On This Day, September 1: Superman Daily Serials and Squad Cars
Also featured: Big City Serenade.
September 1 Update
This report documents the historical provenance, broadcast scheduling, commercial sponsorship, credited cast, production personnel, alternate circulating titles, serialized superhero adventure metadata, and pure narrative synopses for broadcasts transmitting on September 1 across four serialized eras of the Man of Steel, South African police flying squad dramas, and orchestral urban serenades, Clayton Collyer in The Adventures of Superman across 1942, 1943, 1944, and 1948, Squad Cars on Springbok Radio (1978), and Big City Serenade on NBC (1942–1978):
1. Broadcasts
| Title | Network, Airdate & Showtime | Sponsor & Commercial Ads | Credited Cast & Performers | Director, Writers & Crew | Genres & Serial Arc | Story Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Eben Kent Dies in Fire, Clark Goes to Metropolis with Clayton Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1942-09-01 5:15 PM EWT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Clayton Collyer, Noa | Robert & Maxwell (Writers) | ["Superhero", "Action", "Superman", "Clayton Collyer", "Kellogg"]Arc: Origin of Superman (Part 2) |
Following the tragic death of his adoptive father Eben in a farm fire, young Clark Kent moves to Metropolis and applies for a reporting job at the Daily Planet. |
| "The Civil Air Patrol (Part 11) with Clayton Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1943-09-01 5:15 PM EWT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Clayton Collyer, Kelk | Robert & Maxwell (Writers) | ["Superhero", "Action", "Superman", "Clayton Collyer", "Kellogg"]Arc: The Civil Air Patrol (Part 11) |
Superman intercepts an enemy plane attempting to bomb a coastal military radar installation guided by saboteur signal flares. |
| "The Scorpion (Part 4) with Clayton Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1944-09-01 5:15 PM EWT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Clayton Collyer, Crowley | Robert & Maxwell (Writers) | ["Superhero", "Action", "Superman", "Clayton Collyer", "Kellogg"]Arc: The Scorpion (Part 4) |
Clark Kent tracks a mastermind known as The Scorpion who is sabotaging vital war supply trains heading for shipping ports. |
| "The Mystery of the Silver Buffalo (Part 2) with Clayton Collyer" | Mutual (WOR) 1948-09-01 5:15 PM EDT |
Kellogg Company Kellogg's Pep Cereal |
Clayton Collyer, Kelk | Robert & Maxwell (Writers) | ["Superhero", "Action", "Superman", "Clayton Collyer", "Kellogg"]Arc: The Mystery of the Silver Buffalo (Part 2) |
Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen discover that the stolen Silver Buffalo artifact holds a secret map leading to an abandoned uranium mine. |
| "Something Stinks with South African Police Service Ensemble" | Springbok Radio 1978-09-01 |
Sustaining South African Police |
SABC Radio Players | Colin Fish (Writer) | ["Police", "Crime", "Docudrama", "Squad Cars", "Springbok"] |
Flying squad officers investigate suspicious chemical odors emanating from an industrial warehouse harboring an illicit distillery. |
| "A Salute to Kansas City with NBC Orchestra" | NBC (WNBC) 1951-09-01 10:30 PM EDT |
Sustaining City Symphonic Tribute |
NBC Studio Orchestra | NBC Music Staff | ["Music", "Concert", "Big City Serenade", "NBC", "Midwest"] |
A musical tribute captures the jazz heritage, bustling stockyards, and Midwestern skyline of Kansas City through orchestral arrangements. |