Superman

Superman. October 26, 1945. "The Atom Man". Sponsored by: Kellogg's Pep, Raisin 40% Bran Flakes (comic buttons premium). "Atom-Man," a creature made by a mad scientist, with Kryptonite in his blood, is determined to kill Superman! "Atom-Man" sounds like Mason Adams. Superman learns that the "Kryptonite Detector" may never be invented. Bud Collyer, Jackson Beck (announcer), Dan McCullough (commercial spokesman), Joan Alexander, Jackie Kelk, Mason Adams, Bud Collyer. 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.