The Adventures of Superman: "Clan of The Fiery Cross" (2 of 16)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ต.ค. 2011
- "Clan of The Fiery Cross" (Part 2)
Originally broadcast on June 11, 1946
From Superman Wiki:
The Adventures of Superman was a radio show depicting the thrilling adventures of Superman, Lois Lane, Perry White and Jimmy Olsen. The show ran in various timeslots and formats from 1940 to 1951, in both an initial transcribed syndicated format and later on the Mutual and ABC radio networks (sponsored for several years by Kellogg's Pep, from 1943 until 1947).
The character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster arrived on radio not long after the comic book, and took on an added dimension with Clayton "Bud" Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for "truth, justice and the American way" in the daily radio broadcasts, the comic book stories and the newspaper comic strip.
The series is also credited with dealing a powerful blow against the Ku Klux Klan's prospects in the northern USA. The human rights activist, Stetson Kennedy, infiltrated the Ku Klux Klan and other racist/terrorist groups. Concerned that the organization had too strong connections to the government and police forces, Kennedy decided to use his findings to strike at the Klan in a different way. He contacted the producers of "The Adventures of Superman" radio series and proposed a story where the superhero battles the Klan. The producers, looking for new villains, eagerly agreed to the idea. The result was a series of episodes, "Clan of the Fiery Cross," in which Superman took on the Klan.
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0:10 the guy saying "It's a PLANE!" Sounds legitimately terrified.
Love it
The klan tried to boycott Kellogg's but haha Kellogg's won
8:29 The Grand Scorpion almost lost his voice there....good old LIVE radio!
The dialect of the 1930s is beyond precious! Thank you for posting this important landmark in the career of the man of steel. The producers took a serious chance airing this episode, especially since it has been said this story used real life customs of the KKK. It's fun to read about heroes stopping evil threats. But a threat that actually exists? Man they had some real guts!
The thing that people today don't know is that, back in the day, the bad guys Superman fought were all basically ripped from the headlines.
In the first couple issues of his comic he faced off against a lynch mob, a war profiteer and the negligent owner of a dangerous mining operation.
He was a straight up social avenger back then.
You're quite right, but you forgot to mention that in the first Superman story (in "Action Comics" Number 1), the Man of Steel, at one point, knocks out a wife beater. That would have been considered pretty progressive in those days since this was a time when domestic violence wasn't taken seriously and was regarded as simply a "family matter." Besides, a lot of people at that time had the twisted idea that if a wife was beaten by her husband, she probably did something to deserve it or generally didn't "stay in her place" (no Women's Lib in those days you know). Luckily, Superman didn't adhere to such misogynistic thinking.
Most people, even Superman fans, don't realize how liberal he really was. His attitude towards war profiteers shows that he was originally a dedicated pacifist. In one story, he singlehandedly stopped a war between two fictitious countries by grabbing the respective rulers of the two nations, throwing them onto the battlefield between the opposing armies, and telling the rulers to fight it out between themselves. However, the two men spent more time insulting each other than engaging in physical combat and the soldiers soon became so disgusted with it all, that they called off the whole war and went home. Under the circumstances, I think Superman would probably have agreed with President Eisenhower's feelings about what he called "the Military-Industrial Complex." Would he have also been against the Vietnam War or any of the other controversial U.S. Military interventions (Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.)? Perhaps. Considering his obvious liberalism, would he be the subject of criticism and ridicule from Fox News or any of the ultra-rightwing firebrands like Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Michael Savage, and the like? What do you think?
I think you're conflating freedom (what Superman actually stood for) with leftism, which results in tyrants like Hitler and Stalin. Never forget, the KKK is, at its roots, a Democrat organization, whereas the Republican party was founded to free the slaves.
Lunay LeZarde The South is the biggest stronghold of republicans and slavery sympathy
You're half-right, which is an improvement for you.
God Bless Superman, God bless Truth Justice and The American way!
Lol, I can imagine if a klan member heard this and thought it was supposed to talked about the good things about the Group, only to realize that this was to reveal their bad activities, and show they are the bad guys. He would say, "Oh!"
Kellogg's Pep: the Blue Apron of The Adventures of Superman
Blue Apron must have has some problems recently. I haven’t seen their ads recently.
You know when you listen really close to these guys as they talk you can hear them almost choke on their own words or cough when they speak out loud.
That's because this show was broadcast live.
It's scary how relevant this is.
"Are they good 100% American?" I think they were trying to get around saying white.
Has everyone eaten their Pep?
Yes
desk of death battle ty for showing this to us its crazy how into it iam in now a days we hace smart phones video game consoles and we have access to way more entertainment when ever we want.
iam 29 so its not i wish it was the olden days but i wish radio stations still did this i posted this same comment on the first vid
but with no visual stimuli and just listening to it this has kept my attention longer than tv shows movies youtube vids etc
i usually fast forward or do other stuff as i watch it but as i said this kept my attention and i haven't skipped a vid or fast forward it the people reading it are so talented
and the effects and just everything they is so cool and awesome i wish radio stations still did this but idk if it would work
I'm buying so much Kellogg after this
I'm surprised this never been animated.
I'd love to see this animated in the Max Fleischer style of the 40s cartoon series.
It was adapted into a graphic novel, Superman Smashes the Klan, the very same year you made this comment. Additionally, at least one of the old Max Fleischer cartoons included Nazis dressed up like the KKK in what may have been a direct reference to the group (which, prior to this very radio program, wielded a considerable amount of political power in America; Clan of the Fiery Cross undermined their membership numbers so severely that it singlehandedly reduced them to the fringe group they are today).
Kellogg's mustve done alot of charity advertising in the 40s and 50s
nothing changes, does it?
You can do the double header with mini wheats though
Actually, it's more like Wheaties.
Wow so Americans did used to say Semi the same way we do in the UK
Grand scorpion... its STING!!!!!
anyone from the desk of death battle make it this far?
Yup.
+anticphenix yep
Ey
The Klan at the time, while it concentrated on Blacks, was also opposed to Jews and Catholics. The more modern Klan is perhaps even more focused against Jews.
+mzk1 Nowadays it's not only against other races and religions not their own it's also against homosexuals or gays as well. Since that way of life isn't really seen as normal.
Superman's creators were Jewish. It's no surprise they eagerly signed on when given the opportunity by Stentson Kennedy.
XD Crackpot! has the 2012 failure taught you triangle bashers nothing?
***** The sponsor had to cooperate. Three for-profit corporations, Kellogg's, the Mutual Broadcasting Network, and DC Comics, took a courageous stand. Capitalism at its finest.
That's a really good point
what was kellogs pep
Cereal