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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! And now, Superman. When we last saw him, Superman, as Clark Kent, had come to the town of Direville with Lois Lane to save it from the grim designs of the yellow mask, who had threatened to destroy it unless the city paid him the huge sum of a million dollars within 36 hours. Kent has discovered that the mask intends to wipe out the mighty Harley Dam above the city…

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In the gripping episode Torpedoes of Destruction from the Adventures of Superman, Clark Kent and Lois Lane arrive in the troubled town of Direville. The city is under threat from the yellow mask, a nefarious villain demanding a million dollars and threatening to unleash destruction upon the town by destroying the nearby Harley Dam. With only 36 hours to meet the demands, the pressure mounts as the clock ticks down.

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G

George Lowther

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A

Arthur Vinton

B

Bud Collyer

H

Helen Choate

J

Julian Noa

R

Robert Maxwell

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1940-03-29 - 0021) Torpedoes of Destruction.mp3

The Adventures of Superman, Episode 21

Torpedoes of Destruction

Friday, March 29, 1940 · 11:37

The Adventures of Superman, Episode 21

Torpedoes of Destruction

Friday, March 29, 1940 · 11:37

Summary

Superman and Lois Lane are in Direville, racing against time to thwart the yellow mask's sinister plan to destroy the Harley Dam and flood the city. With less than 12 hours left, they must uncover the mask's true intentions before disaster strikes.

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