Superman - The Plane To Canyon City

Presenting the transcription feature, Superman!

Up in the sky!

Look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!

When we last saw him, Superman had just rescued Captain Atterson from the steamer Madison,

and had found hidden papers in the ship safe.

Just as the burning vessel exploded in a sheet of flame and the rain of falling shells.

The day our story continues back in the offices of Perry White,

city editor of the newspaper on which Superman works as Clark Kent.

Captain Atterson has come up from the south after seeing his crew landed safely,

and his sister, who is now out of the hospital, has joined him and Kent

and editor White for a discussion of further plans.

Captain Atterson is talking.

Listen.

No sir, I can't tell you what thing about it.

The last thing I remember is beating against the hoe

with that fire getting closer and closer just beyond the door.

But Captain, how did you escape?

Your boat crew picked you up out on the water with a light preserver on.

Yes, Captain Atterson, how do you explain that?

I don't explain it, June. I tell you I don't understand it at all.

What do you think, Mr. Kent?

Well, really, Captain Atterson, I...

maybe you were blown out of the ship by the explosion.

My men say the explosion came after me.

Well, it's just one of those mysteries of the sea.

You'll have to let it go with that.

Oh, what do you got there, Kent?

It's a package of friend of mine in the Coast Guard sent me.

Take a look, Miss Atterson.

Why, Mr. Kent, it's mine.

White bad shit, that's the one June gave me.

What? You mean to tell me that's the package of papers that was in the ship safe?

It certainly is.

Mr. Kent, where did you get it?

I told you.

Friend of mine in the Coast Guard found it floating in the water.

Well, that shows you what a high explosive will do.

Here's a package locked away in a safe.

Bang comes the explosion and it's found floating around like a dead fish.

Yes.

Well, never mind how it got there.

The main thing is we have it.

Miss Atterson, what's in it?

I'll show you, Miss White.

First of all, let us from Pemberton to a man named Bailey,

they're represented out west, practically admitting what they're doing.

Let me see it.

What else?

Well, then here's what they said was a map of the North Star mine,

three miles southeast of Canyon City.

Well, what else to do?

Why was all this business so well-fired important?

This letter alums enough to put them behind the bars.

Here's the rest of it.

A report from the government assay office saying that the off from the North Star mine is absolutely worthless.

What do you think?

And they went on selling stock after that?

Yes. That's when I realized they were crooked.

Well, can't.

What about it?

Any ideas?

Where did they live, June?

They had a house out in Green Park with a Filipino houseboy,

number 23 Durant Street.

Miss Kent, where are you going?

I don't like the idea of sitting and waiting for things to happen.

There may be something out at their house, the police haven't found.

Who do you think you are, Kent?

Sherlock Holmes?

Well, you never can tell, Mr. White.

Do you mind?

No, no, of course not.

I'm running an information bureau here, not a newspaper.

Don't bother about me.

Well, just have a quick look around.

23 Durant Street.

I'll stay here with June and check over this paper.

Good luck, Mr. Kent.

Thanks, Miss Anderson.

I may need it.

Go ahead, Kent.

Go ahead. Take all the time you want.

But if you do happen to run into a story, just try and remember who you're working for with you.

I won't be long, Mr. White.

And if I don't find anything, I'll be right back.

So long.

Doesn't sound like much.

But it pays to look around.

I'll just drop down into Green Park and have a chat with that Filipino houseboy.

You may know more than he's told the police.

Here we are.

Mr. Durant Street.

With not a soul in sight.

I'll just change back to Clark Kent reporter and see who answers the door.

Down.

Down.

Well, looks deserted, all right?

I'll try the bell.

Hope somebody answers it.

I hate to spoil this place by kicking in the door.

And I do want to look around inside.

What do you want, please?

You surprised me, can I come in?

No.

No?

Well, look, I'm from a newspaper daily planning.

No.

Wait a minute.

Now listen, how long have you heard from your boss, Mr. Pemberton?

No.

Well, he evidently means no.

Too bad, boy.

If you don't want Clark Kent around, let's see how you feel about Superman.

I'd attract attention if I ruin the door.

I'll just jump up on the roof and try the skylight.

Here goes.

And there's the skylight.

Oh, rather there was the skylight.

Now, down the stairs to see what's what.

That houseboy sees me.

He's certainly going to be surprised.

This looks like somebody's room right here.

And there's a desk.

If the police have left anything.

Hey, what you do there?

How you get in?

Oh, don't know me in my other clothes.

You get out.

Get out quick.

Hey, put that gun down.

You'll know, go.

I shoot.

I count three.

Make it ten.

Make it a hundred.

One.

Two.

Three.

Oh, what's the matter?

You know, get in.

Come closer and try again.

Come a lot closer and you'll see how bullets bounce.

Right, that's enough.

I have any time to waste.

Here's what happens to little Filipino boys who play with guns.

Oh, let go.

You let go.

Where are your bosses, Pemberton and Dadeen?

Quick.

Where are they?

I'm not know.

I'm not know.

Don't tell me that I can see it on your fictitious play this day.

Where are they?

One more chance?

Telephone.

Who's calling this house on the telephone?

Answer it.

No.

I said answer it.

And if it's either of your bosses, just act natural.

Oh, please.

No go to phone.

They say.

Go on.

What do they say?

They say they kill me.

Not over the phone.

Get that receiver.

And do just as I tell you.

Go on.

Hello, please.

Hello.

Is that you, Sida?

Yep.

This is me, boss.

Now listen.

Do just as I tell you and do it first.

Okay, boss.

Look in the desk in my room.

And back of the second drawer, you'll find another drawer.

You get it back?

Yeah, I get it.

Now, in that drawer, it's an envelope with travel checks.

Get it and put it in the mail.

Ask him where he is, quick.

The boss.

Where are mail, too, please?

Address it to John, Jimmy Jones.

General delivery.

Canyon City, Idaho.

Is that that?

Yeah.

That's all, please.

That's all.

Anybody been at the house?

They know.

No, boss.

Okay.

If anybody comes and asks for me, say you don't know a thing.

So long, Sida.

Traveling under the name of Jones, is he?

And he'll touch it Canyon City, Idaho.

Much obliged, Sida.

Oh, you heard that.

Never mind.

But get this.

You saw how those bullets bounced off my chest.

Yeah, I see.

Well, I'm going now.

But if you breathe a word about my coming here today, I'll be back.

No, no, no.

I know, tell.

That's good.

Because if you do, if you ever tell anybody, I'll come back here and bounce you off the sidewalk

the way those bullets bounced off me.

No.

All right.

Only be sure you remember it.

Now I'm leaving you.

Up through that skylight, where I came in.

So long, Sida.

What luck, Canyon City, Idaho.

I bet I scared that houseboy out of a year's growth.

Now back to the paper.

You asked me, the North Star Mining Story, is getting hotter every minute.

Heading back toward town, superman, and streaks through the sky.

And presently, in the office of editor White.

Well, Kent, this is the luckiest break I ever heard of.

Canyon City, eh?

Mr. White.

According to the map Miss Anderson showed us, Canyon City is near the North Star mine.

What?

You mean they're heading out there to the mine?

Why?

Chief, I don't know for sure.

But I can guess.

They don't know about the papers being found.

What's there got to do with it?

Well, maybe they figure if they can get out there and ruin the mine, you know, wreck it for keeps.

Nobody'll ever be able to prove it wasn't all right.

Kent, I'll take a chance.

You're free to go away your life.

Higher a plane.

Get out there.

I want you on the spot when those fellows are caught.

I notify the local police.

Mr. White.

Don't do that.

Why not?

Well, they're probably traveling by car.

If we leave now by plane, the Anderson's and I, we'll get there first.

What of it?

Well, don't warn the police.

Do you want every paper in the country to get that story?

But what if you run into them out there?

You and the girl and Anderson.

Well, if we do, I can handle it all right.

You alone?

Well, who do you think you are?

Superman?

Gosh, no chief.

I mean, we'll be all right.

Okay, Kent, okay.

Get your money and get going.

And good luck.

And phone with anything happened.

Yeah.

Almost gave myself away that time.

Too bad I think I'm Superman.

Well, as a matter of fact, Mr. White.

I do.

Down to the airport.

Into a fast plane with Captain Anderson and his sister June.

Over the Great Basin of the Mississippi.

West and still west to the cold high stillness of the Rockies.

When suddenly unseen disaster comes creeping along the wings.

Invisible to the passengers in the plane's cabin.

Where are we now, Mr. Kent?

Have you any idea?

Your brothers didn't ever get him, Miss Anderson.

Don't ask a sailor to find his way around up in the air.

Besides his black-and-zink outside, I can't see the stars.

Well, we went through a snowstorm a while ago.

Still innocent.

You want me to make a guess, Miss Anderson?

I'd say we're pretty close to Idaho.

Getting tired, June.

Oh, no.

But I'm anxious to see what's going to happen.

I saw mine.

I'll say what's wrong here.

Oh!

Oh, what an awful urge.

Throw me right against the wall.

Watch it with tipping.

Say, something is wrong.

Listen, Kent, go ask the pilot.

I'm frightened.

Look, he's open to star.

All right, folks.

Take it easy.

What's wrong?

Ice.

Ice on the wings.

And one of the A.L. ROMs is stuck.

I can't work at loose.

What?

Frozen?

How can you fix it?

I can't.

Ordinarily I'd go down to warmer air.

But the mountain peaks are too high around here.

Oh!

We're going sideways, Kent.

Ben!

Hey, how about this?

We're slipping down.

Pilot, what do you say?

I don't know.

We're in a tough spot.

Kent, where are you going?

Out of the way.

Got to clear that ice off of you.

Hey!

What's what you're doing?

Ben, you can't come back.

Say that boy's got nerve.

He's out on the wings.

Give them just see it.

Kent!

Kent!

Where is he, Ben?

He was hanging on that weight and now he's gone.

He's gone!

I, over the wildest and cruelest peaks of the cut and it'll divide.

While snow workles about the wings,

and ice holds the plane in its deadly grip.

And what of Clark Kent?

What has happened?

Did he lose his grip when the wings snapped and go plunging downward through the dark?

Tune in with us next time and follow the exciting transcription.

Superman!

Up to the sky!

Look!

It's a bird!

It's a plane!

It's Superman!

Superman is a copyrighted picture appearing in Action Comics magazine.