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Presenting Superman! Up in the sky! Look! It's a bird! Superman! Amazing, mysterious figure in blue costume and red cape who has appeared on Earth as the champion of the weak and the oppressed. We last saw Superman streaking through the evening sky toward the laboratory of Dr. Sven Dahlgren in an effort to foil the plans of the yellow mask. It is sometime after four. On the stroke of six, the daily planet, its building, its presses, and its staff will be blown to fragments u…

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In the gripping episode titled Atomic Fuel Cylinders Stolen, Superman finds himself in a race against time to save the Daily Planet from a catastrophic explosion. The episode opens with a sense of urgency as Superman streaks through the evening sky toward Dr. Sven Dahlgren's laboratory. The yellow mask has stolen a crucial atomic beam machine, and if Superman cannot foil the villain's plans, the newspaper building will be blown to fragments at six o'clock.

Host

G

George Lowther

Cast›

B

Bud Collyer

J

Julian Noa

Ned Wever

R

Robert Maxwell

R

Rolly Bester

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1940-02-28 - 0008) Atomic Fuel Cylinders Stolen.mp3

The Adventures of Superman, Episode 8

Atomic Fuel Cylinders Stolen

Wednesday, February 28, 1940 · 11:42

The Adventures of Superman, Episode 8

Atomic Fuel Cylinders Stolen

Wednesday, February 28, 1940 · 11:42

Summary

Superman races against time to prevent a catastrophic explosion at the Daily Planet after a madman steals a powerful atomic beam machine. With only an hour left, he must uncover the villain's identity and intentions.

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