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Superman - The Case of the Double Trouble

March 16, 2026·29 min·2 clips

Superman's friends Clark Kent and Lois Lane are accused of stealing $50,000 in paintings and $30,000 in furs.

1. "The Adventures of Superman" presents "The Case of Double Trouble," a transcribed radio mystery in which Clark Kent and Lois Lane are framed for separate robberies through expert voice impersonation. 2. The cast includes Clark Kent (Superman in disguise), cub reporter Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, editor Perry White, and police inspector Henderson, with a sponsor segment for the Make-A-Card greeting card kit. 3. The episode's puzzle is a classic frame-up: every witness identifies the thieves by voice alone, but the voices were not genuine — they were produced by a skilled mimic. 4. The story opens at Metropolis Police Headquarters where Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen wait while art collector Mrs. Van Dyke views a lineup for a thief who stole paintings valued at $50,000. 5. Mrs. Van Dyke exits the lineup and immediately accuses Kent based on his voice, insisting she would know the thief's voice anywhere, while Kent is baffled since he was out of town the previous night. 6. Kent claims he was in Bayville after receiving a call from Perry White asking him to meet there, but White denies ever making that call, and building attendant Willie corroborates that White was in his office until after midnight. 7. Jimmy Olsen then reveals that Kent phoned him at 10 p.m. to invite him to a boxing match — a call Kent denies making — further undermining Kent's alibi. 8. Separately, Lois Lane is arrested three blocks from a private home on Ridgewood Drive after a butler and maid identify her voice in the theft of two mink coats valued at $15,000 each. 9. Lois explains she was waiting on the corner because Kent had called her to meet him there — a call Kent also denies. 10. Inspector Henderson received a phone call he believed to be from Perry White directing police cars to a vacant building on Market Street, while the Carver Mansion on the west side was robbed of matched diamonds with no police cover. 11. The fire department was similarly dispatched by a call mimicking Perry White, creating a crowd near the Carver Mansion that allowed the thief to escape unnoticed. 12. Kent deduces the connection: he covered the painting robbery story, Lois covered the fur story, and Jimmy covered the diamond assignment — the thief knew about each target from overhearing the reporters' conversations. 13. The missing detail that breaks the case is that the fake "Jim" call knew Lois was with Kent at the coffee shop — information only someone present in the shop could have known, not the real Jim Olsen. 14. Kent arranges for the group to hide in Perry White's office while he summons Willie, the coffee shop attendant, for a test call. 15. Willie enters the office, makes two phone calls impersonating Henderson and Perry White, ordering Kent and Lois's arrest — not knowing the real Henderson and White are watching from behind the wall. 16. When exposed, Willie tries to flee but is subdued by Kent; Superman's earlier appearance at the Carver Mansion had already pulled Jimmy Olsen to safety. 17. Kent's closing explanation confirms Willie used voice mimicry to eliminate witnesses, destroy alibis, and redirect law enforcement across town during each robbery. 18. The episode's format is a brisk, plot-driven mystery with banter-heavy exchanges between the Daily Planet ensemble and crisp pacing through three sponsor breaks. 19. Listeners who enjoy classic radio mysteries with ensemble casts, procedural logic puzzles, and Superman as a background figure will find this episode engaging. 20. Listeners expecting significant superhero action, modern production, or psychological depth in the villain's motivation will find the episode thin on those elements.

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A brisk Superman mystery built on crossed wires, stolen goods, and fast radio energy.

The episode runs on mistaken calls, a stolen purse accusation, and a chain of thefts that includes paintings and furs, with Clark, Lois, Olsen, and Henderson getting dragged into the mess from every side.

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Press play if you want Superman tangled in mistaken calls and police-side confusion.

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