The Adventures of Superman
Action serial following Clark Kent, a Krypton visitor who reports for the Daily Planet and fights for truth and justice.
The Adventures of Superman is a long-running radio serial that originally aired from 1940 to 1951 featuring the DC Comics character Superman.
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The Adventures of Superman. Radio program.
Original schedule
- 1942–19435:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1942–19435:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1942–19435:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1942–19435:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1942–19435:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1943–19445:45 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1943–19445:45 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1943–19445:45 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1943–19445:45 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1943–19445:45 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1944–19455:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1944–19455:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1944–19455:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1944–19455:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1944–19455:30 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1945–19495:15 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1945–19495:15 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1945–19495:15 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1945–19495:15 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1945–19495:15 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19495:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19495:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19495:00 PMMutual Broadcasting System · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1949–19508:30 PMABC · nightSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19505:30 PMABC · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 19505:30 PMABC · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1950–19515:30 PMABC · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
- 1950–19515:30 PMABC · eveningSuMoTuWeThFrSa
D
FDan McCullough
Announcer
Frank Knight
Announcer
Abby Lewis
Cast
G
George O. Petrie
Cast
G
GGilbert 'Gil' Mack
Cast
Guy Sorel
Cast
James Monks
Cast
Mandel Kramer
Cast
Robert Dryden
Cast
A
GAllen Ducovny
Director
George Lowther
Director
JJack Johnstone
Director
J
Jessica Maxwell
Director
M
RMitchell Grayson
Director
Robert Maxwell
Director
Jackson Beck
Narrator
Agnes Moorehead
Lois Lane, Superman's mother
A
Al Binnie
Sound Effects
Alexander Scourby
Jor-el
Bret Morrison
Batman
Bud Collyer
Clark Kent / Superman
C
Clayton 'Bud' Collyer
Clark Kent, Superman
Don MacLaughlin
Batman
GGary Merrill
Batman
J
Jack 'Jackie' Grimes
Jimmy Olsen
J
Jack Keane
Sound Effects
Jackie Kelk
Jimmy Olsen
J
Jerry Siegel
Co-creator
Joan Alexander
Lois Lane
J
Joe Shuster
Co-creator
J
John Gart
Organist
J
JJohn Glennon
Sound Effects
Julian Noa
Perry White
K
LKeene Crockett
Sound Effects
Leonard Teale
Superman
Matt Crowley
Batman
Michael Fitzmaurice
Clark Kent, Superman (1950)
M
Mitch Evans
Jimmy Olson, Robin
Ned Wever
the Wolf (and other roles)
Richard Kollmar
Batman
Ronald Liss
Robin
Stacy Harris
Batman
B
B P Freeman
Writer
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Illustrated Press, no. 60 (August 1981): 8.
Illustrated Press, no. 61 (October 1981): 7.
Illustrated Press, no. 90 (March 1984): 14.
Illustrated Press, no. 169 (October 1990): 17.
Illustrated Press, no. 187 (April 1992): 14.
Illustrated Press, no. 199 (April 1993): 8.
Illustrated Press, no. 193 (October 1998): 11.
Illustrated Press (May 2001): 5.
Illustrated Press, no. 326 (January 2005): 9.
Illustrated Press, no. 365 (December 2008): 4.
Misc (September 1971): 108.
Misc (December 1971): 13.
Misc (May 1979): 16.
Misc (September 2008): 20.
NARA News (October 1979): 17.
Nostalgia Digest (October 1984): 12.
Nostalgia Digest, vol. 23 (February 1997): 16.
Nostalgia Newsletter (October 1978): 7.
OTR Digest_1980s (July 1985): 4.
OTR Digest_1990s (May 1992): 7.
OTR Digest_1990s (November 1993): 16.
OTR Digest_1990s (October 1999): 7.
Radio Mirror (March 1947): 21.
Radio TV Mirror (January 1941): 24.
Radio TV Mirror (March 1941): 29.
Radio TV Mirror (April 1941): 29.
Radio TV Mirror (July 1941): 22.
Radio TV Mirror (August 1941): 28.
Radio TV Mirror (September 1941): 40.
Radio TV Mirror (October 1941): 29.
Radio TV Mirror (November 1941): 40.
Radio TV Mirror (December 1941): 42.
Radio TV Mirror (January 1942): 33.
Radio TV Mirror (February 1942): 7.
Radio TV Mirror (March 1942): 41.
Radio TV Mirror (April 1942): 43.
Radio TV Mirror (May 1942): 54.
Remember Radio, vol. 1 (January 1971): 6.
Return With Us Now, vol. 19, no. 11 (June 1994): 7.
Return With Us Now, vol. 31, no. 10 (October 2006): 1.
Return With Us Now, vol. 33, no. 4 (April 2008): 1.
Return With Us Now, vol. 33, no. 5 (May 2008): 1.
Return With Us Now, vol. 33, no. 12 (December 2008): 1.
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The Great Radio Shows, no. 1 (April 1976): 33.