The Adventures Of Superman - Hans Holbins Doll Factory(1940)

Published: Aug. 31, 2009, 2:52 a.m.

b'The Adventures Of Superman - This juvenile adventure series was first broadcast on Mutual in 1940 with Clayton (Bud) Collyer starring as Superman/Clark Kent. It first began as a fifteen-minute show but later, in 1949, it moved to ABC as a thirty-minute Saturday show with Michael Fitzmaurice as Superman. At the end of its thirteen-year run it had totalled over 1600 episodes. The opening for the show was one of radio\\u2019s best, setting the stage for those flights into fantasy with a cascade of voices, narration and sound effects. \\u201cFaster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound!\\u201d \\u201cLook! Up in the sky!\\u201d \\u201cIt\\u2019s a bird!\\u201d \\u201cIt\\u2019s a plane!\\u201d \\u201cIt\\u2019s Superman!

TODAY\'S SHOW: Hans Holbin\'s Doll Factory (3 Episodes-Complete)


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