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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.

Come in.

Come in. blast it.

Yes. sir. Thank you. sir.

I brought your pie. sir.

Fits me real good. don't it. huh?

What's the matter with you?

Haven't you got any fun in you. Scurvy?

When you were a kid. didn't you ever wanna play pirate?

- Perhaps not. sir. - Well. I did. and I may do it yet.

L've got some good hands on my crew. Here.

Wanna play with a doubloon? Did you ever see a piece of eight?

No. thank you. sir.

“Yes, sir. No, sir. No, thank you--“

Speak up. Scurvy. Be a man.

Tell me you don't like sailing on the Golden Vulture.

I'm sorry. sir.

Sorry?

Not when we're in this close to shore. you ain't.

How far can you swim. Scurvy?

- I don't swim at all. sir. -Isn’t that too bad.

Well. you can just relax. Scurvy. because nobody's leaving this ship anyway.

And you in particular. Not ever.

- Shall I bring you some more coffee. sir? - Yes. you do that. Scurvy.

And smartly too.

The seawater got into the bottle. and you just can't read any of the writing.

Olsen. can't you be away from this office for even one day...

...without bringing back a mystery?

Jeepers. that bottle could've been floating around since the days of Captain Kidd.

Or it could be a note to the milkman.

It must've been printed for a ship. It has S.S. Golden Vulture on it.

But if there was a message. It's long since been washed off.

Jeepers. I couldn't make out anything but a smudge.

Golden Vulture. That's a wild guess.

And I'll prove to you I’m right.

Okay. so you phone the Maritime Commission and they say...

-...there is a ship called the Golden Vulture. - Exactly.

That only proves Mr. Kent wasn't guessing.

- What are you looking so smug about? - I only told Clark and the chief part of it.

I didn't tell them the Vulture's anchored off the coast right now...

...and I didn't tell them what kind of a ship it was.

What do you mean?

It's a salvage boat, Jim.

It's been down in the Caribbean dragging for sunken treasure.

- But the note. How does that fit in? - That's what we're gonna find out about.

There's a mail boat leaving for the Vulture in an hour. Are you game?

I'm as game as the next guy. I only hope the next guy knows what he's doing.

Come on.

Mail boat's coming in. sir.

I got eyes. Mr. Bennet.

Visitors!

- Are you all right, Miss Lane? - Fine. Jim. Thanks.

Those aren't visitors. they're reporters.

Get the mail boat on the hailer. We'll ship them back.

It's too late. captain.

Well. then I guess it's up to me to entertain them.

All right. you men. back to work.

- Welcome aboard the Golden Vulture. folks. - Are you the captain?

McBain. miss. Captain McBain at your service.

I'm Lois Lane. and this is Jimmy Olsen.

We're from the Daily Planet.

Mr. Olsen. Miss Lane. it's my pleasure.

Jeepers. a real salvage ship.

That's right, boy. Come up to my cabin. I'll tell you more about it.

You. mister. get a move on! Start up that winch!

You blasted idiots! I thought I told you--

- Sorry. mate. - Oh. that's okay.

But what about my camera?

A shame. that's what it is.

But don't you worry. son. the owner'll pay for every penny of it. Now. up you go.

Up you go. now. and to the left.

Come in. come in. folks. make yourselves comfortable.

Sit down. sit down. both of you.

It'll be an hour before the supply barge can take you back to shore.

Supply barge? But aren't you docking in a few hours?

No time to dock, son. Soon as we get provision. we're putting out to sea again.

Can the two of you keep a secret?

Sure. captain. We're the best secret-keepers in town.

Key. huh?

You were wondering why the Golden Vulture is in such a hurry...

...to get back to the Caribbean. eh?

Well. this is nothing compared to what's still down there on the bottom.

Why. these old-fashioned settings alone are worth $100,000.

Worth more. miss. To a museum. lots more.

I didn't send for you. Scurvy. Get out of here.

Yes. sir. Of course. sir.

I only thought you might like a cup of coffee for the guests.

No. they'll be leaving soon.

Very good. sir.

-It’ll get rid of this. sir. - Get out of here. I told you!

Yes. sir.

Wait a minute. steward.

Jimmy. isn't this rather an interestingly shaped bottle?

Hey. that's the same kind of bottle as before.

And this note is written on the same kind of paper that--

Another note. Scurvy?

Up to your old tricks again. Scurvy?

“Take me ashore with you.

The captain is crazy. This ship- ♪

- I didn't read it, I don't know what it says. - Not even what it says about the treasure?

And we were having such a good time.

But that's all over now.

Nobody leaves this cabin.

If I don't get home about this time. my mother starts to worry.

Aye! And this time she'll have something to worry about.

Yeah. it looks like you're right, chief.

I checked with the mail boat skipper.

Yeah. they must be out in the Vulture now.

Okay. I'll try and find out what they're up to.

I'm sorry. You all right?

- Yeah. - Can I give you a hand?

Food for the Vulture. huh?

- What are they eating out there. lead? - Thanks.

Just a minute. This stuff just come ashore?

- No. we're sending it out to the ship. - Sending it out?

You get paid to work. not to talk.

Now. send those crates out to the barge.

It's my fault. I’m sorry. What's in these crates?

Food. like it says on the sign.

Would you please stop singing that song?

Oh. now. there's no reason to get mad at me.

That's the way I look at it. Who's mad?

Good boy. Here. have a doubloon.

Oh. goody. now you can both play pirate.

The owner'll be aboard pretty soon. and he'll decide what to do with you.

But I don't like women on ships.

Neither do I.

Of course. come to think of it. I might change my mind.

Yes. it might be best if you were to stay aboard this next trip.

I could use a new steward. Stewardess.

One that doesn't like to write so many notes.

But we didn't read the note.

We don't know what that man wanted to tell us.

We don't know of anything wrong aboard this ship.

Except its captain, maybe. huh?

Sit down!

That's a good boy.

You don't want me to lose count...

...while I’m putting all this pretty stuff away. now. would you?

Mate. I don't know who you are...

...but get me off this ship. They'll kill me this time.

They won't let anybody off.

Take it easy. What kind of a contraption is this?

He's crazy! He collects all this pirate junk to make things look good...

...but he uses it too. He's even got thumbscrews. I bet he'll use them on me.

Take it easy. I said. Keep your eye on that door.

Aye. mate.

How'd you do that?

The chain must've been rusty. What did you mean...

...the captain wants to “make things look good“?

There's a lot more goes on around here. mate. than meets the eye.

Well. I can figure that.

This isn't the only rusty chain on this ship either.

Most of the gear's rusty.

And those fancy winches for underwater grappling...

...l bet they won't even work.

This is a treasure ship. all right. mate.

But not the kind she's rigged to be. Come on. I'll show you.

In here.

This is where they make it. The oven and molds are there.

- They melt it down. - The treasure?

They make their own treasure. This is where the goldsmith works.

They've even got a jeweler. served a hitch in prison once.

Then all the doubloons and antique jewelry are made right here?

Every scrap of it. lt's a great racket they got.

Selling the stuff to museums as genuine pirate booty.

Winch. that's all. Supply barge has been alongside for several minutes.

That means the boss is aboard. We'll be pulling anchor.

I wouldn't be sure. Can you get back where you were...

-...without using the forward hatch? - I can go through the engine room.

Good.

That's it. All in one load. See you next trip.

Mr. Sanders. what about them two reporters?

You allowed them aboard. Mr. McBain. so it's up to you.

It’ll see that they're reported drowned on the trip ashore.

Over here.

What's the matter?

- Don't you even say hello? - What?

- How did you get out here? - Never mind.

- Tell that barge to shove off without you. - I will not.

Sailor...

...tell the barge to go on. I'll be sailing with you.

All right.

Shove off, Sanders' orders.

Sanders.

Sanders-- Of course. I should have known.

Confidence man and jewel thief.

I don't know what you're talking about. I don't know what you think...

...you're trying to get away with. Take that gun out of my back.

- It's no gun. lt's just a finger. - Cut the jokes, huh?

I can tell metal when I feel it.

You ain't got fingers made out of steel. buddy.

Maybe you're right, Mr. Sanders.

However. I got a peak into one of your crates on shore.

What was in there? Jewels and gold and silver.

Stolen goods. perhaps?

- You tell me. - Maybe I will.

Let's see.

You're a rather important fence. aren't you?

Unfortunately. a fence can only realize a fraction of the value of stolen.

Isn't that right?

Therefore, you had this ship rigged up to convert it to antique things.

Like Spanish treasure. supposedly discovered in the Caribbean.

Yeah. that's right.

Museums and collectors pay more than the full value.

Works out pretty well too. We bring gold and silverware to the ship from all over.

Grab him. somebody!

Why. you--!

Oh. my hand!

Superman. where are you?

Mr. Kent. where'd you come from?

- Look out. - We just got loose from the cabin.

He's on the bridge. Cut him off on the port side.

- Go on. leave me alone! - You can't fight the whole ship!

Grab him!

All right. take him below.

- Captain. don't! You can't-- - Shut up!

Get that plank out there!

Hurry it up. you lubbers!

- All ready. sir. - Get moving now. March!

You're crazy. You've been playing pirate so long. you believe--

- Get back! - You have to kill him. but you can't...

-...make a man walk the plank! - Belay it!

This is my ship. What was good enough for Blackbeard is good enough for me!

Maybe this'll be a lesson to the rest of you swine.

We'll fly the Jolly Roger yet.

You ready. Mr. Kent?

Give my regards to Davy Jones!

Mr. Kent!

Get those two below! Put them in irons!

Superman!

Hurry. Superman. Mr. Kent's drowning.

- I know. Jim. - They made him walk the plank.

I saw him. Will you please not worry. Look. I'll show you a trick.

But Mr. Kent's down there. They tied his hands.

It's been less than a minute. He'll just have to hold his breath a little longer.

- But Superman! - He may be dying. don't you understand?

That should hold them till I signal the coast guard.

- Superman. what's the matter with you? - Jim. you better hold this.

Superman. please get down there and save Mr. Kent!

It’ll never forgive you if he drowns.

All right. all right. I’m going.

But I’m finished here. and I won't be back.

I don't care. Just save Clark!

Here he comes!

Clark. Clark. are you all right?

Oh. sure. Lois.

Just a little wet. that's all. Why. you worried?

Well. yes. I mean. Superman waited so long. and...

-...and... - Yes?

And you appeared right after he disappeared.

- Oh. Lois. give me a hand, will you? - Oh. sure.

What did you say you were thinking. Lois?

Never mind. Clark.

It couldn't be.

It just couldn't be.

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