Jimmy and Beanie are on their own as they try to expose the phony song publishers as racketeers, but unfortunately for them the racketeers are suspicious. JR comments on Your Hit Parade which Jimmy mentions.Par Radio Retropolis

Liz hears about the Atterbury’s Halloween party and is upset that she and George just weren't invited. So she decides to throw her own and invite all her friends who turn out to be busy that night.Par Radio Retropolis

Three people have been shot down in a twelve thousand dollar hold-up. One of the bandits is apprehended, convicted and sent to prison for life, while Frank Chaney, the rich man murderer, is still at large. Commentary on the ballad of Joe Friday in which the success he has as a cop is polar opposite to his life away from the badge. Also, part 2 of o…

Jimmy, upon believing racketeers have extorted $500 from Poco for their phony song publishing company, decides to go undercover to expose them. JR comments on the Christmas Seals PSA in this episode.Par Radio Retropolis

Two network secretaries find themselves the object of bizarre occurrences while typing out a script for Lights Out. Mercedes McCambridge, who just appeared in the episode Execution, returns to fine form as Oboler secretary Bernice whose very sanity is given the ultimate test.Par Radio Retropolis

The Shadow breaks up a counterfeit ring who are terrorizing a poor neighborhood.Par Radio Retropolis

A mystery writer plagiarizes an unreleased and thought to be unknown manuscript of Edgar Allan Poe as his own to which he has received high accolade. But someone else knows his secret which could ruin him. JR speaks on box office hit films that were sued for plagiarism.Par Radio Retropolis

While Kent and White are anguishing over what could Poco be doing, Jimmy decides to take matters into his own hands and enlists Beanie to help find the truth. JR counts down the The Best Superman Movies of All Time.Par Radio Retropolis

Liz can't seem to follow through on anything without changing her mind. After George complains, Liz is determined to finish everything she starts, including an old unfinished letter that she finds in her desk, telling George she's leaving him.Par Radio Retropolis

Friday has to track down a rich man on a who continues to rob and kill people, even after an eighteen year stay in prison. Commentary and part 1 of an exclusive interview with legendary San Francisco radio announcer Bill Roddy who housed Jack Webb in the mid 40s right before Webb's success.Par Radio Retropolis

Superman rescues Poco from the refrigerated train car in time just to find out that he ahas disappeared once again. JR counts down the Top Superman Actors of All Time.Par Radio Retropolis

The Captain and his Sergeant hit a landmine in their jeep and escape with nothing more than a scratch. But by enemy aircraft open fire on them and they find themselves in a mysterious world where nothing makes sense. Are they dead? Are they in suspended animation?Par Radio Retropolis

The Shadow comes to the aid of a doctor who was once a prisoner on Devil's Island.Par Radio Retropolis

A dancer and news reporter get involved with murder and a mysteriously valuable item known only as The Blue Hour. Commentary on stars Claire Trevor and Sidney Miller.Par Radio Retropolis

With Poco’s life in danger trapped inside a refrigerated freight car, his only hope is if Superman and Batman could rescue him in time. JR discusses Poco's history on the series.Par Radio Retropolis

Liz and George's visit to their next-door neighbors, the Stones, turns into a disaster when George tries to repair the Stones' new television set by himself.Par Radio Retropolis

In our first remake, and an important one at that as this episode all takes place in real time, Friday and Romero are faced with a deadline to stop a madman who is threatening to blow up city hall just 28 minutes from the start of this broadcast. Commentary on how this episode's script was used as the pilot for the television series. Also focused o…

As Kent continues the ruse of recovering from an explosion to hide his secret identity, we learn that Perry White has been shot and by a most unlikely suspect. JR speaks on the subject of style and why one choice changes the who dynamic and not for the better.Par Radio Retropolis

A Nazi soldier publicly executes 50 women by hanging to punish a town that refused to hand over a defender. But as each are hanged, the Nazi aggressor notices something strangely familiar about each woman. Something that begins to terrify him.Par Radio Retropolis

Several bomb explosions are caused by a man who hates crowds. The police are unable to make any progress and the town becomes more scared.Par Radio Retropolis

A man thought to be drowned three years ago suddenly shows up in town looking to resume the life he knew although one suspects there is another motive in his return. Commentary on why this was one of the best Suspense episodes of the entire series so far.Par Radio Retropolis

Superman does his best to protect his secret identity by getting the Metropolis police department involved in using forensic technology to identify the culprits. However, any information they find may expose the truth. JR comments on the rushed ending.Par Radio Retropolis

Liz's gossiping hair stylist forgets what she's doing and mistakenly dyes Liz's hair black. Now nobody recognizes Liz, so she decides to pose as another woman and flirt with George to test his faithfulness.Par Radio Retropolis

A dead body was found in the streets in the early hours of the morning and there’s only one clue- a set of skid marks on the pavement.Par Radio Retropolis

Superman devises a plan to get his letter back from Eyebrows and Buster, yet he may have opened himself up to even more danger for himself and Bruce Wayne. JR comments on the lack of efficiency being becoming Batman.Par Radio Retropolis

This was a remake of a previous Lights Out episode called The Dream with Boris Karloff that probes the subconscious instinct of a person where the desire to kill cannot be controlled.Par Radio Retropolis

A recently married woman is brought to madness while living in her husband's creepy manor.Par Radio Retropolis

A comedy writer decides to frame his competitor for murder. But as this title suggests, things don’t always go according to plan. Commentary on why this "twist" missed the mark.Par Radio Retropolis

Superman desperately tries to retrieve his letter revealing his secret identity that Eyebrows and Buster now believe is authentic. Fortunately, he has one ally who can help him- Batman. JR comments on the Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne dynamic.Par Radio Retropolis

Liz’ tonsils have to come out and she does everything possible to make sure that doesn’t happen.Par Radio Retropolis

Professor Kessell's wife has been taken by a man posing as a cop. There is no sign of her whereabouts or the identity of the kidnapper.Par Radio Retropolis

While Kent searches for his letter, the two thugs who found it have their own plans. JR comments on how the thugs missed the clues to Kent's identity.Par Radio Retropolis

A young woman held prisoner in an old mine by bandits receives help from an unearthly source. Hans Conried and Claudette Colbert star.Par Radio Retropolis

The Shadow meets an exotic woman from his past. He soon discovers that she has been trained in the remote and mysterious area of India, the same place where he learned his power to control minds and make himself invisible.Par Radio Retropolis

A brutish man, who has been tormented since he was a small boy for his physical ugliness, finds a good woman who will marry him in spite of his appearance. However, his tortured past continues to haunt him which leads him to his only solution to stop the pain-murder. Commentary on the double meanings within this episode.…

Kent learned that Perry had lost Kent’s letter- the letter given to him that reveals Kent’s secret identity as Superman. His worst fears are about to come true as the letter was discovered by two men who were astonished when they read the letter. JR comments on what Superman's role should be in society.…

Scanning her old high school yearbook, Liz decides she's old, and everything George does to try to snap her out of it just makes things worse.Par Radio Retropolis

The owner of a fur store has been shot and killed and the only lead is a missing fur coat.Par Radio Retropolis

Superman has returned safely from apollo only to learn, as Kent, that letter revealing is secret identity has been lost. JR comments on why Kent's glasses are a good disguise.Par Radio Retropolis

A poor sailor wins three thousand dollars in a sweepstakes but his friend Tony has other plans for the money.Par Radio Retropolis

A man who's looking for a job mistakenly becomes involved with a bank robbery. He is later sentenced to death for a cop killing he didn't commit.Par Radio Retropolis

When the captain of the tugboat Alphabet requires all crew to perform their tasks in alphabetical order, things get even stranger when the crewman start to disappear in alphabetical order fearing the their mad captain is responsible. Commentary on understanding the clues to the guilty party. Plus, actor John Lund.…

Superman races through space back to earth after saving Apollo from destruction to stop Perry from opening the letter he as Kent left for him pending his demise to explain everything-including his secret identity. Commentary on the need for Superman's dual identity.Par Radio Retropolis

George and Mr. Atterbury buy presents for their wives, and Iris's present, a mink coat, is delivered to Liz's house by mistake.Par Radio Retropolis

Reports of several women that have been beaten and robbed and the victims have been unable to identify the criminals. Commentary tonight on LAPD Chief Worton as well as Dragnet announcer George Fenneman.Par Radio Retropolis

Although Superman miraculously saved Apollo and returned it to its natural orbit, the leader of the planet, Roz, returns to his evil ways by abducting Thane and Lalo which will surely result in their deaths. Commentary on the comparison of this serial with Hitler, the Third Reich, and giving Superman a victory.…

A prosperous young man has a bizarre fascination with fire and conjures a fiery elemental maiden who commands him to perform heinous acts as her newly acquired servant. Commentary to follow.Par Radio Retropolis

Several explosions on Apollo surely signify the ultimate doom of the planet unless Superman can try the one thing that may save the planet and its people. But will Superman himself be the ultimate sacrifice? Commentary on recent emails received about the critique of Jimmy Olsen in The Adventures of Superman.…

An innocent man who was wrongly sent to prison for murdering a woman who was afraid of him when he smiled at her, is now set free but angry towards all women whom he feels are responsible. Will he kill for real this time out of revenge? Commentary on how comedians have a difficult time playing it straight in drama. Plus, a look at the career of Don…

Superman heads back through space, gear in tow, in a final ditch effort to first find and then save Apollo and its millions of inhabitants from certain annihilation if that hasn’t already happened. Commentary on the Around the World Cut Out Dolls the show was offering on boxes of Krumbles.Par Radio Retropolis