Superman in Mystery of Dyerville part 2

Superman in Mystery of Dyerville part 2

Episode Transcript

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Presenting the transcription feature Superman under theSky. Look, it's a bird,
it's a plain, It's Superman,and now Superman when we last saw him,
Clark kept with traveling toward the mountaincity of Direville with Loa's lane to

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investigate a curious chain of disasters andaccidents that had held the city in a
grip of fear for the past eightdays. But as they reached the toll
bridge over the Jefferson River leading intoDyerville, the bridge suddenly trembled and swayed.
Lois screamed as their automobile slid towardthe guard rail, and can't look
away in the darkness. As ourstray continues, he has become Superman,
Red Cloak. Streaming in the wind, he plummets down through the night in

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a desperate effort to save the bridgeand prevent the car from plunging into the
river below. Listen, a bridgeis shaking like a tree in a high
wind. If I can get downeundridden, hold it, hind out what's
wrong here? We are? Whythe foundation's half gone blown apart? Has
ever been hit by a shell ora torpedo? Those girders are just hanging

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loose. If I can only putthe back when they belong. I don't
know. It's pretty far gone,but maybe I can make it. If
I don't, the whole thing willfollow freshen the river low Us along with
it. Not then one more fullmade it twisted that steel worked back into

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place, not to return to Lowesson the bridge as Clark kent up up?
What's happened? Where are the lights? So darn? Can can't lais?
I mean? Miss Laynon? Areyou all right? The bridge?

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What about the bridge? Oh,don't worry about the bridge. But what
was it? What happened? Idon't know. Maybe the foundation gave way
in the flood. Maybe all rightif we keep going. Come on,
get back in the car, Lucky, roll off the bridge and smash up
Kent. We can't cross now,Oh yes we cannot. I've played the
toll to Th't you fool? I'mnot thinking about the toll. The bridge
will go down with Nord, won'tlow us. It's safe now, I'm

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sure. Come on, get inhere. We fought. If you're the
least bit afraid, just shut youreyes. Clark, Kent and Lewis Lane
crossed the damaged bridge safely and arrivein Dierville next morning in the office of
the city Commissioner, they wait foran interview. Oh here he is now,

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good morning, good morning, Goodmorning, commission morning, and this
is miss Lane. An if yougive mister Clark Kent both of the Daily
Planning. Sorry to bother your commissioner, but we're after a story about what's
been going on in Dyerville. Comein my office and close the door,
all right and sit down, missLane. Mister Kent, thanks, Commissioner.
We won't take up too much ofthe time. I don't worry.

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If you were ordinary reporters, youwouldn't take up any of it. I
see to that. But I've hada call from your edit. Oh you
have mister White, as Perry Whitethe Daily Planet. It's about you camp
me as mister White tells me thatyou're not only a good reporter, but
that you seem to have a knackof digging out what's back of things.
Well, I'm sure I don't knowwhat's an act of just dumb luck.

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Well, either one will do me, because if I don't get at the
bottom of this business and soon justwhat's happening, Commissioner, Well, if
you heard about the Jefferson Bridge lastnight. What the south pier was carried
away as if a giant monster hadbitten a chunk out of it. The
heavens and we were on it,Yes, but that's not all. Whatever
it was, some human agency ora mysterious force not only almost took the

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break away, but put it back. What that's what I say. Most
of the steel girders were torn loosefrom their rivets, but someone replaced them,
twisted them together so they'd hold Ionly a superman could have done it.
Superman, just imagine that. Well, forget about the bridge, it's
the least of what's happened. Therewas the matter of the electric power three
days ago and went completely out orno explainable reason. And what about that

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flood commissioner. Here's the flood andthe earthquakes or explosions or whatever they were.
I tell you, I can't standmuch more of this, None of
us can. We never know fromone moment to another, what's going to
happen next. And there's no explanation, no clue of any kind, ken
n no one. But if they'renot accidents, what if there's some human

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fiend behind all this? What's hetrying to do. What does he want?
Does he intend wiping the city off? The man? Take it easy,
Commissioner, there's probably some very simpleexplanation. All right, all right,
probably there is. But you findit. Can go out and dig
it up. Say, I've hadthe best men I know on it so
far, and I haven't found athing. I tell you, I am

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at the end of my rope.Well, miss Lane, and I may
be able to help, Commissioner,And I hope so can. I hope
so. Because of this madness doesn'tstop soon, I think we'll all go
out of our minds if there's justone more catastrophe, one more unexplained accident.
Hello, Yes, here's this,the commissioner. What hard? When

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did it happen? Mister? Whatis it? Quiet? I want to
hear what we'll get Every boat inthe river, you understand, every boat,
yes, called tugs and police launches. But land that barge. Get
it out of trouble. Listen,something's gone wrong on the river. Yes,
yes, call me back. I'llbe right here by the phone.
Commission What is it? What's happened? There's a railroad barge with fifteen tank

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cars on it, loaded with gasoline, it broke loose from its tug.
It's drifting downstream toward the fall andthey can't stop it. They can't stop
it. The tad's too strong.They can't do a thing. Yeah,
where are you going? Where doyou think I have to find that barge?
I'll see a later, commissioner.You wait here, miss Lane,
some story in that. I'll beback as soon as I can. Wait

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up and you wait. Sorry,Lois can't stop now, there's an emergency
like that. It's time Clark can'tgave way to Superman. Ha, here's
a window, Come on in sight. Good, We're up and away.
Off Like a streak of light.Superman leaps into the air, heads for

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the river and disappears in the bankof Mist. Meanwhile, the Jefferson River
is a scene of terror and confusion. Whistle scream, but nothing can stop
the swift course of the helpless railroadbarge, caught on the rapid current and
moving ever faster toward the falls.The two men on the barge are prattic
with beer. They can't gasp.We're going faster than father. Get ahead.
Ain't at the falls, So we'regoing over. We're going over,

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store, We got it. Chump, shoot a swift for it. No,
no, don't top stay with themarch. It's our only chant.
I'll tell you we'll be chilled,drowned, the smashed the pieces. Chump.
Jump, I tell you, jump. Ah, there's the barge,
and there are the falls too.That much time got to dive down there,

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grab that barge load of railroad carsand throw them back where they came
from. That must be careful.One spark might set that gasoline off down
into the water. Down now,then three good strokes land there. Sure

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I caught the barge. Now allI have to do is throw it back
up the river, And without beingseen, here we go. Superman,
exerting his terrific strength, brings theheavily loaded barge around in the river,
forces it upstream, eases it safelyinto a dock, and disappears again in

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the murky water of the Jefferson River, and presently back in the office of
the city commissioner, where Lois stillwaits. There it is there, It
is that barge. It's gone overthe poles. Hardly answer the phone,
shall I take a commissioner? No? Hello, yes, what you say?

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It's saved? It slid back upstreamfloated into a dock and it didn't
go over the falls. Wait aminute, you're sure? Well, I
don't care how it happened. AllI need to know is there safe,
Miss lame mislaid, that barge isall right. Well, Commissioner, what's
happened? Well? I know somecrazy, impossible story, but who cares

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about that? Here's come in,Come in, oh, Commissioner. Well,
hello there, Kent. I guessyou've heard the news too about the
barge. Yes, and I decidedI might as welcome back. You didn't
get your big story after all,did you, mister Kent? Oh there's
still a story, miss Lane?What do you mean? What do you
mean? That affair of the railroadbarge breaking away from its tug was no

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accident, sir. Mister Kent knowsall the answers, Commissioner, those cars,
cars and that gasoline were meant togo over the Jefferson River falls.
Kim, you're joking. No,no, I'm not joking, mister Kemp.
How do you know a very simple, miss Lane, The steel cable
joining the barge and the tug didn'tbreak, it was cut. Just have

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your word. You can't I getwhat what are you talking about? Turn
on your radio, radio, radio, what are you talking about? Come
on, it's on. Commission callingthe city of Calling the City of Tileville.
The Secret Empire demands the sum ofone million dollars. One million dollars

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is the price of Tileville to bepaid by midnight tomorrow. If it is
not paid, Guileville will see twigss. This is the Yellow Mass. Guileville
calling the thing off? What doesit mean? What does it mean to
hear the Yellow Mask? We thoughthe was dead, killed in a plane

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crash. What's she talking about?Ken? What is it? Commissioner?
It means just this, Miss Laneand I have met the Yellow Mask before.
It means that unless you raise onemillion dollars by midnight tomorrow, Dyreville
will be wiped off the face ofthe earth. Suddenly, like the shadow
of a dreadful nightmare, the handof the Yellow Mask hangs darkly over Dreville.

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Now the reason, it's clear,for the long chain of accidents that
plagued the city, the Yellow Maskhas been placing the people of the town
in the grip of a deadly terror. What will happen next? What can
Superman do in the few short hoursthat remained. Tune in next time and
follow the story. Be sure totune in the next thrilling installment of the

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amazing transcription feature Superman Up in theSky. Look, it's a bird,
it's a plane, It's Superman.Superman is a copyrighted feature appearing in Action Mixed Magazine