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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.

Strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities

far beyond those of mortal men.

Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers.

Bend steel in his bare hands.

And who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great

metropolitan newspaper, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice,

and the American way.

They're gone.

Now's our chance.

Ralph, there are no guards on the trail. Now we've got a chance to get away.

It's no use, Gloria. They'll follow us and capture us again.

Probably kill us this time.

They don't have to follow us, Dr. Harper.

They have taken our boots.

Snakes will get us before we go one mile.

So you're just going to sit here and wait for those savages to cook us in a

pot? Be patient, dear.

We're three weeks overdue on the coast.

There'll be a search party out looking for us by now.

They better find us pretty quick, I think.

In about three days, the moon is full and then... Nobody's going to cut my

throat. You stay here if you want to, but I'm leaving.

Never mind us. They've probably forgotten all about us back there by

now. Oh, you and your crazy hunt for some plants that probably don't even

exist.

If only we could recover the diamond and put it back in the eye of their idol.

It's lost. It's lost in the quicksand.

I dropped it accidentally when those natives surprised me.

I wasn't going to steal it. Just look at it.

It's gone.

And with it, we've lost our last chance of making friends with these people.

This is Zanaya, Jim.

Ten thousand miles of unexplored jungle.

Jaguars, snakes, deadly insects, and the Zanayans themselves.

We don't want any part of anyone from the outside.

But how do you expect to find anybody in a place like that where even Superman

would have a hard time doing it? Jim, this is my assignment.

And aren't you forgetting another newspaper man named Stanley who went

into Africa after Dr. Livingston?

Well, the Daily Planet is going to find Dr. Harper and his wife.

Nobody ever even heard of them before they disappeared.

Now, he'll be a very famous man if he gets what he's after.

A new drug of terrific medical value.

What do you think of it?

Couldn't resist trying it on.

Where's your butterfly net? Oh, I know. You joined a little theater group.

And this is your costume for the first play.

No, believe it or not, I bought this on the Daily Planet expense account.

I'm going with you on the expedition.

What? Now, listen to me, Lois.

The jungle is no place for a woman.

That's what the chief tried to tell me. But I persuaded him this was too big a

story for just one reporter.

So I got my orders to go, and in writing, too.

And there's nothing you can do about it. The chief's on his vacation, and he

didn't tell anybody where he was going.

Jeepers, why didn't I think of that?

Mr. Kent, couldn't I go along, too?

I used to be an Eagle Scout. I could be a lot of help if we got lost in the

wilds. Why, the kids in Troop 673 used to call me Daniel Boone. I'm sorry,

Jimmy. If you're going to make that takeoff deadline, you better start

getting packed.

We leave the Metropolis Airport at 8 o'clock.

Well, I never did like long farewells, so I'll say goodbye now.

Good luck, amigo.

What are you looking for, kid? Oh, it's all right. I'm from the Daily Planet. I

was just checking to see if you're all set for the takeoff.

Well, I'm not yet, but I will be.

Hey, keep an eye on things around here while I run over to the hangar, huh?

Sure. Take your time.

Miss Lane, Mr. Kent.

I'm Bill Hurd. Nice to meet you, Mr. Hurd. We can take off any time you say.

Rest of our gear get aboard?

All stowed.

I'd kind of like to get in the air and over the mountains. There's a storm

center moving in. Let's go.

All right.

Don't they ever stop? This is driving me crazy.

They'll do that all night to scare away the jungle devil.

Jungle devil?

Everyone is afraid of jungle devil.

Big as a man.

Big teeth.

Arms they can break a man in two.

And when he roars, the ground shakes.

Sounds like a gorilla to me.

Only I never heard of any gorillas in this region.

There are many bad things in this country no one has heard of.

But they are here.

Me, there to know.

Only two more nights and there'll be a full moon.

And when the moon is full, the end is for us.

What a roller coaster.

We're going over those mountains he told us about.

Whole world looks like a steam bath from this angle.

Hey, who's stirring this thing? Don't worry, Miss Lane. Elmer, my automatic

pilot, is on the job.

Well, anybody interested in breakfast?

Pour some salt on the cloud and I'll eat it. Good.

My stratosphere special, turkey sandwiches and coffee.

Turkey sandwiches, and I'm so hungry I could eat spinach. Jimmy!

Hey, you know this guy?

Yes, I know him, and he has no business being here.

Honest, Mr. Ken, I just had to come along. This trip was too good to miss.

You can explain all that to Perry White when we get back to Metropolis.

Right. What are the rations for stowaways, pilot?

Stale bread and cold water.

Here,

have a turkey sandwich.

Well, there's your jungle down there.

In another hour, we'll be landing in Costa Arena.

We're over the jungle now. Why go on to Costa Arena?

We're going on to Costa Arena for two very good reasons.

One is we've only got four more hours of gas left.

The other is that port engine is acting up. I'd like a chance to check it.

Besides, take a look out there.

How'd you like to set a plane down on that stuff?

Yes, I see what you mean.

But this is the area where the Harper's disappeared.

Can't we scout around for just a few hundred miles?

Four hours of gas, and don't forget that port engine.

Well, can't we do this, then? You say we're one hour's flying time from coast

to rain.

Can't we scout around for just two hours? That'll still give us an hour's

grace to get back to the coast.

It might mean the difference between life and death for the Harpers.

All right, Mr. Kent. Two hours. No more.

Frank.

Frank.

Lois, you ask for anything that even looks like an expedition.

All right, Eagle Scout.

Use your eagle eyes on that window. I'll be watching from the back department.

Shh. I hear something.

Sounds like a plane. A plane?

Here! Here!

Here!

Was it a plane? Did you see?

There was something up there, but it wasn't like any plane I ever saw before.

Maybe just a buzzard. No, no bird of any kind.

But this thing, whatever it was, seemed to hover over the clearing and then shy

away, like a rocket.

Oh, I don't know.

Maybe there wasn't anything.

Maybe I'm seeing things that aren't there.

Yeah, but maybe those guys see something, too.

Hey, kid, come here.

See anything?

Tell Kent that port engine's liable to burn. I'm heading for Costa Reina fast.

Yes, sir.

Leave that probe with a bad one.

Mr. Kent, open up.

Mr. Kent, the pilot wants to talk to you.

Hurry!

Mr. Kent, we're in trouble.

What's wrong, Jimmy?

The mortar's about to burn up. The pilot's hidden for the coast. They can't

do that.

Did you see any sign of the expedition?

Yes. We're going to rescue them.

We can't go back to the coast now. I think I found the harpers.

We're not even going to make the coast.

Take a look out there.

That engine's done for.

The starboard engine's giving it trouble, too.

I've got to look for an open spot to set this crate down.

There just isn't any open spot.

Yes, there is. I found one when I was there.

Small clearing.

Turn left, 45 degrees.

Lois! Jimmy, hit the deck. Brace yourself against the bulkhead.

Keep on this course for five more minutes.

Then turn left 30 degrees.

You fly it. I'll pick up the landmarks.

I do hear a plane. I'm almost sure.

A plane.

Where could he land?

Ready now.

A little more to the left.

A little more.

That's it.

Ready?

There, you see it? There's your clearing, right down there.

Now cut it right, high.

Now, cut your motor.

Go in dead thick.

That's it, now nose her up.

Made it.

We're down.

Kent, you really talked us in.

Thanks for lending me the boot.

You'll need them, kid.

We'll need two motors to get out of here.

Think you can fix them? I'll do the best I can.

Here you are.

Oh, no thanks. I don't have to use them.

Afraid of guns, Mr. Kent?

I'll take it, Bill.

Hey, do you know how to use that thing?

Sure. I want two cupid dolls in the shooting gallery.

I don't think you're going to find many cupid dolls around here.

See what I mean?

Here, Jim.

We've got a long way to go.

At least three hours' hike to the jungle. Come on. Don't lose that

comfort. I'd hate to go home alone.

Okay.

I bet we're lost.

Lost? I thought your name was Daniel Boone.

We are lost. It's true, isn't it?

Don't be ridiculous.

We're not lost. Can't you hear those drums?

Maybe who's ever beaten the drums is lost, too. Oh, very funny.

They could be cannibals, an idea that evidently hasn't occurred to Mr. Kent.

Cannibals? There are no cannibals here.

The natives use the drum the same way we use the telegram.

Let's go and we can die like Americans. Set that thing away.

Let's live like Americans.

We're friends.

Amigos.

What'll they do to us, Clark?

Take it easy.

Try and show no fear.

I hope they'll take us to the Harpers.

They're here. They're here at last.

Dr.

Harper. Mrs. Harper.

My name is Clark Kent. This is Miss Lane. Mr. Olsen. We'd almost given up

hope. How did you ever persuade the Zinians to bring you to us? Well, I'm

afraid they persuaded us. You see, we're their prisoners.

You mean there's just you, the girl, and the young boy?

Well, then we're all in the same fix.

It

is

time for judgment, senor.

The chief has called on the witch doctor to find a sign.

A sign that we'll tell them what to do with us.

They're kill crazy.

The best way is to make a break for it. It's better than some of the tricks they

may think up. Now wait.

Translate for us as quickly as you can.

Sheep say that because you'll eye of idol

gone. One of the strangers must die.

Others must leave land of Sinai and never come back.

You mean they're asking for only one sacrifice?

Chief say, strangers must decide which one is to be sacrificed to jungle devil.

It's my responsibility.

No, I won't let you.

It's all my fault that we're in this mess.

If I hadn't taken the diamond out of that filthy old idol, we wouldn't be in

this trouble.

Natives were friendly up till then.

It's only fair that I... Just a moment.

It's only fair if we all draw.

Let's see, there's six of us here.

I'll tell you what we'll do.

We'll take five white pebbles and one black one, toss them in a hat, and the

one that gets the black pebble goes.

I think it ought to be only the men. I don't think Miss Lane or Mrs. Harper

should have to draw.

Thank you, Mr. Olsen, but I want to draw.

Me too, Jim.

Well, there's not much sense in anybody else drawing anyway. With my luck, I'm a

cinch to get the black pebble.

May I borrow your helmet, Miss Lane?

Thank you.

Hey, is this coal?

Yes, I've run onto a little of it around here.

Coal, carbon.

Put it under a million tons of pressure for a thousand years and you've got a

diamond.

How we could use a diamond?

It's hard to believe sometimes that coal and diamonds are made of the same

substance.

Would you raise us above eye level?

Thank you.

Now, I'll claim the first draw.

Bingo.

No,

Jim, don't interfere.

if you can't stop him, somebody!

Stop him! Stop him!

Whoa,

whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

That means it's all over for poor Kent.

Look!

The chief says Senor Kent is a mighty

warrior. He defeated Jungle Devil, saved the chief's life.

I think everything's going to be all right now. They're our friends.

But the jungle devil, they say you chased him away.

Jungle devil?

I'm afraid that jungle devil was just some poor gorilla that escaped from a

circus. Took to the woods.

It wasn't much of a problem.

The chief said, since the white warrior sent

jungle devil away, the life of the strangers will be there.

But they must leave this country.

Well, it's more than I hoped for, even if my expedition was a failure.

The chief said that because

white woman took idol's eye, no strangers must remain here.

That's all right, dear.

We'll find what we're looking for in some other part of the world.

Now, wait just a minute.

The whole trouble seems to be over this missing diamond.

Where'd you lose it?

Well, after I took the stone out of the island and was looking at it, the witch

doctor surprised me and I dropped it in that pool over there.

The bottom of the pool is quicksand.

We tried to find it, but it was useless.

Well, I'm pretty lucky at finding things. Let me have a try.

million tons of pressure for a thousand years and you've got a diamond.

Oh,

Chief say, hope you come back soon.

Bring all your friends.

Then Sinaians will help white medicine men to find the magic plant.

Oh, good.

Thank you, Chief. I'm ready.

Jimmy, you can't swipe things like this. What do you mean swipe? I treated my

scout knife for that.

Oh.

Adios, Chief.

Goodbye. Goodbye.

Bye. Goodbye.

I don't know how you did it, but this time you got us out of real trouble

without the help of Superman.

Superman? Say, I wonder what ever became of him.