The Superman Radio Podcast #156-The Black Pearl of Osiris Pt. 11
Release Date: 07/26/2025
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As our serial concludes, things are not looking good for our heroes as Humi is set to kill each one of them which means Clark must think fast to have Superman show up and not give away his secret. But this time, he may have to tempt fate and the limits of his own superpowers. Commentary on how this episode might have been different with respect to the Egyptians featured had this been produced today given the state of mind in America in 1941.
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Merchandise trucks are being hijacked all over the city. There are no fingerprints and little evidence, yet Friday and Romero must take whatever they can get to find its source.
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We left Clark, Jimmy and Tumbleweed in front of the theatre with Clark seemingly in the cat bird seat about to unravel this whole sordid mystery once and for all. So are you ready to find out why Clark and Jimmy were in an abandoned theatre? Are you ready to find out who the whisperer really is? Are you ready to find out who is the real Sydney Rycroft? Then here we go.
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In our last episode, Tumbleweed Jones just can’t seem to get a break as the whisperer warns Kent that Tumbleweed is still in danger. The episode ended just as Superman was rushing to save him. Commentary on Bud Collyer's career as Superman in his own words.
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An elderly man is found dead of an apparent suicide, but Friday and Romero believe evidence points to a murder. Commentary on the age of Joe Friday and still living with his mother. Plus we look at 1950's stereotypes versus those of today.
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Last time, another mysterious stranger entered the scene who only spoke in a whisper yet somehow saved Tumbleweed from Humi’s abduction. So what is the whisperer’s plan?
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In our last episode, Sleepy abducted Tumbleweed for reasons unknown to us at the moment and locked Jimmy in a closet. What does all of this mean? Superman saved Tumbleweed before, but now he’s on his way to the Planet so how will he save him this time? Commentary on the many layers of mystery this serial provides. Plus a look at the year 1941 and how the Superman comics and radio show were going to deal with what was to come.
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Friday and Romero set up a sting to stop a rash of crooked TV repair men. Commentary on how this episodes treats this new wonder called television. Plus, comments on the real history of television and why 1951, the year of this broadcast, is so instrumental in the decline of radio and the rise of television.
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Tumbleweed and his abductor crash through the parapet into the raging river below as Superman fails to arrive in time to save them from the impact of the crash. Did both survive? Will Superman make it in time in case one or both survived?
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Superman once again saves Miss Wycroft but not before Tumbleweed Jones got a bullet in his leg. At the hospital, Tumbleweed is being visited by a mysterious stranger. Commentary on Radio Retropolis.
info_outlineAs our serial concludes, things are not looking good for our heroes as Humi is set to kill each one of them which means Clark must think fast to have Superman show up and not give away his secret. But this time, he may have to tempt fate and the limits of his own superpowers. Commentary on how this episode might have been different with respect to the Egyptians featured had this been produced today given the state of mind in America in 1941.