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There's this superman strained visitor from anotherworld who came to Earth with powers and
abilities far beyond those of bottle men. Superman who can change the cause of
mighty wizards, bend the steel inhis bare hands, and who the skies
as clock Kent mild manage quarter fora great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never
ending battle for truth, justice andthe American Way. But in the American
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way. But the jointson appears animportant message. They gang. Here's an
exciting story about some flyers who weremorooned at an iceberg way up in the
frosty reaches of the Arctic Circle.Their plane had been forced down and they
were deefellows. This time, we'rereally in a tough spot. We've only
got about enough boot the three days? Is otherbody playing the twain for another
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week? Hey fight, you getthat radio fixed hit you're flying it.
Matter of three. We'll keep onplaying. Maybe we can rake touch up.
For five long icy days and nights, those fires kept the constant watch
for the silver gleam in the skythat might mean rescue. Finally, when
the men were almost resigned to afrozen death, nice I hear something.
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It's a plane. I know it'sthe plane. Never see. I guess
Harry's got out extra al right.For guy, I don't hear anything.
Why say it is a plane?All right? He's DIFFI his wing,
He's say yes. After five dayson an iceberg, those fires were finally
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rescued and returned to their base.Now, it wasn't just luck that they
came through such an experience as wellas they did, no, sir,
because those fliers were in top notchphysical condition. They weathered those hardships successfully.
And that brings me to an importantbit of information I have for all
you fellas and girls. None ofyou can expect to grow up really husky
and strong unless you eat right,which includes getting all your vitamins. Though,
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I want to tip you off toa mighty swell way to start getting
two very important vitamins D one andD. It's by starting that they were
a bull full of crisp crunchy Kellogg'spap for breakfast. Ask your mother to
get you a package of grand tastingKellog's pap tomorrow, and remember the name
pep p e P pap is madeby Kelloggs in Bavel Creek, Michigan and
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now the Adventures of Superman, asyou remember, Superman and the guise of
Clark Tent has become involved in anew mystery having to do with Doctor Lee
and the Cameron's invention of a mechanicalman. I can see, walk,
talk, and even think for itself. We know the our friends do not
that a new villain has entered uponthe scene, a tall, strange looking
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man known as the Vulture. Inour last episode, we heard doctor Cameron
demonstrate a model of the mechanical manfor Clark Tent. When the demonstration was
over, doctor Cameron was shocked torealize that. But wait, let's listen.
In that he tells the story toedit the Perry wife in the latter's
office that they daily slant, andI suddenly realized, Perry, that the
man I thought was clock Kent wasanother person altogether. Oh impossible, a
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modern tackle in hide her inticulars nikea IMMI was there and he started thing
happened. Yeah, that's got fulmsterWine is simply unbelievable, Leander. Couldn't
you do anything to stop him fromtaking the model of the mechanical man away
with him? No, Perry,you see it all happened so quickly we
were just done. This man whocalled himself there Virtua heads at bay with
a pearl handled revolver, and thenhe kicked up the model and control box
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and walked out. We came heredirectly, Perry. This is a horrible
situation to be in. That modelis the only one of its kind,
and I couldn't possibly reproduce it.There are in it certain delicate parts that
could only be dishored in Germany.Before the war weremany on Earth. These
delica parts can only be restored inGermany. How do you expect to make
the life size mechanical man? Itwould have been a simple matteric who copied
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the parts in the muddel, butwithout the model. I'm help you see,
Yes, yes, yes of course. Oh jeez, heard what happened?
I say as quickly as I could, Hicks, Cameron, take amiss,
Hi, I'm wondering if you reallyare cock? Can you don't want
to be pore to game? No, don't stop changing your face where I'll
jump right out of his skin.Oh yes, yes. When I hear
a man who looked exactly like meand spoke exactly as I do, came
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to watch your demonstration of the mechanicalman. That's right. And after we
demonstrated the mechanical man model, heheld us up at the point of a
guard and walked off with it.Oh well, which he mands me,
ken't you never did show up norI had a mysterious phone call telling me
to come to a certain address onthe other end of town. Whoever it
was promised me a big scoop,and when I got there, I found
there was no such plenty. I'mbeginning to see what this is all about.
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That voice on the phone must havebeen the voters. He wanted to
get you out of the way longenough to pull this little tigure his Huh.
Yes, that's obvious. Now it'sa very tightening thing to contempate that
mud of the mechanical man being inthe hand of the vicious, unscript and
dangerous criminal who'll sell it to thehighest bidder. I do not need to
remain do that the mechanical man cando anything from playing it end up guiding
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a tank. The axis powers wouldgive untold million to get their hands on
it, and on the fade theywill if the boacher had anything to do
with the There's only one thing wecan do. And let's to get in
touch with the police at once.Get me inflector hendersman and police like quarters
at once, Doctor Cameron, tellme more about this vulture. What did
he look like? Well, he'stold in angling Betty's tennis to looking and
when I really got a good lookat him, his past reminded me of
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a bird of Birtay by Heaven.It made my stomach turnover, wife thinking,
oh hello, inspect the Henderson say, Inspector, I'd rather not discussed
this matter over the phone, andI think i'd better come down see you
right away. Wait you wait forme, go ahead, be right there.
Now we'd all better go down thepolice head quarters and get some action
on this at once. Head Whereare you going? Are you coming with
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us? Oh? Yeah, yessure, Chief, I'm gonna get my
happing coat. How you right withyou? If my happen caught nothing,
this calls for faster work than ClarkKill could accomplish. You with this vacant
room here, turn off in mystreet clothes here and now to do a
job as superman. Up with thiswindow and now to doctor Cameron's laboratory.
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Up up and the word here's thedaughter Doctor Cameron's lab lock. Well,
no help for it. I'll haveto break in that now to have a
good look around. The Vulture droppedeven the slightest clue. I've just got
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to find it. And so thestowall figure in red and blue begins to
search up and down the room withincredible swiftness. He moved, searching minutely
every single inch of the floor,the walls, the work benches, everything.
At last, in the corner ofthe room, Superman's eyes falls on
a small object. Hello, it'sthis a button torn from an overcoat.
I wonder if this could be ofany help. There's the maker's name in
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the back of the button, tinygoat Print Letters Limited, the name of
the shop of the overcoat was boughtpretty ritzy shot well at Narissa searched down
somewhat now to get the letters forinformation on all customers who bought overcoats there
in the last year up to thatsmash door. Now ha ha a.
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As Superman heads for the expensive closingshop of Letter Is Limited, the Vulture
himself is busy. He too haslost no time, and in his lavish
penthouse apartment a scene is taking placewhich may have a far reaching effect on
the American war epist. Listen,mister cumurer sold you are the vulture.
Yes, sit down as gentlemen withyour I taking I trust forever. Both
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gentlemen are honorable and trusted up,and his ATM good. If you can
offer me the press I want forthe model of the mechanical man. You
will pay cash on the line,and understood. It is understood. I
have thought check for five hundred thousanddollars. A check won't do. You
may be honorable and trust ready,but I want cash. You have no
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oubcheck to selling this modern wonder tothe Japanese government. I object to nothing
that will bring me money. Ihave no feeling of patriotism. We have
not even seen this mechanical man youstick off. It is here on this
table. Come, I will showit to you and I'll just remove this
par from it. Yeah. Sorry, no, no, no, Nipperton,
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you appreciated. I see a manmade of metal and only a foot
high. This is the mother Yes, a performance for me. Certainly,
mechanism is warming up. Let meremind you that this is no ordinary robot.
This mechanical man can see, talk, walk, and actually think for
himself. A missing I do notunderstand how nor the why. But no
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more complicated pappens to a scientific mindthan our own telephone dining system is simple
to the telephone company, most complicatedto me. With this mechanical man,
I will have no trouble winning thewar Oncet. I would not give to
see a legion of such mechanical menmarching against the Mecca and Marines in the
to pacifics. I don't care howyou use it. All I ask is
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that you pay my price. AndI see the eyes of let up hoey.
Look I the little manoir along.One might say that he is.
But now, gentleman, usual seethe most amazing thing of all you shall
see this model of the mechanical manin operation. Little tim man, I
command you to walk at a loveyou're seeing. He's walking across the table.
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No, he won't fall off.See is shapt of his own accord.
I think, I think what itis marclar, miraclar and miraculous.
Perhaps science, after all, isa miracle in it self. This model
of the mechanical man is nothing morethan the scientific achievement of the highest caliber.
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All right, little tin man,walk to a safe spot. Then
stop. You see what else?Will that do anything it is commanded to
do. However, gentlemen, itis finished performing until I see the color
of your money. Yes, letus discuss that check. We will not
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discuss that check, commode. Myprice is five hundred thousand dollars in cash
and no tricks. Gentlemen, Isee you reaching for what is probably a
revolver commoda. Let me warn youthat door you came through to enter this
room is made of steve. Thedoor and the windows of this room are
electrically wired on a high tension circuit. Do you know good to kill me
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and try to make off with amodel since you cannot leave this seal room
without my say so, it's nohonor among thieves are saying, goes you
wrong me? Komora has no intentionof doing harms. Kuma Milly wished to
secure mechanical man. Your prices arefive hundred thousand dollars in cash, so
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that's right. It is a creatdeal of money. But I believe I
can secure this money within the hour. You will wait. You will not
sell Muddel to another bidder. Nowthat I parmership, then Komora return within
the hour. It is now fiveo'clock. I will be here again at
six or the four, at whichtime the Mechanical Man will become the property
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of the Imperial Jaffanese Government. IfComure can secure the cash and take possession
of doctor Cameron's Mechanical Man model withinthe hour, it will be much trouble
for the United Nations fighting forces,and just a moment will return to the
adventures of Superman. But right nowhere is another important message for you,
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say, Gang, I'll bet you'reis interested in good things to eat as
high am, aren't you, Solet me tell you about a neat discovery
imate At breakfast time the other day, instead of using plain white sugar on
my bowl of Kellogg's Pep, Itried sprinkling it with brown sugar, and
man alive, what a difference thatmade. There's something about the combination of
those crisp, golden sweet as anut flakes with the tempting flavor of moist
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brown sugar, all topped off it'splenty of good whole milk that makes a
really a one breakfast treat. Andwhat's more, Gang, pep is mighty
good for you as well as doggone good eating So if you somehow missed
out on this grand breakfast cereal,my advice to you is, don't put
it off any longer. Ask yourmother right now to put down Kellogg's Pep
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on her shopping list for tomorrow.And remember now he he get in sets,
make your cereal Kelloggs Pep. Andnow back to Superman. While the
Vulture is making a deal with arepresentative of the Japanese government, Superman is
desperately trying to locate the man whomasqueraded as Clark Kent. With only an
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on which to locate the Vulture,will Superman be in time to prevent the
model of the Mechanical Man from gettinginto the hands of the Japanese. We
don't miss tomorrow's thrilling episode and bewith us every day, Monday through Friday,
same time, same station for theexciting adventures of Superman. Bullet into
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the single Hound. Follow the adventuresof Superman every day, Monday through Friday,
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same time, same station. Supermanis directed by George Loafer and the
copyrighted feature appearing in Action Comic Magazine. This is a New twelve welcome back.
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I'm pretty sure that the story theytalked about in The pre episode commercial
was done on Cavalcade of America asnine Men against the Arctic, which I
played over on the War podcast overat the War dot Great Detectives dot Net.
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It was episode one hundred and fiftysix, played on April twenty third
of twenty fourteen, Nine Men againstthe Arctic. It is kind of weird
to see war incidents used to HawkBreakfast Cereal. I guess it was just
the times. Again, we dosee the Vulture continuing to show cunning and
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ruthlessness when dealing with everyone. Hisplanning for betrayal by the Japanese agent was
definitely a good move, and Ithink his demand of five hundred thousand dollars
is a reasonable. While he hadsaid I think it was in the previous
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episode that it would be worth millionsto the government that got it. It's
still essentially a model and is goingto require, as he said, it's
going to require scientific mind looking atit, so it's not the completed product.
Of course, he could have takendoctor Cameron, but that gets a
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bit messy. So five hundred thousanddollars for the prototypes and the Japanese government
can go ahead and reverse engineer it. But then they had to go ahead
and bring a check. These sortof transactions are not done by check.
I mean, getting that size ofcheck he's going to raise questions during wartime.
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I mean there's very little that theycould do to make it more obvious
than handing him a check, otherthan see we wrote in the memo line
for high treason slash military secrets.I did have something similar in my first
book, Tales of the Damn Night, that was being intentionally goofy. The
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only thing I think I'm really confusedon in this episode is how the Vulture
toward this button. I didn't recallanything in that episode where he would have
had an opportunity to tear a buttonhe doesn't, you know, and just
for it to happen casually or byaccident. He does not strike me as
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the type of person who wears clotheswith loose buttons, even in wartime.
We'll pick this up. Unfortunately Partnine is one of the lost episodes in
the serial, but we'll get asummary of what happened when we bring you
Part ten on Sunday. In themeantime. If you do have a common
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