ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN / "The Deserted Village" - 1952

In today's adventure, Lois has trouble getting a friend on the telephone in her home town, so she and Clark drive to the small town of Cliffton to see what the problem is. They find that the town is mostly deserted, and the remaining townsfolk don't seem to want them to know anything about the situation.

Lois gets a gingerbread man in the mail and she wants to thank her friend for sending it to her. No one is answering the phone so she tells Clark. He suggests that they drive to Cliffton to see what the problem might be.

When they get there, Clark notices that someone has crossed out the numbers and now it shows that only five people live in Cliffton!

Then we see this weirdo spraying some kind of gas and then breaking window panes, apparently so the gas goes into the house... .

Clark and Lois decide to go into the house of her doctor when she lived there, they find him on the floor. Clark locates some smelling salts which brings him out of his stupor.

Well, with the doctor in tow, Lois finds her friend, Mrs. Tazey. Both residents want Lois and Clark to leave town, there's no problem here! But when Clark picks up a basket for the lady, he notices a hidden gas mask in it...

Two other people there are store owner Peter Godfrey and his son Alvin, they seem a little suspicious if you know what I mean.

Godfrey's out spying on Clark, but, he gets a glimpse of Superman instead!

Lois goes off on her own and searches for clues in a mine... She finds something!

Good stuff here. Clark knows that the gas the killer is using is deadly and wants Lois to go back to town and stay there while he tries to find out what the stakes are. Lois thinks that Clark's trying to steal her story and they get in a Hell of a fight, best one I've seen between the two!

Superman takes off with the stakes to find out their use from a mining authority.

Even though she promised Clark that she'd go back to town, Lois goes back into the mine, where, the Gasser is waiting for her! Yeah, she should have listened to Clark alright!

The doctor comes in to try and help Lois, only to be conked on the head with a shovel.

Look who it is that saves the day!.. It's Mrs. Tazey with a gas mask and a pistol...

Not that Superman needs any help though...

Yep, it was Godfrey and Alvin to be sure, you see, the mine was full of an element used in making hydrogen bombs!!!.. And that's why they were killing off the locals. They also have a dog die because of the gas! Some of these episodes were brutal at times! Tune in tomorrow when we keep that big ball a-rollin' down that old dusty trail...