The Pan-Am Highway, Part One (Superman EP0265)|Superhero Audio Drama

In this episode of the Old Time Radio Superman Show, Clark Kent and Perry White race through Metropolis at midnight after receiving news of the mysterious disappearance of three American engineering expeditions in the Andes Mountains. The third expedition, G-33, has lost contact with Washington, prompting a frantic press conference where officials admit helplessness. As the Daily Planet crew prepares to investigate, they rendezvous with a secret experimental stratosphere ship designed by Bronson, a prototype capable of high-altitude flight. During a test flight, they intercept a distress call from G-33 and receive a direct order from Hemisphere Administration Director John Ives: Clark Kent must proceed to Washington immediately. The episode ends with the plane turning toward the nation’s capital, setting up a high-stakes international mystery that spans continents and challenges Superman’s ability to protect both truth and peace. The narrative blends wartime atmosphere with pulp adventure, emphasizing secrecy, technological innovation, and the looming threat of the unknown in the remote Andes.