Superman

Superman. October 30, 1945. "The Atom Man". Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep, Kellogg's Raisin 40% Bran Flakes. (comic buttons premium). Clark Kent feels weak in the presence of Kryptonite, revealing to Henry Miller that he's really Superman! Bud Collyer, Jackie Kelk, Mason Adams (?), Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck (announcer), Dan McCullough (commercial spokesman). 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. On Mutual, it was broadcast from August 31, 1942, to January 28, 1949, as a 15-minute serial, running three or, usually, five times a week. From January 31 to June 17, 1949 it ran as a thrice-weekly half-hour show. The series shifted to ABC Saturday mornings on November 5, 1949, and then to twice-a-week in June 1950, continuing on ABC until March 1, 1951.