About this episode

The stakes are higher than ever for Superman as he faces a new threat from Kryptonite while Batman and Robin search for him.

The stakes are higher than ever for Superman as this epic adventure continues! "Big" George Latimer may have figured out how to use the Kryptonite to wipe out Superman once and for all, as Batman and Robin continue their desperate search for the Man of Steel. We'll hear every exciting minute in these five chapters that aired on Mutual between May 28 and June 3, 1947.

Topics covered

• Superman
• Kryptonite
• Batman
• adventure
• old time radio
• detectives

Keywords

• Superman
• Kryptonite
• Batman
• Robin
• old time radio
• adventure
• 1947

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mutual

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