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Presenting the transcription feature, Superman! Up in the sky! Look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! Mysterious visitor from another world who has appeared on Earth as the champion of the weak and the oppressed. When we last saw Superman in his character of Clark Kent, news reporter for the Daily Planet, he had just learned that the two swindlers, Bartley Pemberton and Joseph Deneen, were heading south in a high-speed cruiser in order to catch up with the freight s…

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In Aboard the Steamship Madison, the story begins with Superman, the iconic hero, soaring down the coast in search of the freighter Madison. He is hot on the trail of two swindlers, Bartley Pemberton and Joseph Deneen, who are intent on stealing important documents from Captain Anderson. As the Madison makes its way to Charleston, the swindlers employ deceitful tactics, using distress signals to board the ship under false pretenses.

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  • Audio from Internet Archive (TheAdventuresOfSuperman_201805). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
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1940-03-11 - 0013) Aboard the Steamship Madison.mp3

The Adventures of Superman, Episode 13

Aboard the Steamship Madison

Monday, March 11, 1940 · 11:33

The Adventures of Superman, Episode 13

Aboard the Steamship Madison

Monday, March 11, 1940 · 11:33

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Superman races to the steamship Madison, where swindlers Bartley Pemberton and Joseph Deneen are attempting to steal important papers from Captain Anderson. Tension escalates as the ship is set ablaze, threatening everyone on board.

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  • 1940 — The most destructive train accident in Finnish history kills 39 and injures 69 people in Turenki, Janakkala.
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