

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is in training out for the basketball
team, and he comes home mighty hungry

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these days. Now, of course, he's got to go easy on sweets

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and pastries. But he solves that
one all right. He just pours himself

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a big bowl full of Kellogg's pep
with plenty of milk, and boy does

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it hit the spot. You see, pep is made from the very choicest

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parts of some ripened wheat, so
you get plenty of real flavorsome goodness right

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from the start, and then it's
carefully toasted so as to make it extra

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crisp, extra good fun to eat. In fact, pep is really good

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for you as well as grand tasting. So if you've been missing out on

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this grand treat so far, don't
pass it up any longer. Ask your

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mother to get you a package of
delicious Kellogg's pep tomorrow. And remember Getty

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step make your jerial. And now
back to Superman. Well, what do

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you think is the solution for this
latest puzzle? How did the Vulture get

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past the police guard and steal the
mechanical Man? Again? There are exciting

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adventures in store for us in our
next episode. They'll be sure to tune

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in Monday and every day Monday through
Friday, same time, same station.

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Tune in and follow the adventures of
Superman faster than a speeding poet, more

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colorfuls in a locomotive, able to
leave cool buildings in a single Poundin at

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Guy, this is mutual