Archival Dispatch: September 4 Calendar Walk — The Adventures of Superman Showcase
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Author: radio index
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Tags: September 4, Calendar Walk, The Adventures of Superman, Clayton Bud Collyer, Michael Fitzmaurice, Joan Alexander, Jackie Kelk, Julian Noa, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Kellogg's Pep, Serial Story Arc, Dr. Deutch and the Radium Mine, The Wolf, The Scorpion, The Black Market, George Latimer Crooked Political Boss, The Speedway of Terror, Alternate Titles, Original Filenames
September 4 Archival Metadata Enrichment (Increment 730)
This archival dispatch documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serial story metadata declarations, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 4 across six consecutive years of The Adventures of Superman (1941–1950) starring Clayton "Bud" Collyer and Michael Fitzmaurice for Kellogg's Pep, spanning classic story arcs against subterranean mad scientists, wartime munitions saboteurs, airborne nerve-gas rockets, postwar black-market cartels, corrupt political machines, and Grand Prix auto-racing racketeers, Clayton "Bud" Collyer (1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946) and Michael Fitzmaurice (1950):
1. September 4 Archival Inventory (Increment 730)
| Original Circulating Filename & Alternate Titles | Canonical Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres | Story Arc Metadata | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Superman_1941_RadiumMine3.mp3 Alt: Dr. Deutch and the Radium Mine - Part 3 Adventures of Superman, The |
"Dr. Deutch and the Radium Mine (Part 3) with Bud Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1941-09-04 5:15 PM EDST |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Bud Collyer & Alexander | Siegel & Shuster | ["Superhero", "Adventure", "Superman", "Bud Collyer", "Kellogg"] |
{"title": "Dr. Deutch and the Radium Mine", "part": 3, "total_parts": 10} |
Superman tunnels into a remote mountain cave to rescue Lois Lane after enemy scientist Dr. Deutch triggers an explosive cave-in. |
Superman_1942_TheWolf3.mp3 Alt: The Wolf - Part 3 Adventures of Superman, The |
"The Wolf (Part 3) with Bud Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1942-09-04 5:15 PM EWT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Bud Collyer & Kelk | Mutual Studio Staff | ["Superhero", "Adventure", "Superman", "Bud Collyer", "Kellogg"] |
{"title": "The Wolf", "part": 3, "total_parts": 13} |
Clark Kent follows an underworld lead to an abandoned warehouse where a master saboteur known as The Wolf coordinates munitions factory bombings. |
Superman_1944_TheScorpion5.mp3 Alt: The Scorpion - Part 5 Adventures of Superman, The |
"The Scorpion (Part 5) with Bud Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-09-04 5:15 PM EWT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Bud Collyer & Julian Noa | Mutual Studio Staff | ["Superhero", "Adventure", "Superman", "Bud Collyer", "Kellogg"] |
{"title": "The Scorpion", "part": 5, "total_parts": 15} |
Superman intercepts an airborne torpedo carrying experimental nerve gas aimed at Metropolis by the masked criminal mastermind The Scorpion. |
Superman_1945_BlackMarket8.mp3 Alt: The Black Market, Part 8 Adventures of Superman, The |
"The Black Market (Part 8) with Bud Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1945-09-04 5:15 PM EWT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Bud Collyer & Alexander | Mutual Studio Staff | ["Superhero", "Adventure", "Superman", "Bud Collyer", "Kellogg"] |
{"title": "The Black Market", "part": 8, "total_parts": 14} |
Clark Kent and Lois Lane infiltrate a clandestine meat-packing distribution ring hoarding scarce postwar rations. |
Superman_1946_GeorgeLatimer2.mp3 Alt: George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss, Part 2 of 17 Adventures of Superman, The |
"George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss (Part 2) with Bud Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1946-09-04 5:15 PM EDT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Bud Collyer & Grimes | Mutual Studio Staff | ["Superhero", "Adventure", "Superman", "Bud Collyer", "Kellogg"] |
{"title": "George Latimer, Crooked Political Boss", "part": 2, "total_parts": 17} |
Clark Kent collects photographic evidence of vote-buying fraud engineered by machine politician George Latimer. |
Superman_1950_SpeedwayTerror.mp3 Alt: The Speedway of Terror Adventures of Superman, The |
"The Speedway of Terror with Michael Fitzmaurice as Superman" | ABC (WJZ) 1950-09-04 5:30 PM EDT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Michael Fitzmaurice | Joan Alexander & Staff | ["Superhero", "Adventure", "Superman", "Michael Fitzmaurice", "Kellogg"] |
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Superman takes the wheel of a sabotaged racecar whose steering linkage was severed by racketeers attempting to fix a high-stakes Grand Prix. |
2. Archival Verification Summary
- Target Calendar Day: September 4
- Broadcasts Resolved This Increment: 6
- Cumulative Resolved on September 4: 102 / 471 (305 remaining)
- Target Repositories Synchronized:
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