Speaker 1: Presenting Superman.
Speaker 2: Up in the sky.
Speaker 1: Look, it's a bird, it's a plain.
Speaker 3: It's Superman, Now Superman.
Speaker 4: Events on the main line of the West Coast Railroad
are rapidly reaching a climax. Feeding west. A Silver Clipper
pours up the slope of the Rockies, heading for San Jakin,
past disasters, sudden and unseen lies waiting for it in
Schooner Canyon Lake, while Superman wings his way through space,
searching desperately for the nearest mountain town he finds.
Speaker 1: It drops down from.
Speaker 4: The sky and enters the office of the local Chief
of Police and his character of uk Kent reporter.
Speaker 5: Listen here, you talk good.
Speaker 1: I'll say that for you, Kemp.
Speaker 3: If you don't believe me, telephone my paper and ask
for verification, or call the Division Superintendent of the West
Coast Railroad at Denver.
Speaker 1: A Silver Clippers, the West Coast Train.
Speaker 3: It is now, but it won't be long. I tell
you something isn't It's on in a hurry.
Speaker 1: It's okay, But how are you going to prove it?
Speaker 6: Suppose I get up there to the San Joaquin and
pull in a couple of guys.
Speaker 1: Well, how am I going to prove anything. Well, I'll
attend to that. You know the circle of wire ranch?
Speaker 5: Sure?
Speaker 1: What about a.
Speaker 3: Couple of injured trainmen crawled in there a while ago.
They were on that missing locomotive and tender.
Speaker 1: They were Eh, you don't mean it. I certainly do
mean it.
Speaker 3: If you get those two men I told you about,
the one who calls himself the Wolf and his henchman Keino,
the mystery is solved.
Speaker 6: Cruse, you begin to make sense, young feller By, He'll
tell you it. What's your plan? Get a fast car
and head for the crossing at San Joaquin. You know
the old schooner canyon junction?
Speaker 5: I reckon I can find it even in the All right,
get up.
Speaker 1: There and hide.
Speaker 3: If we don't catch them red handed, it's no good.
Speaker 1: That's what I'm waiting for.
Speaker 6: Okay, Kent, say that is your name made it? But hey, hey,
where are you going? I want to call my paper
back East. Tell them to hold the presses for a
big break. I'll pay for the call operator. Operator.
Speaker 7: I want Perry White, managing editor of the Daily Planet. Yes,
rush it please, I'll hold the line.
Speaker 3: Hello White speaking missus.
Speaker 1: Clod Kent ken't good, look, man, I thought you were dead?
Where have you been all day?
Speaker 2: Tied up in a cellar? But I broke out? Listen,
mister White, how long before you go to press?
Speaker 3: No, wait a minute, I'm going to press right now.
Speaker 2: We hold it?
Speaker 1: Will you stop the press? It's better be good, Ken,
don't worry.
Speaker 2: It will be the big break on the Western.
Speaker 1: Railroad story, Kent.
Speaker 3: Are you kidding?
Speaker 2: You know the warnings on the silver Clippers? It's coming
off tonight.
Speaker 1: Where are you now in.
Speaker 2: A police station a little town on the main line.
Speaker 1: What's gonna happen?
Speaker 2: I don't know, mister White, but I know this much.
It won't be long. I've got to go now. Will
you hold the press?
Speaker 1: Okay, Ken, you won't regret it?
Speaker 2: Accord minute? Something?
Speaker 1: I can't wait.
Speaker 8: What's all this about a mysterious flying figure, something called
the Superman?
Speaker 2: Forget that?
Speaker 1: Somebody's pipe dream man. There's been a lot of talk.
Speaker 2: I don't forget it. I'm in a position to know along,
mister White.
Speaker 1: Luck, I'll be waiting. Hey, stop the price repla coming
hep call him on the work the rail road? Got
it read right.
Speaker 5: Back, Superman? Eh, I should say.
Speaker 3: I am in a position to all huh, not much
time with a wolf waiting there at the canyon. I
don't get back in time to fix that switch.
Speaker 1: Forty miles more faster, list of course.
Speaker 5: Let's get out of this turn.
Speaker 2: I don't like it.
Speaker 1: Not too long.
Speaker 5: Await now, what's the time?
Speaker 1: You know? Five minutes more? She's on time. She was
on time a Creedville. Come on, force, let's beat it.
Speaker 3: A very sound.
Speaker 1: Idea, you know, in five minutes or something less tunnel
or the most unhealthy place.
Speaker 9: What do you think of happening? Something resembling the end
of the world, you know, know, screaming brakes, rending steel, those
of steam.
Speaker 10: Yes, decidedly, we should move my friend.
Speaker 1: Come way to down to the tracks.
Speaker 10: We can observe the switch close to the seat of action,
but not too close.
Speaker 3: Listen, Are you sure they can't stop in time?
Speaker 5: Downhill with ninety miles an hour?
Speaker 1: Impossible? Keynot?
Speaker 9: What if she leaves the rails of the switch.
Speaker 6: What if she can't take the curtain?
Speaker 11: Chance?
Speaker 2: But not likely?
Speaker 5: Come on, man, get all the ice on.
Speaker 1: One's coming.
Speaker 9: Quick, you know, and then let's count down.
Speaker 1: There's the train problem being fast? All right?
Speaker 3: Ah, there's the junction. Had a minute, maybe less. Now
then what are those devils done to the tracks? Broken
the seals and thrown the switch?
Speaker 1: Eh? Well it won't take long to fix that, and
I'll just rip up a few of the old branch
line rails. Sure that settle things. Well, well, look who's coming? Hey, boss?
Who's that guy? Tom up the switch? Look he's turning
up the track. Well, well what are you doing? Where's
your gun? Shoot? Shoot?
Speaker 10: Don't worry forse I'll get him. I never missed yet,
got him? Coss, No, No, you didn't here he is
you missed him, you fool? Never mind voice, I won't
miss him this time.
Speaker 1: Hey, you know what's the matter with you?
Speaker 12: All right?
Speaker 1: Then rush him?
Speaker 10: The train here comes to train. Get that man away
from there. He no horse, feed it, beat it.
Speaker 1: It's him.
Speaker 10: I see him now. It's a name with the rick
ky the train, the train run kee a rud make
for the car, made it through the switch just in time.
Speaker 12: Go on, silver clipper, Hi baul for Salt Lake City
in the west. Now, then, after those lads in the car,
what did you do here?
Speaker 9: I come, I tell you it was him, the guy
in the red cape, the superman.
Speaker 1: Shut up? You know whoever it was outside with him.
He threw the switch back and saved the train. Faster, boss, faster,
get away from here.
Speaker 10: If you're head keno, there's something about this I I
don't understand.
Speaker 1: Boss. Look out, he's right behind us, he's over our heads. Look.
Look what is that thing? He's down there in the
road ahead.
Speaker 9: He's standing there.
Speaker 10: Look out, I's gonna cash.
Speaker 3: Sorry to disturb you, gentlemen, don't try to get away.
Speaker 1: Put me down, let me go.
Speaker 3: Let me call one moment, just now, while I hold
both of you with one hand.
Speaker 1: I've got something else to do. That car, for instance,
you won't need it again. Where you're going to make
this accident? Look convincing.
Speaker 2: Car.
Speaker 1: Look what he's doing to the car. Boss, he's my
No one will ever write in that again.
Speaker 12: Hello, here comes the car. The crash must be the police. Well,
so long, gentlemen. I'm leaving you now. And if you
ever wreck another train or try to think what you've
missed this time, goodbye.
Speaker 1: Hey, here's where that crash was.
Speaker 4: There's a couple of guys lying.
Speaker 1: On the road, Hey, grabbing boys.
Speaker 6: I wouldn't wonder if they were the fellas that newspaper
man was talking about they tried to make it get
away cracked up.
Speaker 1: Well look where their car got to? Yes, doesn't it?
Speaker 7: Or that that superman they keep talking about.
Speaker 1: Good evening, chiefs. Hey there you are.
Speaker 6: Why it's the important Well, how did mister Ken?
Speaker 1: I see you got them all right? Yes, but there
was no train wreck. I guess we scared them all.
Speaker 10: Keep them off, keep him off, free, don it put
me in jail, put me anywhere.
Speaker 1: But don't let that guy touch me again. He just
came flying through the air. Hey, he's nuts off his head.
But that was a confession if I overheard one.
Speaker 7: Yes, And if you'll drag the bottom of schooner Canyon Lake,
you will find that.
Speaker 1: Missing engine and tender.
Speaker 7: And don't forget those two trainmen at the Circle Wire Ranch.
They'll be your star witnesses. Well, congratulations, chief, you've caught
the train wreckers all right, and thanks to.
Speaker 1: You, mister Kent. Well, hey, hey, where are you going.
I've got to get back to town. My paper's waiting for
the story. See you later, cheap.
Speaker 5: Well, well, Ken, come on here.
Speaker 8: Well, it's fine to see you back. You've certainly made
good in a big way. Thanks mister white, and to
show you what.
Speaker 3: I think of you, I'm going to start you write
out on another assignment. Thank you, sir, Thank you very much.
That's the best news I could possibly hear.
Speaker 1: Wait till you do here, my boy.
Speaker 5: One or two things I want to ask you about.
Speaker 8: First, Yes, sir, I know it sounds foolish, but all
these rumors about the mysterious flying figure clad in a
red cape, and all that you know anything about this superman.
Speaker 1: I know anything about the superman, my chief. But a
silly quest. All right, all right, let it go. I
want to talk to you about your next assignment. Just
pull up your chair.
Speaker 3: Yes, sir, oh confounded, I told him not to disturb me.
Speaker 1: Set your own white. You've caught the wolf.
Speaker 11: My friend, for all the good.
Speaker 1: The wolf has a mass and the master speaks to you.
Now say who is this? Can't can't get over here?
Speaker 11: My compliments, mister Kent on your first and last for folk.
You and your newspaper haven' feared with my plan very well,
my friend. In exactly twenty four hours at this time tomorrow,
you and your newspaper will be blowed to a thousand francs.
Speaker 1: This is the yellow Mask. Good bye, hey, hey you wait, wait,
come back here. Bring Who was that man? Find him,
find him, trace him.
Speaker 2: Find him.
Speaker 4: Whose was the eerie voice calling Editor White on the phone,
Who or what is the Yellow Mass? And can Clark
kent without revealing his identity as Superman solved the mystery
in the newspaper office, Terrible, deadly danger threatens the Daily Planet.
Superman has twenty four hours time. Tune in and follow
the story now, don't forget. Next time the beginning of
Superman's latest adventure.
Speaker 13: Tune in and don't miss it. Up in the sky, Whoop,
it's a burd It's a plane.
Speaker 1: Get Superman.
Speaker 4: Superman is a copyrighted feature appearing in Action Comics magazine