What happens when mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent learns of evil that needs to be fought? Come on, folks — you know the score.

Yes, Kent turns into Superman and simply clobbers evil. The Adventures of Superman was on the radio from 1940 to 1951 and was wildly popular. Want to know why? Just listen to some of the below programs and you’ll find out soon enough just why the Man of Steel was a hit among listeners back in the Golden Age of Radio. Since these programs are serials, they are grouped so that listeners can easily pick up the episodes that make a complete story arc.

Click the appropriate player to listen to the episode of your choice and enjoy the fun. By the way, downloading is encouraged and perfectly legal.

The Origin of Superman

The Baby from Krypton (2/12/1940)

Clark Kent, Reporter (2/14/1940)

Keno’s Landslide (2/16/1940)

Kent Captured by the Wolfe (2/19/1940)

Locomotive Crew Freed (2/21/1940)

The Silver Clipper (2/23/1940)

The Atomic Beam Machine (2/26/1940)

Fuel (2/28/1940)

Threat to the Planet Building (3/1/1940)

The North Star Mining Company Mystery

Fire in the Sterling Tower (3/4/1940)

The Stabbing of June Anderson (3/6/1940)

The North Star Mining Company (3/8/1940)

The Steam Ship Madison (3/11/1940)

The Plane to Canyon City (3/13/1940)

Left to be Killed (3/15/1940)

The Mystery of Dyerville

Part 1 (3/18/1940)

Part 2 (3/17/1940)

Part 3 (3/22/1940)

Part 4 (3/25/1940)

Part 5 (3/27/1940)

Part 6 (3/29/1940)

The Emerald of the Incas

Part 1 (4/1/1940)

Part 2 (4/3/1940)

Part 3 (4/5/1940)

Part 4 (4/8/1940)

Part 5 (4/10/1940)

Part 6 (4/12/1940)

Donellis Protection Racket

Part 1 (4/15/1940)

Part 2 (4/17/1940)

Part 3 (4/19/1940)

Part 4 (4/22/1940)

Part 5 (4/24/1940)

Part 6 (4/26/1940)

Airplane Disaster

Part 1 (4/29/1940)

Part 2 (5/1/1940)

Part 3 (5/3/1940)

Part 4 (5/6/1940)

Part 5 (5/8/1940)

Part 6 (5/10/1940)