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October 25th, 2011  Posted at   The Thrilling Adventures of Superman
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The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

Welcome to episode 43 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.

Giant vultures! Flame guns! Neanderthals! Ambiguous contraptions! Gas weapons! Bottomless pits! Bea Arthur*! These are the things Superman must face as Michael looks at the third storyline from the Sunday continuity of the Superman newspaper strip. It is a short four-strip story, but packed full of action! Also this episode, Michael dives into the mailbag for some listener feedback.

*Bea Arthur does not actually appear in this story. Sorry.

QUOTABLE:
This will teach you to pick on someone your own size!
Superman

That's Lois?


What is that thing?


A classic-looking Superman


"And then Superman left two half-naked people, who had been abused and nearly killed by giants, stranded in the desert...

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October 18th, 2011  Posted at   The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

Welcome to episode 42 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.

Can Superman end a war and squelch the tide of anger that has raised against the nations of Rutland and Blitzen? Find out as Michael wraps up the “Superman at War” trilogy with a look at the twelfth storyline from the Superman daily newspaper strip. Also this episode, Michael presents a Spotlight on radio’s first Lois Lane, Rolly Bester.

QUOTABLE:
It’s Superman! We were warned of him!
A Blitzen soldier

This looks like a job...


A dynamic panel from Wayne Boring


See, he's a puppet master!


Clash of the, er, titans.

Intertitles for this story:
Off to the Wars
Superman Takes a Trip
Fancy Meeting You Here!
No Bullseye
One Good Deed a Day
They’re Not Foolin’
Taken for a Ride
Air Raid
A Clean Hit!
Disarmed!
Cease Fire!
Thanks, Boys!
The Power of Words.
In Enemy Territory
Face to Face
Amork Pinned Down!
A Quick Trip
Sham Battle
The End of the War
No Hit With Lois

Links mentioned in the episode:
Newspaper dailies at DCComics.com
– The Green Lantern’s Light, a new podcast Michael co-hosts with Jeffrey Taylor and J. David Weter covering Green Lantern stories from 1984 forward!

Download the episode directly. Or, you can subscribe to the show via iTunes or the RSS feed! Questions or comments? Additions or corrections? Drop a line! Share your thoughts on the episode and the issue. You can connect with show on Facebook and Twitter, as well, to get updates!

The Thrilling Adventures of Superman is also a proud member of the Superman Podcast Network. And don’t forget to check out the Superman Homepage!

September 30th, 2011  Posted at   The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

Welcome to episode 39 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.

It’s an episode that’s been a long time coming, folks. This episode, Michael is joined by Charlie Niemeyer of Superman in the Bronze Age for a look at the first six episodes of the Superman radio show! We begin with the destruction of Krypton and follow Superman all the way through his first adventure on Earth! It’s a great set of episodes and a great conversation worthy of Superman’s first steps off of the printed page. Plus: This episode, Michael makes a big announcement concerning the future of the podcast!

And be sure to check out Charlie Niemeyer’s podcasts, Superman in the Bronze Age and the forthcoming Podcast of Justice! A huge thanks once more to Mr. Niemeyer for coming on the show.

QUOTABLE:
Why, Jimmy… these are the cloak and the shield of Superman! If I become as other men, I shall dress as other men.
Superman

The Superman radio show, obviously, doesn’t allow for scans of images from the story. However, as mentioned in the episode, the first two episodes of the radio show were serialized in the January 1941 issue of Radio & Television Mirror. Here’s a look at that cover, featuring a young Bob Hope.

The cover to the January 1941 issue of Radio and Television Mirror

Bob Hope went on to portray the Man of Steel in a Superman spoof in a 1946 episode of “Command Performance” (also starring Bela Lugosi and future-Uncle Oscar, Sterling Holloway). Hope would later meet the Man of Steel himself (see below) in the late ’40s and the comic versions of both met in the pages of THE ADVENTURES OF BOB HOPE #92 from 1965, thanks to a little help from Bob Oksner and Arnold Drake!

Old Ski Nose meets the Man of Steel

Links mentioned in the episode:
– Michael J. Hayde’s book, “Flights of Fantasy: The Unauthorized but True Story of Radio & TV’s Adventures of Superman,” can be ordered through its publisher, Bear Manor Media.

Download the episode directly. Or, you can subscribe to the show via iTunes or the RSS feed! Questions or comments? Additions or corrections? Drop a line! Share your thoughts on the episode and the issue. You can connect with show on Facebook and Twitter, as well, to get updates!

The Thrilling Adventures of Superman is also a proud member of the Superman Podcast Network. And don’t forget to check out the Superman Homepage!

September 27th, 2011  Posted at   The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

Welcome to episode 38 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.

We’re staying in the comic books as Michael looks at the Superman story from ACTION COMICS #23. Picking up from the events of issue #22, Superman continues to deal with the war between Toran and Galonia and uncovers the ruthless menace behind it all: A diabolical fiend known only as Luthor!

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:
Lois — in trouble!
Clark Kent

The cover to ACTION COMICS #23 by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy


Up, up and away!


The Face!


Superman shields Lois

Download the episode directly. Or, you can subscribe to the show via iTunes or the RSS feed! Questions or comments? Additions or corrections? Drop a line! Share your thoughts on the episode and the issue. You can connect with show on Facebook and Twitter, as well, to get updates!

The Thrilling Adventures of Superman is also a proud member of the Superman Podcast Network. And don’t forget to check out the Superman Homepage!

September 23rd, 2011  Posted at   The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

Welcome to episode 37 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.

Michael is joined by Billy Hogan of Superman Fan Podcast for a look at SUPERMAN #4. It’s the first issue of the title to contain four new Superman stories, and it brings the action as we find Superman taking on the challenges posed by earthquakes, giant beasts, spies, racketeers and more! Also this issue, a brand new menace rears its head in the form of… a man named Luthor!

Be sure to check out Billy Hogan’s excellent Superman Fan Podcast, as well as his blog, My Pull List. A huge thanks once more to Mr. Hogan for coming on the 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:
Now its my turn!
Superman

The cover to SUPERMAN #4 by Joe Shuster


Changing in the store room


The face of Luthor


Vulcan nerve pinch


Everybody fight the dinosaur...


Watch that first step.


Shocking!


Threating kids


Superman busts out!

Download the episode directly. Or, you can subscribe to the show via iTunes or the RSS feed! Questions or comments? Additions or corrections? Drop a line! Share your thoughts on the episode and the issue. You can connect with show on Facebook and Twitter, as well, to get updates!

The Thrilling Adventures of Superman is also a proud member of the Superman Podcast Network. And don’t forget to check out the Superman Homepage!