The Adventures of Superman ran on the radio from 1940 to 1951. It started as a syndicated show on New York's WOR of February 12, 1940; moved to the Mutual Network on August 31, 1941, as a 15-minute show three to five nights a weeks, (becoming a thrice-weekly half hour show on February 7, 1949); then moved to ABC Radio on October 29, 1949 as a Saturday evening offering, then switched to twice a week on June 5, 1950, until the show's final episode on March 1, 1951. In total, the show ran 2088 original episodes.
For this presentation, the gang's all here -- Clark Kent -- and you know who -- (Bud Collyer), Lois Lane (Joan Alexander), Jimmy Olsen (Jackie Kelk), and Perry White (Julian Noa). George Lowther was the narrator, soon to be replaced by Jackson Beck.
It should be noted that the radio program introduced many aspects of the Superman universe -- including kryptonite, Perry White, and Jimmy Olsen (who started out as a fourteen-year-old newsboy); it was on the radio show that Superman met Batman and Robin for the first time.
"The Lost Continent of Atlantis" was a nine-part radio adventure, supposedly all parts are included at the link below. Enjoy. (And, kiddos, don't forget to ask Mom and Dad for an extra dime each day to buy War Saving Stamps.)
The complete radio adventure:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdpqL0J6DaM
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