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Faster than a speeding bullet.

More powerful than a locomotive.

Able to leap tall buildings at a single bound.

- Look. Up in the sky. -lt's a bird.

- It's a plane. -lt's Superman.

Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet...

...who came to Earth with powers and abilities...

...far beyond those of mortal men.

Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers...

...bend steel in his bare hands...

...and who. disguised as Clark Kent...

---mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper.

...fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way.

And now, another exciting episode in the Adventures oi Superman.

- Looking for someone? -l've been looking all over the boat for you.

- Why didn't you knock? - So I didn't knock. So sue me.

- What do you want? - Doc sent me to meet you.

- Just what I thought. - I got on at quarantine.

- Is Doc meeting the boat too? - You know he never goes out.

He sent the bus and a couple of the boys. They're waiting for us at customs.

Never misses a bet, does he?

You're not so slow yourself. registering as “Madame Charpentier.“

You should have let us know. I could have missed you.

How did you get away with it. madame?

Is that the bus down there?

That's it. How are you taking your stuff through customs?

You were right. The gangplank is going down.

Wait right here while I line up the interview.

- Do you see any sign of them? - Nope.

You think something went wrong?

We'll have to wait and see.

Don't wanna wait too long.

- Hey. - See something?

Right by the entrance of the pier.

That guy's got fed written all over him.

Take a look over there.

This place is crawling. Must be some VIP aboard.

Hey. we better get out of here.

Wait. Give him a couple more minutes. They're starting to come out of customs.

Young man.

- Who. me? - Please.

You are so kind. And I do not know this country.

And I must catch a train quick.

And I have twisted my ankle.

- You see that ambulance over there? - Sure.

You will give this box to them. no?

It is serum for the doctor.

They are most anxious to get it.

- Sure. -It is a matter of life and death.

-It’ll hurry it right over. - Be sure to give it to the doctor personally.

Sure thing.

lam greatly in your debt.

- My ankle. - Let me give you a hand.

You are so sweet.

- You the doc? - Why?

I got some serum. a lady said to give it to the doctor.

That's what we've been waiting for. The doc's inside.

- I don't see any doctor in there. -lnside.

Jimmy!

What's the big idea? Where are you taking me?

Just a little ride. sonny boy.

- Where's Fisher and the count? - They never showed up.

- Who's this boy? - He's got what we were sent for.

- Listen. doctor-- - Where is the box?

I guess that's what you want. though I still don't know what it's all about.

Where did you get it?

A French lady came out of customs and gave it to me.

She said she hurt her ankle or something and had to make a train.

I took it over to the ambulance for her. That's all I know.

- That's his story. - Quiet.

Did this French lady you mention give you any inkling as to what was in the box?

She said it was serum. and I was to give it only to the doctor.

That's why we brought him here. It sounded fishy.

Look. my name's Olsen. Jim Olsen. I’m a reporter for the Planet.

There's my identification.

What were you doing on the pier?

Waiting for a friend of mine to get me an interview with a movie star.

Sounds perfectly reasonable.

Fisher and the count found themselves in difficulty...

...so they passed the box to the French lady he speaks of. and here it is.

- Is something wrong? - Nothing.

Except that the box is empty.

Hello. Yes, put him on.

Yes. What is it?

Dead?

This is fantastic.

Yes.

Yes. of course. that's correct. That's quite obvious.

Well. thanks for calling.

Give me a moment to think of our next step. Franz.

It’ll call you back.

- Fisher is dead. - What happened?

They just found his body on the boat...

...in a stateroom which had been occupied by a Madame Charpentier.

Madame Charpentier? Who's she?

I leave it to you.

Fisher was dead. He couldn't leave the boat.

You say the count never appeared. but out of nowhere...

...a French lady sends over a box. an empty box.

Nobody told us to be on the lookout for a female impersonator.

I have only myself to blame for this. I have not yet learned my lesson.

In this world. trust no one. Absolutely no one.

I wish I knew what this was all about.

- You know too much already. young man. - Maybe he hasn't told us all he knows.

- That's right. Maybe you better find out. - What are you gonna do to me?

I can assure you that is my least concern at the moment.

Give me the overseas operator, please.

- Take him inside. - I’m not going in there.

Get going-

I want to put through a call to Dr. Hans Schuman.

Frankfurt. Germany. United States Base Hospital 991.

What's that? A delay of three hours on all calls to Germany?

Well. we'll have to wait.

Should I turn on the current now. doctor?

No. not yet. We may have to use him later.

- May I come in. inspector? - Come in. Kent.

- Any news of Jim? - No. and I’m really worried.

From what Lois and that pier guard saw from the gangplank...

...l'd say Jim's just up to a little fancy ambulance chasing.

- He'll turn up with a whale of a story. - Wish I felt as easy about it.

Any word on that ambulance yet?

I guess I'd better let you in on the whole story. It doesn't look so good.

- What did the boys find out? - Well. it was a rented ambulance.

A phony name. They put on their own driver...

...so we don't know where it went or who or what it carried.

Frankly. they didn't leave us a clue to follow.

I had a feeling from the first there was a connection...

...between Jim's disappearance in that ambulance and the murder in the stateroom.

Did you identify the victim yet?

He's the only one we know anything about. Small-time confidence man named Fisher.

Here's his picture.

He used the health-officer gag to get on at quarantine.

What about Madame Charpentier?

She boarded the boat at Bremerhaven. Germany.

Spoke to no one on the trip. never left her stateroom...

...and completely disappeared after clearing customs.

Excuse me.

Yes. Henderson speaking.

I see.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Thanks. Bob.

Checkup on her passport just came through. Forgery. as expected.

We've got to find that woman. I’m sure she's the only one who'll lead us to Jim.

America's a mighty large haystack to find one small needle in.

Clearly. Fisher and the ambulance were at the dock to meet Madame Charpentier.

Probably escort her to a prearranged rendezvous.

- And she decided to double-cross them. -It makes sense.

There's one point to be explained.

Why did the boys in the ambulance let her get away?

That's pretty easy. They weren't expecting a woman.

That's it. And the woman was no lady.

The fingerprints in the stateroom and on the gun were male prints.

You didn't tell me about that. Inspector.

- Could I have a set of those prints? - Pick them up at the lab on your way out.

If you're thinking of checking with the police in Germany. we've already tried.

- They identify them? - Unfavorable atmospheric conditions...

...reduced the telephotos to distortion. We'll try in the morning.

Tomorrow morning may be too late. There must be another way.

Well. if you happen to bump into Superman. he might give you a hand.

You never can tell. Col. Redding in charge of Army Intelligence...

...is one of my best friends. I'll see you. inspector.

If you come up with anything. let us know.

Those are the prints we found in the stateroom.

Those are the ones we took off the gun.

Those are clear as a bell. Do you have any identification on them in your files?

Nothing remotely resembling them.

We got a print of a full hand from the top of the bureau.

Leaned on it, fixing his hair or making up in the mirror.

- I'm getting a copy for you. - These are all I need. Jake.

Might as well take it along. Give me two seconds in the darkroom. and I'll have it.

This fixative dries in--

Mr. Kent?

Where the dickens...?

- Hi. colonel. - Clark. what are you doing here?

- Just flew in on a little mission. - Sure good to see you. Pull up a chair.

- Good to see you. Mind if I sit here? - Not at all.

- Working kind of late. aren't you? - Plenty to do over here.

Dr. Schuman to see you, sir.

Have Dr. Schuman wait, corporal.

- Jack. I need your help. - Name it.

These belong to a fellow who sailed from Bremerhaven on the 9th...

...masqueraded as a Madame Charpentier. Can you identify him for me?

Let's take a look at our files. see what we've got.

Let's do it.

- Looks like we're in luck. - Let's see.

That's our man. without a question.

“Otto von Kleben. 35. formerly Count von Kleben.

Lieutenant. Wehrmacht. captured by Russians. 1944. Repatriated in 1947.“

Here it is. “At present. employed as orderly in U.S. Base Hospital 991 .“

Dr. Schuman might be able to help us. Okay to check with him?

Of course.

Send Dr. Schuman in.

Guten Abend. colonel. I have a kleine favor.

I am sorry. I did not know you were busy. I will see you in the morning.

Oh. just a minute. doctor. I want you to meet--

Anything wrong. Clark? You look as if you'd just seen a ghost.

I'm sorry.

This unhealthy-looking character is an old newspaper friend of mine from the States.

Clark Kent. Dr. Schuman.

- How do you do. Herr Kent? - Nice to meet you.

Sit down. doctor.

Clark's interested in talking to an orderly you've got working here. doctor.

The name is von Kleben. Otto von Kleben.

Von Kleben. I am sorry. but that is not possible.

- Is something wrong? - Von Kleben was discharged...

-...two weeks ago. - Two weeks ago?

I am afraid I have no information here as to his present whereabouts. gentlemen.

Perhaps I can help you. He docked in the United States this morning.

So? Would I be out of turn in inquiring what your interest in this von Kleben is?

Not at all. doctor. The police found a man murdered in his stateroom.

We have good reason to believe the murdered man was sent...

-...to meet him and escort him ashore. - I see.

You know the identity of the murdered man?

Yes. He was a Nazi espionage agent...

...and small-time confidence man named Fisher.

- Fisher? - Name strike a bell?

There are so many Fishers in Germany. colonel.

Doctor. you wouldn't. by any chance. be able to tell us...

...what von Kleben's mission in America was. would you?

Me? After all. Herr Kent. he was just an orderly here.

- We have a staff of nearly 1000 people. - You haven't missed anything. have you?

- I mean. anything of substantial value? - What could he have stolen?

An x-ray machine?

We have no secret formulas that could have been committed to memory either.

I'm afraid von Kleben's business had nothing to do with the hospital.

Well. colonel. looks like we've reached the end of another blind alley.

Sorry I cannot be of more help. Herr Kent.

My business will wait till tomorrow. Guten Abend. gentlemen.

- That Schuman's a dead ringer for Fisher. - Fisher?

The man murdered in von Kleben's stateroom.

Schuman's been working for us a long while.

He couldn't be here and dead in the States at the same time.

- Maybe he has a twin brother. - We could check on it.

They look so much alike. There's a connection somewhere.

- Who's head of medical supplies? - Major Lee.

- Okay if we drop in on him? - By all means. He's just across the hall.

- How are you. colonel? - Fine. doc. thanks to your little white pills.

- Major Lee. Clark Kent. - Hello.

How do you do? Major. have you missed anything in the past two weeks?

- Anything of great value? - No. I don't think so.

Do you have anything of value? Anything transportable?

Well. we've got a million dollars worth of radium. if that'll help you.

- That's it. -lt's no bigger than a peanut...

-...but we keep it in a lead-lined safe. - Have you used it in the last two weeks?

No. I believe Dr. Schuman was the last one to--

Could we have a look in that safe?

Of course. come along.

- What happened? - Schuman. He's locked us in.

- Any phone in here? - No. and don't light any matches.

- Anybody hear us if we shout? -lt's airtight and soundproof.

We'll have to wait till someone comes down for supplies.

If neither of you moves or makes a sound. I'll get us out. Deal?

What you been doing. reading up on Houdini?

Absolute silence and no motion for 10 seconds. please.

What's that?

Gentlemen. on the count of three. we'll all push the door. You ready?

One. two. three.

Well. if it is Schuman. he won't be able to get very far.

- Evening. inspector. - Hello. Kent. Where have you been?

Oh. over the water and far away. Any progress?

Some. We've located the taxi driver who picked up Madame Charpentier at the pier.

Wonderful. Where did they take her, or him?

This is the answer to your question. I hope.

Henderson speaking.

Oh. yes. Tobey. Great.

Yeah. well. let's have them.

Santa Fe Chief.

Miami Red Arrow.

Pennsylvania Limited.

Good work. Tobey.

Fine. Great.

Send Johnson in.

Madame Charpentier left Metropolis on one of those trains at--

Johnson. find out the present location of these three trains.

They left Metropolis Central Station at noon today.

- I have to be going. - Hey. wait a minute.

You've got some explaining to do. Listen to this. from Frankfurt. Germany.

“Dr. Albert Schuman. twin brother. deceased Fisher, confessed that...

...million-dollar radium smuggled through customs in earrings by Otto von Kleben.

Radium consigned to Dr. Rudolf Albrecht. 444 Causeway Boulevard.

Arrest at once. Credit Kent. Daily Planet. with double play.

Signed. J. Redding. colonel. U.S.A.“

- Well. how did you do it. Kent? - Trade secret.

Here's von Kleben's picture.

So this is Madame Charpentier.

- I know how you did it. Superman. - You can credit him with an assist.

I gotta run along. I'll see you.

Gonna be in on the kill? We're picking up Albrecht tonight.

It’ll be there.

Great day in the morning!

Who is it?

Pretty smart. Hollow lead.

Your passenger's returning east, by air.

They've got the whole force out there.

They'll never take me alive.

If you don't drop that gun. you're going to eat those words.

Now. what have you done with Jim Olsen?

Perhaps you would like to see for yourself.

Give him the current.

Not so fast.

Thanks for a very helping hand.

Superman. do you know how all this started?

- No. Jim. How? - I was waiting on the pier for Miss Lane...

...to interview Denise Darrieux. the French movie star.

Sorry you missed her. They say she's very pretty.

Right now you're prettier to me than all the movie stars in the world. Golly.

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