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Presenting, Superman! Up in the sky! Look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! And now, Superman. Amazing figure from another world with powers and abilities never before realized by mortal men. When we last saw Superman, in his disguise as young Clark Kent, reporter for the Daily Planet, he and his editor, Perry White, had just received a warning telephone message from a mysterious voice, which identified itself as the Yellow Mask. In exactly 24 hours, said the mask,…

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Synopsis

In Dr. Dahlgren's Atomic Beam Machine, the tension escalates as Superman's alter ego, Clark Kent, and his editor, Perry White, receive a threatening call from the Yellow Mask. The villain warns that the Daily Planet will be destroyed in 24 hours, sending the newsroom into a frenzy as police search for bombs and chaos ensues. Meanwhile, Dr. Sven Dahlgren is showcasing his groundbreaking invention, an atomic beam machine, to a visitor who is not who he claims to be.

Host

G

George Lowther

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B

Bud Collyer

J

Julian Noa

Ned Wever

R

Robert Maxwell

R

Rolly Bester

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1940-02-26 - 0007) Dr. Dahlgren's Atomic Beam Machine.mp3

The Adventures of Superman, Episode 7

Dr. Dahlgren's Atomic Beam Machine

Monday, February 26, 1940 · 12:06

The Adventures of Superman, Episode 7

Dr. Dahlgren's Atomic Beam Machine

Monday, February 26, 1940 · 12:06

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Superman faces a dire threat as the Yellow Mask plans to destroy the Daily Planet using Dr. Dahlgren's atomic beam machine. With time running out, he must uncover the villain's plot and save the newspaper.

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