Radio Retropolis

The Yellow Mask and Heller have plans to strike American defense industries.  Kent needs to get the plans back however Lois overhears Kent and Perry and heads out quickly to meet Heller and the Yellow Mask.  Plus episode commentary.

In order to cover up a murder committed by their daughter, the family patriarch played by Charles Laughton, sets up an unsuspecting visitor who just happened to stop by as the murderer. Commentary on the adaptations created from the short story by John Collier.  This is the second production of this script in our Suspense podcasts.  Plus on the day of this broadcast a terrible train accident is remembered.

A supernatural force or perhaps a ghost of a long-deceased member of the wealthy family, is eliminating the remaining family members by putting them into trances and then leading them to a bubbling cauldron of death in the misty woods.  Commentary on quicklime which dissolves tissue and bones quickly.  Plus, the story behind Oscar Wilde's poem The Ballad of Reading Gaol (Jail).

A reluctant deep-sea diver who murdered two men believes his next deep dive will end with his death.  Commentary, on the meaning of "Eight Bells".  Plus, a significant WWII event of this date, the #1 song and movie in America.

Last time, the mechanical man had been set loose and began terrorizing the citizens of Metropolis as it heads towards the orphanage where Kent must decide how he will save the kids without revealing his secret identity.  Commentary on Lois' competitive spirit.  Plus Lois Lane portrayer Phyllis Coates from The Adventures of Superman television series, why she didn't return to the role and why Noel Neill, the second Lois Lane, was cast.

The owner of an apartment building signs leases for the apartments then he threatens to kill the tenants if they move in.  Commentary on how arson was legally received back in 1952 and whether an individual could legally burn his own building down.

The loose robot who is wreaking havoc on Metropolis citizens is now headed towards an orphanage where many children could be hurt or killed.  Will Kent be able to strop his As Superman without revealing his identity? Commentary on Universal's Frankenstein franchise reboot which was referenced in a couple of these Superman episodes.

A fire inspector has reason to believe his wife is an arsonist after some unexplained fires start cropping up all over town.  Commentary on Sigmund Miller who wrote the short story and Cornell Woolrich, who adapted the short story, who led a very tragic life.

A fortune teller uses a strange crystal globe for mind manipulation so his subjects will do his will.  Commentary on the fortune telling craze of the 40s and 50s including the infamous Gypsy Grandma.

A macabre tale of an artist whose insane love for his soon to be ex-wife turns into the most vicious hate when he asks her to pose for his sculpture of her bust. Commentary on star Lee Bowman.  Plus , Lipton Tea lady Mary Bennett promoting Lipton Chicken Soup as the meal of the week!

Max Heller tells The Yellow Mask that an American scientist has perfected a mechanical man of immense power and instructs the Yellow Mask to get it at ball costs. Commentary on the American pride that is evident in the American scientist in this episode.

A narcotics dealer has been badly beaten and claims his assailant was a young police officer.  Extended commentary on an email we received based on the concerns of a listener from a previous podcast commentary.

Last time, the Yellow Mask threatened the Clark and Perry from a phone inside the Daily Planet in which something major will happen once the lights go off. Commentary on the limitations of Superman and the new allies to the Yellow Mask who are decidedly of a more defined enemy than in previous serials.

Cary Grant makes his first appearance in Suspense as a man who wakes on the street one day only to discover he lost three years of his life under a different name and is wanted for murder. Commentary on Grant's career, the studio system and why they had a problem with him doing this episode.  Plus new sponsor Roma Wine.

A mad scientist creates living things of evil in his lab... and then kidnaps people for his creatures to feast on human blood.  Commentary on the new and what has been said the definitive Shadow, Bret Morrison, who takes over the role from Bill Johnstone.