BONUS - Super Summer: Superman vs. Kryptonite (Part 4)

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Superman, stripped of his memory by kryptonite exposure, wanders aimlessly after escaping captivity. As enemies pursue him and allies search for Clark Kent, he assumes a new identity as baseball pitcher Bud Smith, unawar

Key takeaways

• Kryptonite causes total amnesia in Superman

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True to his threat, the mad scientist, whose warnings have held the city in a grip of terror, went on his rampage of destruction on the stroke of midnight. The deadly impact of his mysterious ray smashed the famous tower bridge, hurling cars and pedestrians into the river below. The police have warned everyone to remain in their homes. This looks like a job for Superman. Hello and welcome to a bonus episode of Down These Mean Streets and another mean versus Kryptonite with the next five chapters of the adventure. As we join the man of steel today he's escaped from the clutches of big George Latimer but exposure to kryptonite has robbed Superman of his memory. He'll soon end up with a new identity and thanks to his superpowers a new job. I'll be back on Sunday with another regular podcast episode but for now here are the next five installments of Superman versus Kryptonite as they are originally aired on Mutual between June 4th and June 10th, 1947. Faster than a speeding bullet. 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Marsh turned a small portion of the kryptonite into a liquid and said that the solution given to Superman for 24 hours would make him a mental and physical wreck. Following the first two doses, Superman lost his memory not even knowing who he was. Meanwhile, Batman, Batman, Batman, Batman, Private Detective Kandy Meyers picked up a clue to the farm where Superman was being held and drove to it in a violent thunderstorm. But before they arrived, something startling happened. We learned what it was now, as we join Gus Lattamer's henchman in the farmhouse with Dr Marsh. Gus has just dashed in from the barn. He is drenched with rain and his eyes are wide with fear. For a moment he stands panting unable to speak. Listen. What are you doing here, Gus? He got his threat back. That is impossible. The piece of kryptonite is from him. He cannot move. He will lift a finger. That's what you think. The storm knocked the tree down onto the roof. Shook the whole barn. The kryptonite rolled across the hay mow. Next thing I knew Superman was standing up. He started a walk toward me. Boy did I get out of there. Oh, you fool. You're fool. Don't come. Why did you not. You. That guy is Superman. He does not know who he is who he is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is who he is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is who he is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. He is. We better get out of here. Ridiculous. Where is he now? I don't know. I left him in the barn. Creepers if he follows me and here. Gosh, take that lantern and come with me through the barn. Hurry! Hurry! Okay, well how we gonna find him? It's dark outside and rain and exit though. It's only a few minutes since he left. He cannot be very far away. Give me the leadbox. Hey, I'm not, but there. Now come, hurry. Where's the ladder? Over here. Listen, Doc, how are we gonna find him? That's I can fly, you know? He has forgotten, he can't fly. Have I not told you, he has forgotten everything. Even who he is. He has amnesia here. Therefore we must find him and bring him back here to continue my treatment for an additional 20 hours until the sinking portion of his brain will cease permanently to function. Uh, watch it, one more step. Yes. Yeah, come now, goss. We must find him quickly. If we do not. I know, it'll mean our next. Hold a talk, don't go out there. What you've got the lantern? A car? Yeah, I see. Get back in here. It's, it's, Madman and Robin. That man and Robin. Are you sure? Yeah, I can see their costumes. How do you ever trace us here? No, here, take the kryptonite and hide somewhere until I can get rid of them. Until you get rid of them. Listen, those two could lick their weight and wildcats. I have no intention of fighting with them. I am a man of brains. Do it, I say, hide until I get rid of them. Then we must find Superman. March walks through the rain to beat Batman and Robin. Editor Perry White and Police Inspector Henderson have just arrived at Big George Ladermas, Palatial Estate in Metropolis Heights. The Butler rushes them into the library where the Burley politician smoking his inevitable cigar, tweets them. Good evening, Mr. White. Mr. Henderson. What can I do for you? Well, you see Mr. Laddermann with Clark Kent? I said, what have you done with Clark Kent? Clark. Clark. Clark? Now, now wait, please, Mr. White. What, Henderson? This man abducted Kent. He's holding a prisoner someplace, and he's going to tell me where... I'll break you. Wait, wait, calm down, Mr. White. Let go of my arm, and I said, calm down. Please, please. You see, Mr. Lattimer, I'm starting to see, inspector. The other night you barged in here with Batman and Robin Ropin and here, and accused me of doing something here. The man here. I'm not around here. Mr. Latterman. Well, I am. Batman said he saw you at the old mill and you had Kent with you. Batman said that? Yes. He said you grabbed Kent because he helped send you to jail last year and because he knew you had the kryptonite. He knew all about your plot against Superman. Now, you're listening to me, Laddamir. Now, just a minute, gentlemen. I won't listen to another word. Unless you're prepared to make a form. I'll I warned you the other night that if you bothered me again I'd speak to the man the Commissioner in case you forgotten I have some influence in this city look I'm sorry mr. Laddermann't I'm not in Bluffio Henderson he knows where Kent is and probably where Superman is too along mr. White no no nothing doing he's going to just I'm going to stay here until he tells me he's what he let go of my arm Make. Get the car out of the garage. I'm going back to the farm. Do you think it's wise? I've got to. Things are getting too hot. I'm going back to the farm and see the Dr. Marsh rushes the job on Superman. Hurry and get the car, Blake. I'm leaving at once. After Batman and Robin left, Gus and I we looked everywhere in the woods in the fields everywhere. You idiots, you blundering fools. It was enough for, boy. Shut up, Gus. I'll attend to you later. Marsh. Yeah, Mr. Letterman. What of the chances of Superman recovering from his amnesia? No one can say, time and care may restore his memory or a sudden shock by into it. On the other hand, he may never recover. 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And now back to the adventures of Superman. Rain is still falling from leaden skies as a heavy truck rolls through the night on a glistening black highway. overalls. His foreign is furrowed and deep thought as he tries vainly to remember who he is and what has happened to him. Where are you going, Bud? I don't. What did you call me? I didn't call you anything. I just said, where you going, Bud? You called me Bud. Somebody else back there in the road called me Bud too. Maybe that's what? Maybe that's your what? Oh, nothing. Hey, you're a funny guy. Hiking along a country road at night and in the rain at that. You don't look like a tramp? You don't talk like one either. I don't know. No, no. See, where are you headed for? I don't know. You don't know. No, you see, I... I look, but I'm taking to turn up ahead in the Central City, that's as far as I go. Oh, no. Unless you want to Central City, you'd better get off at the fork and hitch another ride. Central City. No recall of a hearing of it. And I guess you don't want to go there. Well, here's where I turn. Turn? Oh, oh, yes. Get out here. Thanks for the ride. You're welcome. And take it easy, Bud. Yes, I will. Thanks again. Good. I. So long. Sure am glad to be rid of him. That guy's off his trolley. Shaking his head sympathetically the truck driver shifts gears and roars off into the night, leaving his strange passenger standing in the middle of the road, bare-headed in the rain, looking about him blankly. What will happen to the man of steel while he gropes vainly for his name and his past? Well, big George Lattimer and his henchman, who alone, know how he is dressed and that he has lost his memory, find him and complete their peendish work. Strange and amazing adventures are in store for Superman, and for you, fellows and girls, so keep listening. Tune in tomorrow, same time, same station. And remember, for breakfast, it's Kellogg's pet. For excitement, the adventures of Superman! 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Unaware that Superman and Clark Kent are one and the same person, our friends on the daily planet have been searching frantically for can't. Our friends on the daily planet have been searching frantically And as we continue now, editor Perry White is speaking on the phone to police Inspector Henderson, as Lois Lane Girl reporter enters his office. Listen. Now look here, Henderson, you've got to arrest Laddemark. What do you mean you can't arrest him? He knows where Kent is, and I say so, and Batman says so. The trouble with you is, you're afraid of Laddamark. And... Just a minute, you listen to