BONUS - Bat's in the Belfry (Adventures of Superman)

Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

The conclusion of 'The Secret of Meteor Island' follows Superman, Batman, and Robin as they track a shipment of deadly radioactive diamonds.

Key takeaways

• The Count's smuggled diamonds are highly radioactive, causing orange circular marks on victims' forepends.
• Jimmy Olsen is attacked and thrown into a lagoon by a red-headed gunman while pursuing stolen diamonds in a taxi.

Main topics

• Radioactive diamond smuggling
• The investigation in Shanghai

Notable quotes

Crime is a sucker's road, and those who travel it wind up in the gutter of the prison or the grave.

Conclusion

A high-stakes conclusion that successfully ties together international

Transcript preview

Speaker 6 (0:00) Get this and get it straight. Crime is a sucker's road, and those who travel it wind up in the gutter of the prison of the grave. Speaker 2 (0:06) ...have been changed to protect the innocent. Speaker 5 (0:18) The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective. The Adventures of Speaker 6 (0:22) the Saint, starring Vincent Price. Bob Bailey, in the exciting adventures of the man with the action-packed expense account. America's fabulous freelance insurance investigator. Yours truly, Johnny Dollar. Speaker 5 (0:54) Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound. Up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman. Speaker 8 (1:24) Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from the planet Krypton, who came to Earth with amazing physical powers far beyond those of mortal men, and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, wages a never-ending battle for truth and justice. Today, urged by Superman, Mayor Perry White takes to the radio to warn the great city of Metropolis that it is in peril. Metropolis Speaker 5 (1:59) are warned to beware of several huge diamonds. Speaker 5 (2:04) These diamonds and sake are highly... Contact the police department or the mayor's... Speaker 1 (2:24) Gang, supposing you were walking down the street one day, loaded down with a dollar that you'd earned, and suddenly a stranger comes up to you, gives you the glad hand, and makes a proposition. For one dollar, one small dollar, the tenth part of ten dollars, he says, I'll sell you this beautiful box I have in my hand. You look, you see it's big, interesting-looking box, nicely wrapped up in red, white, and blue trimmings. The only hitch is you can't see what's inside. Now, honestly, would you give that guy your hard-earned buck for a fancy package that contains you-don't-know-what? Well, you'd need your head examined if you did, because only a sucker would buy a package without opening it up and seeing what's inside first. Now, ideas are pretty much like packaging. And people are always trying to sell you ideas which all too often are wrapped up in such fancy trimmings you can't see what you're buying. Also, more often than not, their favorite colors are red, white, and blue. Well, don't be fooled, gang. Be smart enough to examine each idea for what it's worth. Inspect it carefully and evaluate it before you accept it. But you know that no matter how beautifully an idea is wrapped up in patriotic lingo, it isn't patriotic, it isn't American, if it's designed to make you think one man is better than another because of his race, religion, or where his people came from. It isn't American if you stop a man from speaking his mind just because you don't happen to agree with him. So always take a good look at the inside of an idea, boys and girls. See what it really means, what it's worth in believing in. Then buy it. Speaker 8 (3:55) And now, the adventures of Superman! Speaker 8 (4:01) Soon after an ex-convict known as the Count smuggled several huge and unusual diamonds into Metropolis, five persons suffered a strange fate. A detective captain, a dealer in stolen property, then a banker, his wife, and their butler all collapsed, and a peculiar orange circle appeared on their foreheads, following contact with the diamonds. Superman secured one of the gems and took it to Dr. Millicent, the famous scientist, who discovered that the large and unusual stone was dangerously radioactive. As Superman and the police began a frantic search for the Count and his deadly diamonds, Jimmy Olsen, cub reporter for the Daily Planet, and his friend Beanie Martin, chief copy boy, were approaching the Metropolis Hospital, where one of the diamond victims had been taken. Suddenly, on a dark street near the hospital, Jimmy saw the Count, staggering drunkenly just ahead of them. As we continue now, the two youngsters have hurried forward and seized the arms of the staggering criminal. Speaker 3 (4:51) I've got him, Beanie. You get a policeman. I don't see him. He'll find me. Speaker 8 (4:55) Help Speaker 3 (4:56) me, please. We'll help lock you up. That's what, Mr. Smuggler. Hurry up, Beanie. Get me to a hospital. I'm dying. Gee whiz. Beanie, for Pete's sake, what are you standing there for? Get a car. But gosh, didn't you hear what he said, Jim? He said he was dying. Dying. Help me, please. Hey, he does seem sick. Sure, he is. Look, Jim. That big orange circle on his forehead. Gee. What is that, I wonder? Please, take me to a hospital. He's falling, Jim. I've got him. He passed out. I'll give you a hand. We'll carry him to the hospital. Okay. Hey, wait. Where's that package he had? It must have the smuggled diamonds in it. I don't know. Oh, it's back there on the sidewalk. He must have dropped it. Forget it. Hurry up. Okay. Never you mind, Aunt Betty. I'll take that package. Let go of that. I'll take him, I say. Come back here. Hey, what's happening, Beanie? That guy grabbed the prize. Hey, come back here. Come back here, you bastard. He's the lizard. He shot at us. Oh, weeps. He hit the car. Gee whiz, Jim. What do we do? Lead it up to the hospital quick and get help, Amy. Then call Mr. Kent and the police. I'm going after that guy. Taxi! Taxi! Speaker 5 (6:08) Mayor of Metropolis, Chief, it's your duty to warn everyone in the city about those diamonds. I suggest you make a radio broadcast. But radioactive diamonds. Why, I can't believe it, Kent. You can believe Dr. John Millicent, one of our top atomic scientists, can't you? Yes, of course. Well, he said the stone was highly radioactive. But that was only one diamond, Kent. And it's out of circulation now. There's no reason to Speaker 4 (6:26) alarm the whole city Speaker 5 (6:27) needlessly. You don't understand, Chief. There are at least 11 other just as dangerously radioactive diamonds in Metropolis. There Speaker 1 (6:33) are? Speaker 5 (6:33) Yes. The count smuggled in about a dozen. The diamond I found on Baldy Critchell, the fence is just one of that lot. Now, wait. Who said it was? Oh, what's the difference, Chief? Baldy Critchell was seen leaving the Count's hotel room just before Captain Donovan of the Detective Bureau got there. And the stone I found on Critchell is exactly like the one Donovan saw in the Count's room. So the Count must have sold it to Critchell. Now, wait a minute, Kent. Wait a minute. If the Count's diamonds are so radioactive, how come he and everybody else on the boat he smuggled them in on weren't killed? Because the stones were coated with some special ore-like or lead substance which prevented the release of the reactive rays. But the coating had cracked, undoubtedly, after the count got off the boat. Great Caesar, it sounds fantastic. It's true. Let's not waste any more time. Until the count and those 11 diamonds are taken out of circulation, anyone who comes near them is in danger of his life. I suggest you make a radio broadcast to the whole city, warning everyone that if they come... Just Speaker 1 (7:18) a minute, Kent. Speaker 5 (7:20) Hello, Mayor White speaking. Who? Oh, Vini. Well, what do you want? Yes, he's here, but... What? What's that? What's the matter, Chief? Great Caesar's ghost, where are you now? I see. Well, wait a minute. Wait, I said. Now, listen, listen. Beanie. Oh, shucks, you stay right where you are, you understand? We'll be right out. That was Beanie Martin, can't he? And Jim ran into the county. Great Scott, where? Well, as near as I could make out from Beanie's excited jabber. They were outside the Metropolis Hospital. Somebody got shot. What? And Jim ran after somebody else. I couldn't make much out of it. I'll hop out there at once. Now, wait a minute, Ken. I'll check with you later, Chief. So long. Out of these clothes. This is a job for Superman. Speaker 5 (8:11) There we are. All set. Now, out to the Metropolis Hospital. Speaker 3 (8:30) Yes. Look, Beanie, what... Where Speaker 5 (8:31) did you Speaker 3 (8:31) come Speaker 5 (8:31) from? Never mind. What happened here? Speaker 3 (8:33) Well, Jim Olsen and I saw the count, that smuggler, you know. Yes, Speaker 5 (8:35) I know. Go on. Well, he Speaker 3 (8:36) was trying to get to the hospital. There was something wrong with him. He could hardly walk, and there was a big orange circle on his forehead. So Speaker 5 (8:41) his radioactive diamonds got him, too. Huh? Never mind. Go on, Beanie. What happened? Speaker 3 (8:45) Well, Jim and I were going to carry him into the hospital, but before I could pick up a package he'd dropped, Jim said the smuggled diamonds must be in it. Yes. A car pulled up, and a guy jumped out and grabbed the package. Oh? Then he jumped back into the car. Another guy was driving, and as they pulled away, the first one leaned out and shot the count. What? Yeah. I was so scared, I didn't know what to do. But Jim said for me to rush up to the hospital and get help while he went after those guys. Speaker 5 (9:05) You mean Jim went after them alone? Uh-huh. Speaker 3 (9:07) In a taxi cab. Gosh, I hope he doesn't get into any trouble. Which way Speaker 5 (9:11) did they go? That way. Speaker 3 (9:12) Past the hospital. Speaker 5 (9:13) Now, think carefully, Beanie. The man who shot the count and grabbed the diamonds. What did he look like? Speaker 3 (9:17) Well, he wasn't very big, and he had a thin, bony face. Speaker 5 (9:21) Yes? Speaker 3 (9:22) Oh, yeah, and reddish hair. Good Speaker 5 (9:23) boy. Now, what about his car? Did you notice the color or what make it was? No, Speaker 3 (9:27) everything happened so... Wait a minute. It was a small car, I think, and dark colored. All Speaker 5 (9:32) right, I'm going after them. You stay here till the police come, Beanie. Up, up, Speaker 3 (9:36) and away! Speaker 3 (9:49) There they go, turning back into the park. Don't lose them, driver. I Speaker 5 (9:53) see them. That's twice they've turned in and out of the park. They must be wise that we're trailing them. If Speaker 3 (9:58) only we'd see a squad car or a motorcycle cop. Speaker 5 (10:01) Yeah. I'm not too keen on getting close to those gunmen. Just Speaker 3 (10:05) trail them so we know where they go. Then we'll get the police. Hey, they're stopping. Yeah. Speaker 5 (10:11) So are we, buddy. And we're not going up any closer. Speaker 3 (10:14) Why not? Speaker 5 (10:15) Well, I don't want to take no chances. Look. Them guys... Speaker 3 (10:18) One of them's getting out of the car. It's the one who grabbed the diamonds and shot the count. Speaker 5 (10:22) Hey, the other one's driving off. Want to follow him? Speaker 3 (10:25) No. I'm going to tail the one who got out. He's the murderer, and he must have the diamonds in that box or whatever it is he's carrying. Here's the bill. Keep the change. Hey, hey, hey, Speaker 5 (10:33) wait. You can't chase after that guy alone in this park. It's dark. I've got to. But you'll have to get killed. I'll be Speaker 3 (10:38) careful. I won't let him see me. Look, you find some cops and send them after me. So long. Speaker 8 (10:45) Leaving the taxi cab, Jimmy Olsen steps onto the park grass and runs through the darkness in the direction the red-headed man had taken. The cub reporter is running headlong into danger, as we'll find out in just a moment. So keep listening. Speaker 1 (11:04) Fellows and girls, you've undoubtedly been asked many times by various people, what do you hope to be when you grow up? Well, have you given that much thought? Would you like to be a doctor, maybe, or a lawyer? Or perhaps some of you would like to be teachers or actors, nurses or engineers. And I'd be willing to bet that a number of you hope to be big league baseball players or firemen or policemen. Well, whatever your ambition, whatever goal you strive to reach in your adult life, you must keep in mind that to fill any one of these jobs requires a great deal of know-how. And know-how requires much studying and preparation for success in any chosen career. That, of course, is what our schools are for, to provide the know-how necessary for success in life. Now there's some boys and girls who think they can fulfill their ambitions despite the fact they play hooky from school, neglect their homework, disregard their parents and teachers, and run around with gangs and get into all kinds of trouble. They are the kind who are called juvenile delinquents, which is an adult phrase for youngsters who think it's smart to do things they know are wrong. Well, do you think General Eisenhower or Joe DiMaggio or any current American hero or heroine was so foolish when he or she was your age? You can bet anything they were not. Now then, I'm not here to lecture. I just mention these things as a friendly tip, so to speak, in an effort to remind you that if you really want to grow up to be a success and happy, keep your eye on your gold and don't let anything steer you away from it. Speaker 8 (12:30) And now, back to the adventures of Superman! Pursuing the man who had shot the count and seized the smuggled diamonds, cub reporter Jimmy Olsen raced across an open stretch of park lawn. Speaker 4 (12:44) Now he has Speaker 8 (12:45) stopped before a dark, quiet lagoon, the blackish water gleaming in the light of a pale moon. On both sides of him are shadowy clumps of bushes, and the man he pursued is nowhere to be seen. Speaker 3 (12:59) I don't see him. Where'd he go? I'm right here, laddie. You shouldn't have come after me, young fellow. Now you... Speaker 8 (13:13) Struggling frantically in the strong grasp of the red-headed man who had shot the count and made off with the smuggled diamonds, Jimmy Olsen realizes he is being swiftly overpowered. Who is Jimmy's assailant? Why did he shoot the dying count and seize the radioactive diamonds? And what will happen to the cub reporter as Superman searches for him vainly? Tomorrow tells all, gang. So don't miss tomorrow's exciting episode, whatever you do. Be sure to tune in, same time, same station, for Chapter 10 of The Secret of Meteor Island on... The Adventures of Superman! Speaker 1 (13:53) Superman is a copyrighted feature appearing in Superman D.C. Comic Magazine and is brought to you Monday through Friday at the same time. Watch for the Superman Adventure Serial soon to be shown at your local movie theater. Speaker 1 (14:06) This program came to you from New York. Stay tuned to your mutual station for Adventure Parade, which follows in just a moment. And right after Adventure Parade, you'll hear Tom Mix and his Ralston straight shooters. This is the mutual broadcasting system. Speaker 5 (14:19) Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound. Up in the sky, it's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman. Speaker 8 (14:48) Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from the planet Krypton, who came to Earth with amazing physical powers far beyond those of mortal men, and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, wages a never-ending battle for truth and justice. Speaker 8 (15:10) Today, Superman is unaware that Jimmy Olsen, while trailing a mysterious gunman through the park, is confused by the darkness and blunders into the arms of his quarry. Speaker 4 (15:20) You weren't smart to come after me, laddie. Now you'll pay the price. But I'll have to get rid of you. Speaker 6 (15:32) Say, gang, do you remember what happened when Alice in Wonderland ate the cake marked Eat Me? Well, just in case you don't, I'll tell you. She shot up until she was seven feet tall. Then she drank some liquid marked poison. And bingo, she shrank till she was only three inches high. You've probably laughed over that because you know people just don't grow that fast. And they certainly don't shrink like shirts in the wash. All the same, it's pretty wonderful when you think how fast we do grow. Maybe you've noticed, certainly your mom has noticed, how quickly you get too big for your suits or dresses or shoes. And you've probably heard family friends or relatives who haven't seen you for a couple of months say, goodness, how you've grown. Well, the fact is that everything alive grows. But haven't you noticed there's something special about the growth in humans? That's true, because most of us don't just grow in size, we grow in ideas. Our brains grow and develop along with our teeth, hands, and feet. And that's what we really mean by the phrase growing up. Actually, it means we grow wiser, more sensible. We learn to discard all the make-believe we swallowed as babies. You wouldn't expect a baby to know it's nonsense to say that one man is better than another because of his race or religion. But you would expect a grown-up to know that. Matter of fact, you'd expect anyone who's growing up to know that. So remember, when people fall for such ridiculous infantile ideas, they can be wearing a size 15 shoe. But inside their heads, they're like Alice in Wonderland after she drank that liquid marked poison. They're shrinking. They've gone into reverse gear. They're growing down, not growing up. Don't let that happen to you. Speaker 8 (17:03) And now, the adventures of Superman! Speaker 8 (17:09) While Superman and the police searched for a man known only as the Count who had smuggled deadly radioactive diamonds into the country, cub reporter Jimmy Olsen and Beanie Martin of the Daily Planet accidentally spotted the wanted smuggler just as another man appeared, shot the Count, and, snatching the package of lethal diamonds, escaped in a waiting car. Jimmy hailed a taxi cab and pursued the man who, when they reached the park, leaped from the car and ran through the darkness. Forgetful of danger, the cub reporter raced after him, lost him, then blundered into the man's hands. Shortly afterwards, having learned from Beanie Martin of Jimmy's reckless pursuit, Clark Kent resumed his true identity of Superman and took to the air in search of his young friend. Speaker 7 (17:50) Ranging Speaker 8 (17:50) far above the vicinity of the hospital, Superman streaks in ever wider circles and is now hovering high above dark Metropolis Park, poised in curious flight. Speaker 8 (18:01) Still no sign of Jim. Speaker 5 (18:02) Or of the red-headed man Beanie said he went after. Well, I look now. Oh, wait a minute. What's that down there in that lake? Great Scott! Down! Down! It's Jim! Is he... Ah, he's alive. Thank heaven. I'd better get him to a hospital, but fast. Speaker 1 (18:21) Up with him! Speaker 5 (18:22) There we are. Now! Up! Up! Speaker 5 (18:34) Good news, I hope. Yes, Inspector Henderson, Jim's going to be all right. Ah, fine, Kent, fine, I'm glad. Now, tell me again, what happened to him? Well, as I told you, the red-headed fellow he was chasing slugged him and threw him into the lagoon. I see. Fortunately, I... I mean, Superman arrived in time to save Jim, but the redhead got away and, uh... Well, Superman hasn't been able to find him. Okay, don't worry about that, Kent. We'll have him soon, and the Count's diamonds, too. Really? Speaker 3 (18:57) What makes you Speaker 5 (18:58) so sure? Because, as you know, the diamonds are highly radioactive. So, in a little while, that fellow will start to feel weak and sick. Then he'll see the orange circle coming out on his forehead. But, Inspector... When that happens, he'll make for a hospital or a doctor, the way the count is. They've all been alerted. And the moment he shows up, they'll call my office. See? Simple, huh? Too simple. I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed, Inspector. Why do you say that, Kent? Because Jim said this fellow had the diamonds in what appeared to be a lead box. A lead box? Yes. And the rays won't penetrate lead. They won't? No. That means this fellow knew the diamonds were radioactive and was prepared to protect himself against them. So he isn't just an ordinary thief as we thought at first. Well, who Speaker 6 (19:35) in thunder is he then? Speaker 5 (19:36) I don't know. Ah, Kent, this case is getting wackier by the minute. Radioactive diamonds. How do you make sense out of this myth? Well, I'm not sure, Inspector, but I've got a hunch about it. I don't want hunches, Kent. I want facts. Well, I know. And I want the cockney and the diamonds before disaster strikes this whole city. Well, look, Inspector. Ah, just a minute. Speaker 7 (19:52) Sergeant Healy speaking. Anything Speaker 5 (19:54) on the cockney you're hearing? Not yet, sir. Well, what's Speaker 3 (19:56) the Speaker 5 (19:56) matter with you? We've gone through every inch of the park. Speaker 5 (19:59) Well, never mind that. Set roadblocks on every street and bridge leading out of the city. Yes. And plant men at the airport, the railroad stations, and bus terminals. Put out a three-state alarm. We've got to get that fella and get him fast. Speaker 7 (20:09) Right. Speaker 5 (20:11) Well, that's that. Let's go, Kent. Where to? To the Metropolis Hospital. I said I want facts, and I think I know where to get them. Come on. Speaker 7 (20:24) Now, look, Doctor, Speaker 5 (20:25) don't tell me the Count is too sick to be questioned because I've got to question him. His blasted diamonds have endangered the whole city, and unless we... Just a minute, Inspector. Huh? Speaker 4 (20:32) I'm sorry, but the Count is dead. Speaker 5 (20:34) What? Uh Speaker 4 (20:35) -oh. I'm sorry. We did all we could to save him. Speaker 5 (20:38) Hey, look, Inspector. Maybe Baldy Critchell knows something about him. Say, that's an idea, kid. He worked with the Count? Uh-huh. What shape is he in, Doctor? Speaker 8 (20:47) His condition's rather critical, too. Oh, now, look. But Speaker 5 (20:50) since Speaker 8 (20:50) the matter is so urgent... It's life and death for thousands of people. Under such circumstances, you may question him. Good. Come this way. Speaker 5 (21:05) You know, Critchell, for a guy who's supposed to be smart, you sure pulled a sucker play. Eh? Like what, Inspector? Well, to begin with, you paid the count a nice piece of money for a hot diamond, figuring you'd turn it over for a fat profit, which is good business in your line, I suppose. But you were played for a sucker by the count, who didn't tell you that Stone was radioactive. Speaker 2 (21:27) The stone was what? Speaker 5 (21:28) Radioactive. That means it gives off deadly rays of radioactivity. Speaker 2 (21:32) Oh, I'm... Oh, you're kidding. Speaker 5 (21:34) Kidding? Yeah. Look, what do you think made that orange circle on your forehead and put you here in the hospital? Speaker 1 (21:39) Oh, I Speaker 5 (21:40) don't know. The doc won't tell me. I'm telling you. It was the diamond. And if the patent, those people you tried to sell it to, die, you get a murder rap. A murder rap? Sure, if you live to go on trial, that is. I don't believe it. You're just trying to break me down to get me to talk. Oh, yeah? Yeah. Dr. Milton. Speaker 8 (22:00) Inspector. Will Speaker 5 (22:01) you come in, please, and tell Critchell here what's the matter with him? Speaker 8 (22:04) Hey, Critchell, you're suffering from the effects of radioactivity. Speaker 5 (22:10) Is that on the level? Speaker 8 (22:13) It is. Anything else, Inspector? Speaker 5 (22:15) That's all, and thanks, Doctor. Speaker 8 (22:17) You're Speaker 5 (22:17) quite welcome. Speaker 5 (22:21) Get the picture now, Baldy? The Count sold you a radioactive diamond that was hot two ways. He told you nothing, figuring that if the rays killed you, it was your hard luck, not his. See? Dirty rat. Are you going to let him get away with it? What can I do? I may die. You can pay him back for the double cross by helping me to get the goods on him. Speaker 4 (22:40) What do you say? Yeah. Okay. What do you want me to do? Speaker 8 (22:53) We'll be back in a moment for the startling climax of today's episode. So keep listening. Speaker 6 (23:03) More than 300 years ago, gang, the famous Italian scientist named Galileo was put on trial for his life because of his theory that the Earth revolved around the sun. Now, the men of Galileo's time, which was the 17th century, considered this idea outlandish and dangerous since, so far as they were concerned, everybody in his right mind knew the sun went around the Earth. So they put poor Galileo on trial and told him to take it all back or else. Well, Galileo pretended to change his mind. But, so the story goes, he kept his fingers crossed and he muttered under his breath, Whatever I tell these fools won't change the true facts. Speaker 5 (23:34) The Speaker 6 (23:35) earth still goes around the sun. Today, of course, we know that Galileo was right. And that famous remark of his sure hit the nail on the head. For superstitions, phony unscientific theories, and all the stupid talk in the world won't change the true facts. Yet today, just as in Galileo's time, there are people who would like to squash the truth. They don't want you to know the real facts. Hitler's doctrine of a master race is such an example. But fortunately, in our country at least, things have changed a lot since Galileo's time. The big talker with the screwy ideas can't put them over on the rest of us. For science has provided us with a real fact. And no amount of talk can change them. Science has told us once and for all that there are no basic differences among men. Because of race or religion. Those words will stand in time as truth. Just as Galileo did. And the rest? Future generations will chuckle. And they'll say, it is to last. To Speaker 8 (24:36) the adventures of Superman! Speaker 8 (24:42) In the Metropolis Hospital, Clark Kent and Inspector Henderson wait tensely as Baldy Critchell, the criminal dealer in stolen property, prepares to tell all he knows about the late gem smuggler known as the Count. Speaker 5 (24:53) Go on, Critchell. Start talking. Okay, Inspector. Here's the story. The Count calls me up a few days ago and says he just came in from the Far East. Where in the Far East, Critchell? Well, he didn't say Mr. Kent, but he come to my place and showed me these diamonds here. About twelve there was. The likes of which I'd never seen before. Great big stones they was, the size of it. Was there anybody else with you at the time? No, just me and the Count. Go on. Well... The count says he wanted to unload the rocks fast on account of the guy he was agent for wanted dough. Now, wait a minute. Yeah? What was he agent for? Well, you wouldn't tell me that. But I know he's in the Far East somewhere, and kind of the count left that slip. Uh-huh. Then what? Well, then the count said he'd sell the diamonds to me for 50 grand each, and when I says he could easily unload for twice that, he tells me he wants quick action. On account of this guy he's working for had a lot of other diamonds he wanted to get rid of. What? He had others? Yeah, sure. Loads of them, the Count said. You see, they weren't going to come into the country as big as these first 12, though. On account of, well, that would attract too much attention. You see, they were being cut up small so they could be distributed around nice and easy through fences all over the country. Great Scott, Inspector. That means the country is in danger of being flooded with radioactive diamonds. Now, take it easy, Kent. Look, Critchell. Yeah? Did the Count say these small diamonds were already in the country? Oh, no, no. But he said they would be very soon, Inspector. Did he tell you who was handling the deal on these small diamonds? Uh-uh. But he said he and me could cut in on some of that gravy, too. After we got rid Speaker 8 (26:25) of the big rocks. Speaker 5 (26:25) Tell me, Critchell. Yeah? Did you ever see or did the Count ever mention a thin, bony-faced man with red hair who talks like a cockney? Speaker 4 (26:33) Uh, no. Are you sure? Sure, I'm sure. Speaker 5 (26:37) Why? Because whoever he is, he knew about the diamonds being radioactive. And about to count having them. So he's probably one of the Far East gang, Inspector. He may even be the distributor for the small stones. Yes, and we've got to find him because until and unless we do, every person in the country will be in danger of his life. Speaker 8 (26:55) First, the city of Metropolis. Now the entire country is menaced by the strange radioactive diamonds which Baldy Critchell said were destined to flow throughout the land. Superman and the famous Batman and Robin, too, go into action to meet this threat Monday, fellows and girls, so be sure to be with us. Tune in same time, same station for another exciting episode of The Secret of Meteor Island on The Adventures of Superman! Speaker 6 (27:21) Superman is a copyrighted feature appearing in Superman DC Comics Magazine and is brought to you Monday through Friday at the same time. Watch with a Superman adventure serial soon to be shown at your local movie theater. This program came from New York. Stay tuned to your mutual station for Adventure Parade, which follows in just a moment. And right after Adventure Parade, you will hear Tom Mix and his Ralston Straight Shooters. This is a mutual broadcasting system. Faster than a speeding bullet. Speaker 5 (27:45) More powerful than a locomotive. All buildings at a single bound. Speaker 5 (27:53) Up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. It's Superman. Yes, Speaker 8 (28:13) it's Superman, strange visitor from the planet Krypton, who came to Earth with amazing physical powers far beyond those of mortal men, and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, wages a never-ending battle for truth and justice. Speaker 8 (28:35) In a desperate attempt to trace the radioactive diamonds, Superman calls on the famous Batman and Robin to undertake a dangerous job. I need your help, Batman. You too, Robin. Speaker 5 (28:45) Well, you know you can count on us, Superman. Amen Speaker 1 (28:47) to Speaker 5 (28:47) that. Thanks. Now, what's Speaker 1 (28:48) your Speaker 5 (28:48) plan? Yeah, let's hear it. Now, before I tell you anymore, I feel it's my duty to warn you both that if you go into this, Speaker 1 (28:53) you'll Speaker 5 (28:54) probably be risking your lives every second. Skip it. That's nothing for us, Superman. You check in case you've forgotten our middle name is Danger. I thought you'd say that. All right, then. Get set now for a fast trip to the other side of the world. Speaker 8 (29:12) It's camping time, boys and girls, and I'm sure lots of you are getting ready to whip out to the country for two Speaker 1 (29:17) weeks or maybe even a whole summer of camping if you're lucky enough. Well, we're not going to tell you to pick your camp. You've probably got one all chosen already anyway. But we'd like to give you some suggestions about what makes a good camp and what makes a good camper. For one thing, a good camp encourages some competition, but not crazy competition. Oh, sure, it's swell to be the fastest swimmer in your bunk and the best basketball player in your division. But it's even better to be a team player, a boy or girl who's known to be cooperative, who's known to be able to work with others. Then when your group comes out on top, it's a higher tribute to you than if you came out on top. And say, here's another tip. A good camp has sharp counselors. And a good camper is smart enough to admit that his counselor knows better than he does. Once that's settled, weeks of endless and unnecessary wrangling can come to an abrupt halt and the real fun can begin. But you can't have fun if you and your counselors are at sore edges. And finally, a good camp will take in boys of every race and religion who can meet the other qualifications that the camp sets. And a good camper will make friends and get along with all the boys and girls there. for on the level and really good joes. Well, gang, there you are. Some tips for happy camping days ahead. The Speaker 8 (30:45) Adventures of