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| Other names | "Superman" |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Running time | 15 min, 30 min |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | WOR-AM |
| Syndicates | Mutual Broadcasting System, Citadel Media |
| Starring | Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander |
| Announcer | Jackson Beck |
| Written by | George Putnam Ludlam |
| Recording studio | New York |
| Original release | February 12, 1940 – March 1, 1951 |
| No. of episodes | 2,088 |
| Sponsored by | Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
| Podcast | Stream from Archive.org |
The Adventures of Superman is a long-running radio serial that originally aired from 1940 to 1951 featuring the DC Comics character Superman.
The serial came to radio as a syndicated show on New York City's WOR on February 12, 1940. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942, to February 4, 1949, as a 15-minute serial, running three or, usually, five times a week. From February 7 to June 24, 1949, it ran as a thrice-weekly half-hour show. The series shifted to ABC Saturday evenings on October 29, 1949, and then returned to afternoons twice a week on June 5, 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951. In all, 2,088 original episodes of The Adventures of Superman aired on American radio.[1]
- ^ Harmon, Jim (2011). Radio Mystery and Adventure and Its Appearances in Film, Television and Other Media. McFarland & Co. pp. 197–218. ISBN 9780786485086. Retrieved 8 April 2020.