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Superman. October 25, 1945. "The Atom Man". Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep (comic buttons premium). Lois Lane gets Clark Kent placed in a straight jacket and taken to a "rest farm." Henry Miller confronts Superman for the first time! Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Julian Noa, Jackson Beck (announcer), Dan McCullough (commercial spokesman).

The Adventures of Superman, adapted from the DC Comics character created in 1938 (see Superman), 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 January 28, 1949, as a 15-minute serial, running three or, usually, five times a week. From January 31 to June 17, 1949 it ran as a thrice-weekly half-hour show. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5, 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951.