The Thrilling Adventures of Superman

As the show gets back to it's regular routine, Michael dives head-first into the comics rack with a look at ACTION COMICS #11. A pair of ne'er-do-wells are bilking investors with a phony stock scheme. This looks like a job for... Homer Ramsey? Of course! But don't worry, Superman gets involved as well, taking on the oil stock swindlers... and giving them a taste of their own medicine. After all, what's a Superman story without a little arson? Yes, we said arson. Plus, Michael reads more listener email!

Michael is once more joined by Charlie Niemeyer for a look at the third storyline, from the Superman radio serial! Superman goes into action to squelch a blazing inferno and try to recscue a trapped woman. But is there more to it than a simple fire? Find out in this six-episode story that leads Superman into adventure that traverses land, sea and air!

The death of a close friend is the instigator for Superman's adventure as Michael looks at ACTION COMICS #12. Superman does a whole lot of smashin', crashin', mashin' and trashin' (and has an unsettling amount of fun doing it) — all in the name of making the roads safer you and I. Will Superman succeed in his campaign? Or will he just endanger more lives than he saves? And what's this rumor about Superman creeping about under a strange man's bed?! Only one way to find out!

The Man of Steel takes on more dirty devils and nasty ne'er-do-wells as Michael looks at the Superman story from the pages of ACTION COMICS #29. Our hero charges in, tearing down a racket perpetrated by vile fiends to prey on the aged, helpless and oppressed. If there ever was... this is a job for Superman.

We're sticking with the daily strip for a second episode in a row as Michael look at the fourth storyline from the Superman daily newspaper strip. Clark Kent, promoted... Lois Lane, demoted?! That's right... Lois makes her largest appearance in the newspaper strip to date -- only to get back to the Lovelorn column! Scheming to get her job back, she gets on to the trail of a wife-beating, jewel-smuggling nogoodnik and hilarity ensues. It's only a 12-strip story, but Lois is still as full-on crazy as her comic book counterpart. Fun times! Also this episode, Michael concludes his two-part Spotlight on Superman's co-creator, artist Joe Shuster.