Superman (radio)
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. It then aired on Mutual from August 31, 1942 to June 17, 1949, followed by a run on ABC from November 5, 1949, to March 1, 1951.
Cast
- Superman:
- Bud Collyer
- Michael Fitzmaurice
- Lois Lane:
- Rollie Bester
- Helen Choate
- Joan Alexander
- Perry White: Julian Noa
- Jimmy Olsen:
- "Junior" O'Day
- Jackie Kelk
- Jack Grimes
- Jor-L: Ned Wever
- Lara: Agnes Moorehead
Notes
Introduced
- Perry White
- Jimmy Olsen
- Inspector William Henderson
- The Daily Planet
- Kryptonite
- "Faster than an airplane!
More powerful than a locomotive!
Impervious to bullets!
Up in the sky! Look!
It's a bird!
It's a plane!
It's Superman!" - Superman's power of flight
- Also introduced Batman and Robin as occasional supporting characters