Welcome to episode 32 of The Thrilling Adventures of Superman. The show’s mission is to explore the history and development of the Superman in his formative years by chronicling the Man of Steel’s Golden Age adventures in comics, radio and film.

This episode, Michael looks at the tenth storyline from the Superman daily newspaper strip. A mysterious telegram leads Superman into an adventure where he must save a town from a destroyed dam, then deal with a thickening plot and a poisoned reservoir! The 18-strip story kicks off a trilogy which finds Superman dealing with ramifications from a war in Europe! Parts two and three will be covered in future episodes. But also in this episode, we wind up 1939 with our first glimpse at the Superman radio show!

And don’t forget: For the month of September, the show is bi-weekly! Check back on Tuesdays and Fridays for more Superman awesomeness for your ears!

QUOTABLE:
My guess was right! These men are responsible for the disaster. Well, here’s where they get a taste of disaster!
–Superman

An ominous telegram

LOOK OUT!

Digging the trench

Soothing the savage beast

Intertitles for this story:
– Unconfirmed News
– It’s a Game
– All’s Well, But —
– An Unexpected Interruption
– Too Late!
– All Wet
– A Fantastic Race
– A Voice From the Mountain
– Flight!
– He Stems the Flood
– No Thanks Necessary
– Fifteen Minutes to Go!
– Superman’s Guess Confirmed.
– Stubborn Opposition
– Look Out, Blackie!
– A Canine Martyr
(Strip 295 does not have an intertitle in the reprints. Not all papers ran the intertitles and the source for this strips was one that did not.)

Links mentioned in the episode:
– Newspaper dailies at DCComics.com

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