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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.

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.

All right, Superman.

That does it.

Things will make a good poster for Superman Week?

I didn't know a portrait could be so flattering.

You're twice that handsome. Don't be so modest.

Well, it's not easy to be modest with all the things that have been going on

around here this week. I think Superman Week's a wonderful idea.

Metropolis should celebrate one every year.

Well, now, that's an idea I'll thank you to keep to yourself.

All right. But I just want to tell you that it's really been an honor having

you sit for me.

And I'm sure Mr.

Vandeglass, the famous sculptor, will be just as thrilled as I am.

Well, I'm the one that's honored, after all. Mr. Vandeglass has made statues of

kings and presidents.

I hear he's sculpting a bust from photographs of you.

Yes, I have a date with him later.

He wants to get another look at my face and fill in the final details.

Oh, by the way, when you see Mr. Kent, will you thank him for the use of his

apartment?

Well, I think you can consider him thanked.

And thank you for the very fine portrait.

You're welcome, Superman.

Goodbye. Goodbye, miss.

I could only fly like Superman instead of taking this hot subway.

Hello? Oh, yes, operator. Thank you.

Hello? Is this the Raja of Begonia?

Well, I'm Lois Lane of the Daily Planet.

It's Superman week here in Metropolis.

I'm calling you because we're having a testimonial dinner in Superman's honor.

We thought it'd be nice if all the people he's ever helped sent telegrams

or cables of thanks.

Oh, then you do remember the time he rescued your herd of sacred elephants.

Yes, Raja, just send it to Metropolis and care of the Daily Planet.

Thank you very much. Goodbye.

Hi, Miss Lane.

How's it going? I had no idea how many people Superman had helped till I

started going through these clippings. Only 295 calls to go.

Operator, get me Rio de Janeiro.

Three-hour delay?

Well, place the call and call me back.

Hello? Yes, sir.

All the boys in your orphanage are going to sign the telegram thanking Superman

for building their playground?

Oh, that's wonderful.

Thank you so much. Goodbye.

Where are you off to?

Nowhere. You're in a big hurry to be going nowhere.

Who's in a hurry?

Jimmy Olsen. You've got something up your sleeve.

No, I haven't. Look.

If you see Clark Kent, tell him I could use an octopus.

Hello?

Yes, Your Highness, that's right. He prevented your palace from crumbling in

the earthquake.

We'd be terribly grateful if you would.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Well, where have you been? Where have I been?

I've been doing my bit for Superman week.

I may be suffering under a delusion, but I thought you worked for the Daily

Planet. And there's a fellow named Perry White around here, editor-in-chief, who

thinks so, too.

That's very funny.

Great Caesar's ghost.

It's about time you showed up. Did you get my memo? No, sir. Oh, here it is.

See what you can dig up on Cy. Cy Horton, huh?

According to the underworld grapevine, he's up to some big caper. Find out

what? Staying at 5867 Westlake.

And he's a tough customer, so be careful.

Can Clark get on it in the morning? I need some help with these Superman

stories. Can Jimmy do that? Oh, he just took off.

Destination, a big secret.

All right, Ken. Cy Horton can wait. But get with it the first thing in the

morning. Yes, sir.

I'm the only editor who ever paid anyone to keep getting into trouble.

Hey, Jimmy didn't see this, did he?

Oh, I don't know. He might have. Why?

Well, he'd be no match for Cy Horton. Oh, Clark, Jimmy's not that silly.

You're just trying to get out of helping me. Here, get busy.

All right.

Matthew, sit down. You bother me.

This waiting around is driving me nuts.

When are we going to get out of here?

When I say so.

When will that be?

When I get things figured out.

Go get it.

Yeah? Hi.

The telephone company sent me. What for?

Well, there's something the matter with your telephone.

We got a complaint from a party trying to call you. You got the wrong place,

kid. Our phone's okay.

Well, there's trouble on the lines. Sometimes the calls come through and

sometimes they don't.

Can I check your phone?

Okay, hurry it up.

When did the phone company start robbing the cradle?

You're not old enough to vote.

I may be young, but I can sure fix telephones. It's a young man's business,

you know.

While you're here, you can untangle that cord.

Excuse me.

Who sent you? I told you, the telephone company.

The way I remember it, they always take the cord off at the wall.

Oh, that's the old method.

This is the new one I learned in the efficiency course at school. It works

well. Watch.

Okay, who are you?

I told you. That won't work, kid.

James B. Olsen, reporter on the Daily Planet.

What are you snooping around for?

The man asked you a question. Shut up. I'll handle this.

I'm not thirsty. Drink it.

No, thank you.

Thank you.

What'd you give him, boss, a Mickey?

No.

Truth drug.

Stuff we gave that private eye last week.

All right, Olsen.

I'm going to ask you some questions.

Now listen carefully.

Who's on to us?

Kent.

Kent who?

Clark Kent.

Clark Kent. He's a friend of Superman's.

You know Superman, don't you?

Who is he?

I don't know.

It's a secret.

You know a lot about Superman. What's his weakness?

Kryptonite.

What's that?

A rare element found only on planet

Krypton, Superman's birthplace.

It's the only thing that can harm him.

If he gets within five feet of it, it takes away

all his powers.

It can destroy him.

What does this stuff look like?

It glows in the dark.

Tell us, where can we get some? The only known piece is in Metropolis.

in a lead pipe.

Superman threw it there.

Lead protects him from the stuff.

What'd you say it was again?

Kryptonite.

Kryptonite.

Kryptonite. What did I say?

What did I say?

One word.

Kryptonite. Thanks, kid. Thanks a lot.

Kryptonite? But, uh, what is it? It won't work. You told us all about it. I

was making it up. It was a lie.

Not with that slug of truth drug it wasn't. Now go on. Beat it. Get out of

here. The party's over. Get your stuff and blow.

Come on. Get going.

Oh, one more thing.

You blab about us to Kent and we'll tell every mob in town about Kryptonite.

We'll let them all know how they can get rid of Superman.

Come on. Beat it.

You know what I mean about figuring?

With Superman out of the way, we can take over Metropolis.

What are we waiting for? Let's get that stuff out of the bay.

Use your head, stupid. That's a big operation.

How are we going to get it?

Take it easy.

I got a hunch.

We're going to have to forget about this one.

Marty Reddick, what about that rickshaw boy that Superman saved from the burning

temple? Having time to learn Chinese.

Hey, this will be an easy one.

Oh? What is it?

the guest list for the dinner.

I suppose you want me to call them all.

No, sir. We haven't time to send out invitations.

Oh, Lois Lane, one-girl phone company.

Oh, by the way, have you sent your telegram to Superman to thank him for

getting out the edition the time the presses broke down? Great Caesar's

ghost. I'd have to send out about 20 telegrams to Superman to thank him for

all the favors he's done for me.

Oh, there's the boy I want to see, Olsen.

Yes, Chief?

Don't call me Chief, you young whippersnapper.

I'm sorry. I mean Mr. White.

When Lois finishes with that guest list, I want you to write up a story on it.

It shouldn't tax your mental powers too much. All you have to do is list the

names.

Mr. Kent.

Yes, Jimmy. Could I have a word with you in private?

Well, that's the cue if I ever heard one.

See you later.

All right, Jimmy.

Let's have it.

Mr. Kent, I've done something awful.

Oh, it can't be as bad as all that. It's worse.

I don't know how to tell you.

Cy Horton... Cy Horton?

I went to see him, and he knows... He knows about... What does he know?

About kryptonite and its effect on Superman. You told him about kryptonite?

The only substance that can destroy Superman? Why, Jim?

Please, Mr. Kent, I'm all hazy.

Now, look, is this some stunt you thought up for Superman week?

It's no stunt.

I thought I could get a scoop if I got some information on Horton, so I went to

see him disguised as a telephone repairman.

But he gave me some truth drug and made me drink it, and I told him.

You know what this can mean, don't you?

Sure I do.

If they ever get a hold of that stuff, they can kill Superman.

What are we going to do, Mr. Kent?

I don't know, Jimmy.

This could be serious. I'll have to get in touch with Superman.

He'll be able to think of something, won't he?

I hope so, Jimmy.

Gee, is there anything I can do?

I'll do anything.

Well, don't worry, Jimmy. Meet me over at my place tonight, will you?

Hello, Jimmy.

Come in.

I know I'm early, Mr. Kent, but I couldn't wait.

Did you get in touch with Superman?

Yes, Jimmy, I did.

What did he say?

I'll show you.

Recognize this?

Yeah. Well, that's the lead pipe Superman threw into the bay with the

kryptonite inside of it. That's right. Fortunately, Superman can handle

kryptonite when it's encased in lead.

What if it ever gets outside the pipe?

Why did Superman fish it out of the bay and give it to you?

Well, Jimmy, Superman has a plan.

In fact, he's setting a trap.

If you set a trap, you've got to have bait.

He has, Jimmy.

This.

You get it, will you?

Okay, let's have it.

I don't know what you're talking about. The kryptonite. Where is it talking?

Where is it?

Kryptonite? What kryptonite? All right, that's enough of the cute bit.

You two, mister, get him up.

You're tailing your young friend here, but I didn't think it'd pay off so soon.

This is a lead pipe cinch.

Come on, let's go.

No, wait.

Aren't you going to go after him?

You got that hacksaw blade I told you to bring? Right here, boss. All right, I'll

hold it. You saw it.

Hurry up.

Once we get this kryptonite within five feet of Superman, he's a dead pigeon.

No, Jimmy, I'm not.

Macaulay, what'll Superman do now?

I don't know, Jimmy.

I don't know.

Superman certainly has a busy schedule. I don't know how even he can survive

Superman week. I've been wondering about that myself.

They wanted him to christen the SS Superman this morning, but we had to

turn him down. Why?

He's posing for that sculptor Vandeglass at 10.

Quarter up now, he's probably on his way. I guess he better be.

And where are you going?

Oh, Superman asked me to take care of something for him. I've never seen such

rushing around in my life. And all because of Superman week, which, if you

recall, I've been against from the beginning.

Clark is such a genius. He knows the best way to run everything.

Try the kryptonite?

Right now.

Well, come on. Hurry it up.

That don't fit. Well, make it fit. Come on. Now, get going.

Hey, what's this for?

Once Superman crosses that line, he's out of our way forever.

Hey, it's almost ten. Come on.

There was money considered with the Daily Planet, printing Superman's

schedule. Yeah, come on. Get that kryptonite in there and hide behind the

drake. Right. Get going.

Hurry it up. Come on.

Vandeglass, a great admirer of yours. You're the one to be admired, Mr.

Vandeglass. Well, Mr. Superman.

How do you like yourself?

It's a fine piece of work, sir.

Thank you. Come a little closer so you can see it better.

No, I appreciate works of art better from a distance.

Just the humor, an old man.

Take a closer look, huh?

I am particularly proud of the detail here of the shoulder.

Superman. Wait a minute.

You're not Vandeglass. You're Cy.

Cy Horton.

That's right, Buster.

It's too late, Superman.

A few.

A few.

Yeah? We're dizzy.

That's because you got a hole in your head. Right here, filled with

kryptonite.

Kryptonite.

You got any last requests to make, you better make them in a hurry.

What do we do now, boss?

You remember that nice fat... payroll we read about in the paper. You mean the

one they're keeping on the west side? Yeah, that's right. Well, our friend

Superman here is supposed to be guarding it. There's a half a million bucks in

that vault, if we can get to it.

With Superman out of the way, we can get to it, all right.

And we're going to use that bankroll to buy us the toughest mob that Metropolis

has ever seen. Come on.

Shouldn't have sent out for that coffee.

Them knockout drops work pretty good. Yeah, yeah, come on, come on. I'll find

a beer.

Here, sir. Oh, good.

Superman!

I give up, I give up.

But I gave up. I know.

This is just to make sure.

Ready?

There. That'll hold you till the police get here.

I hate to think what would have happened if you hadn't phoned that warning.

You know that coffee turned the sink purple?

My pleasure.

And thanks for your cooperation.

But what about the kryptonite? I thought that... I know what you thought. You

thought it'd destroy me.

How that story ever got started, I don't know.

As a matter of fact, I intend to use this as a good luck piece.

But you thought that it'd keep me helpless, so you swallowed the bait and

hung yourself.

Oh, no, not more telegrams. Yes, ma'am. And there's another load on the way.

Well, I'm going to have to see about getting them delivered to that banquet

hall.

Well, did you get everything set for the television broadcast?

We're going to keep it simple. Just an interview with Superman.

Who's going to interview him?

Clark Kent. Only he doesn't know it yet.

And just what doesn't he know it yet?

In 45 minutes, you're scheduled to interview Superman.

And I can't wait to see you wiggle out of this one.

That should be very interesting. Mr. Kent interviewing Superman.

And just what's so interesting about it?

Well, I don't know.

It's just interesting.

Well, don't be late. Goodbye.

Hmm.

We, uh... We heard about Cy Horton and Superman, Mr. Kent. It came over the

police teletype.

Yes, it worked out pretty well.

This time they were caught in the act, with a guard as witness.

And best of all, Jimmy, they're convinced that Kryptonite can't hurt

Superman. And that was his plan all the time.

Yeah, Superman knew they were shadowing you, and he planned on things working

out the way they did.

But why didn't the Kryptonite hurt him?

Because it wasn't really Kryptonite, Jimmy.

It was just an ordinary chunk of metal painted with glowing phosphorus. The

real kryptonite is still in the bottom of the bay.

Why didn't you let me in on this secret?

Well, Jimmy, it seemed a wise way to handle it like this. After all, they

might have slipped you another one of those truth serum milkshakes.

Golly, I never thought of that.

How's Mr. Vandy Glass?

The sculptor? Always all right. He's got a little headache. Nothing serious.

Well, if I'm going to do that interview, I guess I'd better get with it.

Mr. Kent.

Could I have the key to your apartment so Miss Lane and I could watch the

television broadcast on your set?

Well, as long as I have to go through with it anyway, you might just as well

be watching, too. Here you are.

It's almost time.

You turn on the television and I'll pull the chairs in place.

Now we'll find out once and for all about Clark Kent, the Superman.

Hello, citizens of Metropolis.

I'm Clark Kent of the Daily Planet.

They've asked me to interview Superman.

I thought he should have the stage to himself, so that's why we set things up

this way.

So here he is, Superman.

Thank you, Mr. Kent. It's a pleasure to be here. Tell me, Superman, what do you

think of Superman Week? I'm proud to have a part in the wonderful and

worthwhile things that have been done this week.

The camp for boys, the home for underprivileged children, the home for

the aged, and the foundation of the blind.

And I'm very grateful to all those who worked so hard to raise the funds.

And I'm proud, proud indeed, to have them named after me.

I know you're very busy, Superman, so I'm not going to keep you.

There's a car waiting at the door to carry you in the parade, which is being

held in your honor. Thank you again, and goodbye.

And now our cameras take you to Metropolis Boulevard, where the monster

Superman parade is shaping up.

I really thought we had him this time.

Thanks pal.

Don't miss the next real packed episode in the amazing adventures of Superman.

Superman is based on the original character appearing in Superman

magazine.