History Radio / TheAdventuresOfSuperman

** Jimmy Olsen.

* OpeningNarration: It varied over the years, but the most familiar version (since it was heavily borrowed from in subsequent adaptations) starts with the page quote and continues:
--> Yes, it's Superman! Strange visitor from the planet Krypton, who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. Superman, who can leap tall buildings in a single bound, race a speeding bullet to its target, bend steel in his bare hands! And who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never-ending battle for truth and justice!

* AnAesop: The famous "[[TheKlan Clan of the Fiery Cross]]" storyline perhaps pulled this trope off with more material success than any other. The story laid out the dangers of the Klu Klux Klan, emphasized that minorities and immigrants ''were'' trustworthy Americans to the white audience, and even portrayed Klan leaders as con-men more interested in manipulating racists for financial gain, rather than for racist ideals. The result was a show that helped lead to the disbandment of the Klan in the face of overwhelming ridicule from the entire nation.

"Look! Up in the sky!\\
It's a bird!\\
It's a plane!\\
It's Superman!"\\\

-->-- OpeningNarration

->''Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!\\\

->''Look! Up in the sky!\\

It's Superman!\\\

Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from the planet Krypton who came to Earth with amazing physical powers far beyond those of mortal men. And who disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter from a great metropolitan newspaper, wages a never-ending battle for truth and justice!''

->''Look! Up in the sky!''
->''It's a bird!''
->''It's a plane!''
->''It's Superman!''

** By the end of the arc, when their Action Committee has been captured by Superman and then arrested, all but one of the other Clan members refuse to help Matt any further in favor of cutting town to evade the law, some of them outright stating that they were fine with ColdBloodTorture but draw the line at murder.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Chuck Riggs in the ''Clan of the Fiery Cross'' arc feuds with Tommy Lee because Tommy ended up taking his position as pitcher on their baseball team and antagonizes Tommy to the point that Jimmy Olson cuts him from the team entirely. This later comes up in conversation with his uncle Matt, who turns out to be the leader of the Metropolis chapter of the Clan and uses this as pretense to rile up the Clan into attacking the Lee family. Chuck is almost instantly horrified by what he unintentionally brought on the Lees and tries to do right by them for the rest of the arc, becoming a key factor in the eventual arrest of the Clan.

* DaEditor: Perry White of the ''Daily Planet.'' Best known in the radio show for being impossible to intimidate; he would often berate criminals and villains who had him in their power without the slightest regard for his own safety.

* StrawHypocrite: In "The Clan of the Fiery Cross", the Grand Imperial Mogul is shown, near the end of the serial, to be one of these. In his own words, "Don't tell me you actually believe that 'pure American' hogwash! Riggs, I thought you were smarter than that." He just saw running the Clan as a business that dealt in "one of the oldest and most profitable comedies on Earth, hate" and the members of the Clan were nothing more than suckers to wring money out of.

"''The Adventures of Franchise/{{Superman}}''" was composed of five different radio series which ran consecutively from 1940-1951, all produced by Robert J. Maxwell. Most of the episodes starred [[Series/BeatTheClock Clayton 'Bud']] [[Series/ToTellTheTruth Collyer]] as ComicBook/{{Superman}}, Joan Alexander as [[Characters/SupermanLoisLane Lois Lane]], Julian Noa as Perry White and Jackie Kelk as [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy Olsen]]. Aired for the majority of its run on the Mutual Broadcasting System.

''The Adventures of Franchise/{{Superman}}'' was composed of five different radio series which ran consecutively from 1940-1951, all produced by Robert J. Maxwell. Most of the episodes starred [[Series/BeatTheClock Clayton 'Bud']] [[Series/ToTellTheTruth Collyer]] as ComicBook/{{Superman}}, Joan Alexander as [[Characters/SupermanLoisLane Lois Lane]], Julian Noa as Perry White and Jackie Kelk as [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy Olsen]]. Aired for the majority of its run on the Mutual Broadcasting System.

''The Adventures of Superman'' was composed of five different radio series which ran consecutively from 1940-1951, all produced by Robert J. Maxwell. Most of the episodes starred [[Series/BeatTheClock Clayton 'Bud']] [[Series/ToTellTheTruth Collyer]] as Franchise/{{Superman}}, Joan Alexander as [[Characters/SupermanLoisLane Lois Lane]], Julian Noa as Perry White and Jackie Kelk as [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy Olsen]]. Aired for the majority of its run on the Mutual Broadcasting System.

* FiveManBand: The Daily Planet crew.
** TheLeader: Clark Kent/Superman. Most often comes up with the plan of action.
** TheLancer: Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen share this most of the time.
** TheSmartGuy: Usually Clark, but any member of the crew can be this.
** TheBigGuy: Perry White. Not in a physical sense, though he tries, but his connections to authority.
** TheChick: When she's not being the Lancer, Lois is this.
** TheLoad: Poco. Or Beany Martin, the Daily Planet copy boy.

-->'''Clark''': If ''(VillainOfTheWeek)'' gets the kryptonite, then I...I mean Superman will be powerless to stop him!

''The Adventures of Superman'' was comprised of five different radio series which ran consecutively from 1940-1951, all produced by Robert J. Maxwell. Most of the episodes starred [[Series/BeatTheClock Clayton 'Bud']] [[Series/ToTellTheTruth Collyer]] as Franchise/{{Superman}}, Joan Alexander as [[Characters/SupermanLoisLane Lois Lane]], Julian Noa as Perry White and Jackie Kelk as [[Characters/SupermanJimmyOlsen Jimmy Olsen]]. Aired for the majority of its run on the Mutual Broadcasting System.

* GuileHero: Clark Kent, of all people, proving that GoodIsNotDumb. When faced with the Machiavellian plans of his enemies, Clark relies on psychology and trickery as much as brute force to solve his problems. His plans don't always work, in fact they often fail due to an unforseen circumstance, but he succeeds often enough that Batman, Perry White, and Inspector Henderson often give his plans the benefit of the doubt.