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Chapter 11
The Adventures of Superman
Batman's Great Mystery
Chapter 10 of 11 - February 16, 1948
Narrator
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 a bird, it's a plane, 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 for a great metropolitan newspaper, wages a never ending battle for truth and justice.
And now, The Adventures of Superman.
Narrator (over organ music)
Having learned that the famous Batman and the wealthy Bruce Wane were one and the same person, a mysterious man who called himself Mr. Jones persuaded Batman to go away with him under the threat of revealing his secret. Then, holding Batman prisoner, Jones sent a man who looked very much like Batman, and who had been trained to impersonate him, to Metropolis, where he made un-American speeches and led Robin, Batman's young companion, into an ambush. While Superman was trying to locate Jones, who he had learned was really a rabble rouser named Mort Veeler, Batman and Robin, chained to the wall in an old Revolutionary barracks, knocked out a henchman of Jones's who ventured to near and searched him, hoping to find a gun with which they could free themselves from their chains. But the man was without a gun. Their last hope gone, the dynamic duo can only stand by helplessly as Jones entered the long, dimly lit room, and Jones did have a revolver.
Jones
What are you two up to, eh?
Robin
Don't mind us, Jonesy. We're just playing patty-cake with your gorilla.
Jones
Robin
Batman
Really? well, you won't play anymore games, because I'm going to take care of
OVER:
Here he comes, Batman
Quick, Robin, drop to the floor behind Jones' pal.
Robin
RATTLE OF CHAINS
What gives, Batman?
Jones
Say, what are you two up to now?
Batman
Drop your gun, Jones, I've got you covered.
Robin
Holy smokes!
Jones
What? Don't make me laugh, Batman.
Batman
This is no joke. I've got your gorilla's gun!
Robin
What a bluff!
Jones
Help! RUNNING
Ed, Jerry, Harry!
DOOR SLAMS
Batman
Stop, Jones, stop or I'll shoot!
Jones
Help!
Robin
He's gone, Batman! He fell for the old shell game!
Batman
Jones
Sure, he's yellow. I never knew a rabble rouser that wasn't.
OVER
Harry, After them!
Robin
What do you think he'll do now?
Batman
He'll probably come back with reinforcements.
OVER
Jones yelling
Robin
Here he comes!
Batman
Stand back! The first guy who pokes his head in here gets a bullet in his head.
DOOR SLAMS
Robin
Now what, Batman? We won't be able to fool them forever.
Batman
Yeah, I know. Up on your feet, chum. Come on.
RATTLE OF CHAINS
Robin
What's the gimmick?
Batman
We're got to make another try to snap these chains.
Robin
Are you kidding? We've already tried for hours.
Batman
I know, but we've got to try again. Now, come on now. Put your foot against the wall and then throw yourself backward.
Robin
Okay.
VARIOUS GRUNTS, GROANS AND CHAIN RATTLINGS
It's no use, Batman. They won't break.
Batman
I guess you're right, Robin. We're not getting any place.
Robin
I wonder what friend Jonesy is up to now.
Another qallusion to Hamlet? 'There's something rotten in the state of Denmark.'
Batman
Something rotten, you can bet your bottom dollar on that. SNIFFS. Hey, wait, what's that. OVER SOUND OF BURNING. Do you smell smoke?
Robin
SNIFFS. Gee whiz, yes!
Batman
Yeah, and now I hear something burning, too. Listen!
Robin
Holy smokes! This joint is on fire!
Batman
POUNDING ON DOOR.
What's that?
Jones
MUFFLED FROM BEHIND DOOR. Batman and Robin! If it gets too hot in there, call up the fire department.
LAUGHTER.
Robin
COUGHING. Batman! Jones set this place on fire, to finish us!
Batman
COUGHING. Right, Robin. Yes, it looks as if we've jumped right out of the frying pan into the fire.
Narrator, over organ music
Coughing as the smoke begins to swirl through the long, low room, Batman and Robin realize that their final desperate ruse has now also ended in failure. Meanwhile, in the farm house of William Hemple, where papers are strewn all over the floor, Superman and Hemple have been unable to locate the envelopes bearing the name and address of Mort Veeler, alias Mr. Jones.
Superman
YOU SAID YOU WERE SURE THOSE ENVELOPES WERE HERE, MR. HEMPLE.
Hemple
Well, they was, Superman. Like I told ya, Veeler sent 'em, asking for contributions to his no good society.
Superman
WELL THEN, WHERE ARE THEY?
Hemple
Beats me. All I can think is maybe me or muh wife through 'em out.
Superman
GREAT SCOTT, WHAT'LL I DO? I'VE GOT TO FIND JONES, I MEAN VEELER'S ADDRESS, BECAUSE I'M SURE HE'S HOLDING BATMAN AND ROBIN SOMEPLACE.
Hemple
Shore wish I could help ya, Superman.
Superman
WAIT, MR. HEMPLE. YOU SAY THIS MAN VEELER GOES AROUND THE COUNTRYSIDE MAKING SPEECHES AND TRYING TO GET SUPPORT FOR HIS 'LET EUROPE STARVE' CAMPAIGN.
Hemple
Yep. Then he sends letters to the people who heard him speak, asking for money.
Superman
WELL, IF HE'S SPOKEN AROUND HERE AND SENT YOU LETTERS, HE MUST HAVE SENT LETTERS TO SOME OF YOUR NEIGHBORS, TOO.
Hemple
Why, shore. I was speaking to Sam Hoffmeyer just the other day about it. Sam says he got a letter, but he..
Superman
WHERE DOES HOFFMEYER LIVE?
Hemple
His farm's just the other side of Mayfield, down the turnpike.
Superman
GOOD. I'LL FIND HIM.
OPENS WINDOW.
SEE YOU LATER, MR. HEMPLE, AND THANKS. UP, UP AND AWAY!
FLYiNG
Superman
MR. HEMPLE SAYS YOU GOT A LETTER FROM THIS MAN, MORT VEELER, TOO, MR. HOFFMEYER, ASKING YOU TO CONTRIBUTE TO HIS UN-AMERICAN CAMPAIGN.
Sam Hoffmeyer
Yep, I did Superman...
Superman
WELL TELL ME HAVE YOU...
Hoffmeyer
But he won't get no money from me.
Superman
NO. BUT...
Hoffmeyer
I always say we gotta help them poor folks over there.
Superman
YES, YES, OF COURSE WE DO. BUT WHAT, WHAT ABOUT THE LETTER? DO YOU STILL HAVE IT?
Hoffmeyer
I .....let see here, I reckon so.
Superman
WILL YOU SHOW IT TO ME, PLEASE? IT WILL GIVE ME VEELER'S ADDRESS AND THEN I CAN..
Hoffmeyer
Superman .
Hoffmeyer
Now hold on...hold on...seems to me I seen it over here in the fruit bowl.
OH?
Yeah, usually we keeps all letters and papers and things here.
Superman
WELL, IS IT THERE?
Hoffmeyer
Nope, don't seem to be here now..
Superman
UH OH, NOW HOW WILL I FIND VEELER?
Hoffmeyer
Wait a minute, wait a minute, I kinda recollect takin' it upstairs to Sarah, the other day.
Superman
SARAH?
Hoffmeyer
Yeah, that's my wife. She's been ailin' some, so I took her up whatever letters and papers was around for her to pass the time.
Superman
Yes, YES. will you please see if the letter's upstairs, Mr. Hoffmeyer?
Hoffmeyer
Ayuh, I'll go right up now. You just wait here.
Superman
I will but hurry, please, every second counts.
Narrator, over organ music
Anxiously, Superman waits for Sam Hoffmeyer to seek out the precious letter from rabble rouser Mort Veeler, alias Mr. Jones. Meanwhile, the ancient prison barracks, set in a vast, desolate country side, is blazing furiously, as Batman and Robin chained in the center of the burning structure, are helpless.
Outside the blazing wooden structure, a half dozen of Mr. Jones' followers stand, watching in awe. While to one side, smiling broadly, the rabble rouser stands with Ed, the man who was trained to impersonate Batman.
Jones
Heh heh heh. Ed, that's the end of Batman and Robin.
Ed
It's a tough way to go, Mr. Veeler.
Jones
Eh? Feel sorry for them, do you?
Ed
Well, kind of.
Jones
Well, you'll get over it when we start spending Batman's money. Heh heh heh. Ed!?
Ed
What's the matter?
Jones
Where are the suitcases?
Ed
What suitcases?
Jones
The ones with Batman's money!
Ed
Jones
Why, why I thought you brought them out!
I thought you did!
Ed
Holy smokes!
Jones
Come on! We've got to get them!
Ed
No, wait! We can't go back in there! The roof will go down any minute!
Jones
We've got to! There's over a million dollars worth of securities in those suitcases. They'll be burned up!
Ed
But we'll be killed! It isn't worth...
Jones
No, we won't! The suitcases are in the kitchen near the door. For heaven's sake, hurry!
Ed
Well, alright!
Narrator, over music
As Jones and Batman's impersonator rush into the rear of the blazing barracks, risking their lives to rescue their stolen loot, there is a rending crash, and the roof above them crashes down upon them.
CRASH
FLYING
And at that moment, having finally learned the address of Jones' headquarters, Superman streaks through the skies towards the burning barracks, then plummets downward to land in the mass of the blazing, collapsing wreckage where he finds Batman and Robin who lie unmoving. Has Superman arrived too late to save the dynamic duo? Has the rabble rouser Jones and Batman's impersonator who, driven by greed and bigotry, pulled down destruction upon their own heads, destroyed the courageous Batman and Robin too? There are more thrills and surprises in tomorrow's smashing climax of our story, fellows and girls, so don't miss it! Tune in same time, same station, for the final chapter of The Adventures of Superman!
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