W-O-R, New York. Kellogg's Pet, the super delicious cereal, presents the adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound. Look, up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman. Yes, it's Superman who has today discovered the meaning of the numbers written on Lois Lane's mirror. We'll join him as Clark Kent in a moment. But right now, let's hear from Dan McCullough. The other afternoon, I happened to be over at Pee-Wee's house when his big brother Jim dropped in unexpectedly on leave from the Army Air Force. And, you know, just about the first thing Jim said, after he'd said hello to the family, of course, was, Say, Pee-Wee, where'd you get that button with the three golden planes on it? That's the insignia of my squadron, the 400th Second. And after Pee-Wee told him he got that swell-looking button and lots of others as prizes from Kellogg's Pet, well, Jim was mighty pleased. He said that all the Air Force men like their younger brothers and cousins and friends to know those insignia and what squadrons they stand for. So, gang, it looks like a good idea to get busy on your collection right now. Make sure you get all the first series and the second series, too. This new second series is mighty keen, you know. Has the insignia of eight Army Air Squadrons, seven Navy Air Squadrons, three Marine Air Squadrons, plus four warplanes. And every single button is made of real long-lasting metal. Enameled clear white, the insignia showing up sharp as anything in brilliant red and yellow and blue and black. Now, how you get these buttons is important. You can't buy them, you don't send in any money for them, not even a box stop. But you do ask Mom to get a package or two of that super delicious whole wheat flake cereal, Kellogg's Pet. Then, look inside for your prize, an exciting insignia or warplane button. Now, you'll find the button in the bottom of the package, in between the Pet carton and the inner wax bag. Remember the name. It's P-E-P, Pet, made by Kellogg's of Battle Creek. And now, the adventures of Superman. Although Lois Lane is believed to have lost her life during the Great Blood, she is, as we know, actually the prisoner of six escaped convicts in the tiny village of Hilltop. When an Army plane dropped a walkie-talkie radio into the village, first page Harry Doak, leader of the convicts, forced Lois to tell occupants of the plane that the convicts had been seen in a boat sweeping toward Mammoth Falls and were presumed to be dead. That done, Doak revealed to Lois that she and all the villagers would be wiped out to avoid leaving witnesses to their robbing of the village banks. But meanwhile, Superman had found Lois' handbag with a mirror on which she had written, with lipstick, a number which proved to be the prison identification of first page Harry. Convinced that Lois and the convicts were alive, Superman declared that he would find them. And as we continue now, in his guise of cross Kent, he has just left the office of Colonel McClain, director of emergency flood relief, and is hurrying down the hall. Listen. There's a parking lot behind this building. I can get out of these clothes there. Oh, Kent, wait. Yes? What is it, Colonel McClain? I'm in a hurry. Now, wait, please. I just got an important flash. Yes? The bridge was washed out, Kent. What bridge? The bridge into Bend City here. Good night. That's bad. But the city's safe enough, isn't it? We could keep the city safe if we got sandbags. But without them, we're likely to be underwater in a few hours. Well, why can't you get them? Because they must be brought in from across the river. And now, with the bridge down, the sand trucks can't come here. Well, this is terrible, Kent. Terrible. It certainly is. I hate the folks who are looking for Lois, but I can't let 15,000 people die. What'd you say? I said 15,000 people have to come before one. Important as that one is. Relax, Colonel. I'll get those sandbags here. You? How can you get them here? Oh, uh, well, just leave it to me. Well, this is a fine kind of joke, Kent, with 15,000 people doing it. I'm not joking. I know someone who can save the city. See you later, Colonel. Where are you going? See that those sandbags get here on time. So long. Huh. Here's the parking lot. Yeah, behind that car will do. Out of these clothes. Colonel McClain thinks I'm out of my mind. Well, I'll bring those trucks. As Superman. Then start looking for Lois. There we are. All set. Out to that bridge now. Up! And away! Leaping high from the parking lot, Superman peeks across the endangered city to the road behind the walked-out bridge, where a line of trucks loaded with sandbags stand by helplessly. Whooping down, the man of steel catches up one truck, and holding it in his powerful arms, bears it back across the raging flood-swollen river to the menaced city. Setting it down gently, Superman rockets back to the second truck, and then a third, and a fourth. But meanwhile, several miles away in Hilltop, in the village bank which the convicts are using for their headquarters, Lois Lane listens fearfully as First Page Harry Doak issues instructions to his five convicts companions. Now get this, you guys, and get it right. Now in a few minutes, when it's fully dark, so that if any nosy army or police planes come over, they can't see what goes on, we knock down that barn near the river. We use one of the walls for the rats. What do you mean, the rats, First Page? Don't you know what a rat is, Squeaky? Sure, but what for do we want a rat? You ain't thinking of going out on the water, are you? With a current running a mile a minute, we'll be carried over a mammoth falls and killed, like we almost was before. Yeah, sure. You must be kidding, First Page. Oh, what makes you guys so stupid? Of course we ain't going on that rat. Oh, we ain't? Well, that's more like it. We're sitting putty, and we're staying put right here till the flood goes down. Then we pick up all the dough in this bank and the best car in the village, and we drive straight across the border to Mexico. And the cops won't bother us, and they're kind of, they figure we're dead. They do? Yeah. I made Miss Lane tell them she saw us to drift in a boat and been carried toward mammoth falls. She told them on that walkie-talkie radio that dropped into the village. Say, Miss Lane. Well, you ought to know. You and this, this squinky person were holding guns to my head. Now, ain't we bad boys? Yeah, ain't we though. So what about this raft person? That's special for Miss Lane here. What? And the other 37 people left in this village. Hey, what are you going to let them go for? So when a flood goes down and the cops and the relief people get here, they won't find anybody to tell them about us, dopey puss. Good heavens. Hey, that sounds okay. But if you learn to get away on the raft, won't they squeal to the cops? Sure not. They'll all be at the bottom of mammoth falls. Paige, you're the smartest crook would ever live. The wickedest, vilest, most cold-blooded murderer, you mean. That's enough out of you. Okay, you guys, it's dark enough now. Let's go out now and knock down that barn. And we'll round up all the villages and start them on a one-way boat ride. Come on. Come on. You stay here, Miss Lane. We'll be back to get you when the raft is ready. Now, wait a minute. Listen to me. Sorry, I haven't got time. I'll lock the door so the crickets can't get in. Oh, this is horrible. I've got to do something. I can't let them send all the people out of the falls. But what can I do? Wait a minute. Maybe we didn't really lock the door. We did lock it, all right. The murderer. And all four windows are barred. Just wait here till he comes back for me. I've got to think of something. I'm tapping into the window. It's a small boy. Thank heaven I can tell him to warn everyone. If I can just get this window open. Oh. There. Son. Wait a minute. I saw the convict go away and lock in. I thought maybe I could... Yes, you can do something for me. Listen, what's your name, son? Jerry. Jerry Farber. How did you get here, Jerry? Don't you know the convict said they'd shoot anyone who left his house? No, but I sneaked out anyway because my mother and sisters are scared. Good for you. Good boy, Jerry. Now, listen. Listen carefully. The convicts went to tear down a barn near the river. They're going to make a raft and put everyone in the village on it. Gosh, Miss. They can't do that. The card will carry the raft over Mammoth Falls and we'll all be killed. That's exactly what they want. Oh, gee whiz. What do we do? Only a few folks here had guns, Miss, and the convicts took them all away. They did, eh? Well, now, listen, Jerry. Look. The convicts... While the convicts are all at that barn, couldn't the village just go somewhere and hide someplace where they couldn't easily be found? Say, that's a swell idea. And I know a swell hiding place. You do? Uh-huh. There used to be a mine here once, but it's been abandoned. Enough kids go into the shaft sometimes. Yes. You get into it through a hole and Georgie came back yours. I don't think the convicts will know enough to work well. That sounds wonderful, Jerry. Hurry now and tell everyone to sneak out while the convicts are at the river and hide in the mine shaft. But be careful. Okay, Miss, thanks. Anxiously, Lois Lane watches the running boy, Jerry Farber, until he fades away in the darkness. We'll return in a moment for the exciting climax of today's episode. But first, here's your announcer with a friendly tip. Say, gang, over the weekend might be a good time for you to take stock of your collection of insignia and warplane buttons from packages of Kellogg's Pep. Now, you ought to check over your collection often, you know, and see how you're coming along with this new second series. And if you have any duplicate to exchange with your friends. Also, see if you can still identify all the squadron insignia. You don't want to forget, for example, that the man in the old-fashioned bathing suit, diving with a bomb in his hand, stands for the Army 306th Bombardment Squadron. Or that the design of a golden bomb on a blue field, surrounded by stars and lightning bolts, is the lucky insignia of Navy Patrol Squadron 23. Or that the clenched red fist with wings belongs to the Army 48th Bombardment Squadron. Why, gang, you want to be able to identify any of these insignia. The whole first series and the 22 new different buttons in the second series. But remember, there's only one way you can get these keen-looking buttons. You don't send in a single penny, not even a box stop. You can't buy them anywhere. You can only get them as prizes in packages of that super-delicious whole wheat flake cereal, Kellogg's Pep. So, better ask Mom to get you some Pep tomorrow. Then look inside for your prize. One of these dramatic insignia or warplane buttons. Now, the button is in the bottom of the package, in between the Pep carton and the inner wax bag. P-E-P. Pep is made by Kellogg's of Battle Creek. And now, back to the adventures of Superman. As the people of the besieged village hurry stealthily from their homes under the cover of darkness, Jerry Farber, the 12-year-old boy who brought them Lois' warning, returns to the barn behind his home, where his brother Martin, a disabled war veteran, had just saddled the boy's dirty black pony. I've been thinking, Jerry. I can't let you do this. I've got to do it myself. You can't, Marty. Don't forget you're wounded. You haven't got your strength back yet. I know, but you're so little, kid. This is one time I'm glad I am. Because the pony can carry me easily, and he can swim with me. You'd be too heavy for him on a trip like this. Any man would. Yes, you're right. All the same, I'm afraid for you, Jerry. Don't worry, Marty. I can do it. I'm sure I can. I'll race down the hill and jump into the river. It's just like Blackie and I have done lots of times. But this is different. It's serious. The convict might see you and shoot you. They won't see me till I'm practically on top of them. And it's pitch dark, so they won't be able to see very good. We'll swim across the river to Dawson and get help. Oh, it's not so easy as all that. Even if you don't get shot, chances are the car will carry you over Mammoth Falls. And then what... No, it won't. You'll see. Look, I've got to go now, Marty. The convicts will have that raft ready right away, and they'll start looking for everyone. Sooner or later, by morning anyhow, they'll find them in the mine shed. I've got to get help here by then. Maybe planes with parachutes or something. No, no, I can't let you go, kid. I just can't. You've got to. Otherwise, we'll all be killed. Us villagers and that nice lady who's locked in the bank, too. Oh, maybe not. Maybe something will happen. Don't worry about me, Marty. I'll be all right. If I could only lift this bad leg. We'll make it somehow, Blackie and I. Let's go, Blackie. So long, Marty. So long, Jerry. Be careful. Okay. Come on, Blackie. Down the hill now. Bent low over his pony's neck, little Jerry Farber races down the dark hill towards the raging river. But before he reaches the rushing torrent, the convicts, who are tearing down a barn on which they plan to set the villagers and Lois Lane adrift on the river, hear the thudding hooks of Jerry's pony approach. Wait, Paige. Look. Somebody on a horse. Holy smoke. It's a kid. Maybe riding for help. Let him have it. Quick. ...ofusilate a wild shot, and the sturdy little black pony carrying Jerry Farber plunges into the current of the flood-swollen river as the convicts continue to hurl a murderous rain of bullets at him and at his young rider. Can the brave boy and his pony possibly conquer the swirling river and bring help to the villages and Lois Lane? And what of Superman, still unaware of Lois' whereabouts and delayed by his heroic act of mercy at another flood-imperiled city? Don't miss Monday's thrilling episode, fellows and girls. Tune in same time, same station, and follow The Adventures of Superman. Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound. Look. Up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman. Brothers and girls, be sure to follow The Adventures of Superman, brought to you every day, Monday through Friday, same time, same station, by the makers of that super-delicious cereal, Kellogg's Pep. And for other thrilling adventures of Superman, see your local newspaper. Superman is also a copyrighted feature appearing in Superman DC publications. This is the mutual broadcasting system. A transcription. Dairy-made, dairy-made, oh, so good. It's a candy treat of the neighbor. Where the dairy-made are. Made by the dairy-made, Chuck.
