"Sir, it's almost time."

When Colin handed over the weekend serialization of "Superman" comics to Old John, Little John made sure to remind him of the time.

Since half an hour ago, Little John's mood in the newspaper office began to become absent-minded, and he frequently glanced at the clock on the wall.

"Turn on the radio."

After hearing Little John's reminder, Colin glanced at the people in the newspaper office, saw the expectant expressions on their faces, and nodded immediately.

"Okay, sir."

After receiving Colin's approval, Little John immediately ran to the radio in the newspaper office, pressed the switch and turned the knob on the radio, and carefully tuned to the CBS broadcast channel.

As Little John's fingers turned, announcer Kang's passionate announcement suddenly sounded in the Courier newspaper office: "...Boys and girls, please pay attention, a new and exciting radio program has come out!"

Announcer: "He possesses incredible and incredible adventure characteristics. He is faster than a flying bullet and more powerful than a locomotive. Even exploding bombs cannot penetrate his tough skin."

Passerby A: “Look at the sky!”

Passerby B: "Is that a bird? (Is that a bird?)"

Passerby C: "Is that a pne? (Is that a plane?)"

Passerby: "Thats Superman! (That's - Superman!)"

"...That's Superman!"

Along with the shouts coming from the radio, Little John shouted involuntarily and read out this classic slogan created by Colin.

After a period of negotiations, Colin signed a radio drama cooperation contract with CBS' "Superman".

CBS also officially started the production of radio dramas internally, inviting Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater to serve as the dubbing work for the "Superman" radio drama.

At the same time, after discussions and confirmation with Colin, CBS also confirmed the name of the radio drama - "The Adventures of Superman (Superman Adventures)"

Right now, what Little John and the others are hearing.

It is the content of the first episode of the radio drama "The Baby from Krypton" adapted by Colin based on the "Superman" comics.

Announcer: "Superman doesn't look taller than ordinary people, but he has unprecedented strength and ability. He can leap into the air one-eighth of a mile in one jump, easily cross a twenty-story building, and

Racing high-powered bullets toward the target, lifting the staggering weight of a solid round steel with your bare hands as if it were as light as a piece of paper."

Announcer: "Superman..."

Announcer: "An extraterrestrial visitor from a distant planet, a protector of the oppressed. A man who marveled at his extraordinary body. This hero vowed to use his power to help those in need."

Announcer: "Now our story begins. Please follow the broadcast on a distant journey to the distant unknown universe - the planet Krypton!"

Announcer: "It is like a glowing green star in the sky. The civilization here is the most advanced. It has created a superhuman race. The men and women are just like us earthlings, but this is just the appearance. In fact, they have

Evolved to the absolute pinnacle of human perfection.”

Announcer: "As we approach Krypton, we see its tall walls and gleaming turrets. We approach the magnificent Temple of Wisdom, where in a hall, Jor-El, Krypton's most famous scientist

, is about to deal with a meeting of the Kryptonian Science Council..."...

In the quarterly magazine "Superman" published by The Courier Newspaper, the details of the explosion of Krypton have been revealed for the first time.

In the radio drama "Adventures of Superman", Colin further improved this part of the plot.

Including the appearance of the Kryptonian Science Council, which was just a one-frame plot description in the comics, but was expanded into a discussion meeting in the "Adventures of Superman" radio drama.

From a certain perspective, the plot of the "Adventures of Superman" radio drama is actually a more complete process of setting up the comic book story.

Considering the differences between radio and comics, text can carry deeper information and thoughts better than pictures, while radio dramas add changes in tone and sound effects to the text.

For example, when the voice actor describes the scene of Superman flying, the radio will think of the sound of birds chirping and the sound of flying airplanes, creating a sense of presence for the listeners in front of the radio.

At the same time, when the plot enters the Krypton Science Council, there will be chatter in the background of the broadcast, giving people the feeling that there are many members participating in the meeting.

President: "Attention, attention, gentlemen."

President: "Jor-El, please speak."

Jor-El: "Members of the Council... I have completed my solar calculations, and despite my fear of speaking the words, I have concluded that Krypton is doomed."

Council Member: “Did I hear that correctly?”

In the radio drama, as Jor-El's voice actor speculated about the destruction of Krypton, the rustling in the background became a little louder, and the entire Krypton Science Council seemed to become confused because of this speculation.

President: "Gentlemen."

President: "Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen, listen to him."

The voice actor in charge of the president repeated a few words before the originally chaotic Krypton Science Council calmed down again.

Jor-El: "Over the days, we've experienced internal earthquakes...these volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, gases leaking from giant craters, all of which point to one thing, gentlemen, Krypton is completely and ultimately destined to...

Destroyed!"

Council member: "Why is this guy crazy?"

Just like in the comics, the Kryptonian Science Council did not agree with Jor-El's conjecture, and the president of the council refuted the conjecture.

President: "Wait a moment, gentlemen, wait a moment."

President: "There is no reason to be anxious. I am sure that Jor-El made a mistake. It is true that we have had several minor earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, but nothing was very serious. Your calculations must be wrong.

…”

Jor-El: "No, there's no mistake here, Rozan, I hope it's a mistake, but the sun is gradually pulling Krypton towards it, and in a month... maybe only a week... the gravitational pull will be so great

The force that Krypton cannot withstand. Then, our planet will be like a huge bursting bubble, destroying every living thing on it..."

President Rozan: "Gentlemen, be quiet. If, I mean if, Jor-El, what you said is true, how can we avoid it? What can we do to stop it?"

Jor-El: "There is only one way. As you know, I have been working in the Space Factory, designing for interstellar travel. With time and united efforts, we can transport the entire population of Krypton to another world.

.”…

President Luo Zan: "Impossible! Where will we go?"

Jor-El: "To...Earth? My research tells me that the Earth's atmosphere is very close to Krypton."

…

Laura: "Is your ship model almost finished?"

Jor-El: "Yeah...yeah, I just finished driving the last rivet. How does it look?"

Laura: "Great...but does it work?"

Jor-El: "Well...that remains to be seen. If it works, I'll immediately start building another one like this, only much bigger, one big enough to take the three of us to another world."

Laura: "Jor-El, how long will it take? We spend every moment waiting and wondering..."

Jor-El: "Yeah, I know, I know, Laura, it's been hard on both of us, but especially hard on you. How's the kid?"

Laura: "Asleep, the earthquake in the afternoon frightened him, but he is fine now. Can't you come in and see him? You can hardly see him these days, he is making spaceship models all day long.

"

Jor-El: "Honey, this doesn't help, I'm in a race against time, and now I desperately want to know if the model will perform as I hope."

Laura: "How does it work?"

Jor-El: "It's very simple, when everything is ready, I flip this switch. I close this circuit, the electricity builds pressure in the atomic engine, and then at the last moment, the pressure forces the spacecraft to separate from its carrier and accelerates it.

"

Laura: "But where does it go?"

Jor-El: "No matter where it's headed, this one, I'm aiming for the Earth."

Laura: "Earth? What is that, Jor-El?"

Jor-El: "A planet, smaller than ours, on the other side of the sun. Inhabited by a race that looks just like us."

Laura: "Like ourselves?"

Jor-El: "Oh... only in part, of course, my dear, they are about the same size, but barely developed. Very weak and helpless, all their faculties extremely limited."

…

Laura: "What are you doing, Jor-El?"

Jor-El: "Put the child in the ship."

Laura: "Jor-El, the house is shaking..."

Jor-El: "Laura, he's safe inside. Now I'm going to turn on the switch and step back."

Laura: "Oh, Jor-El, is he coming to Earth?"

Jor-El: "Only God knows. The spaceship has a chance. This is the only plan. Now retreat."

Laura: "I'm going to flip the switch!"

Laura: "Jor-El, it's dark, I can't see anything, what happened?!"

Jor-El: "Fire, smoke from the center of the planet, time is running out now."

Announcer: "The spaceship roared away from the planet and flew to the vast universe."
To be continued...