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Episode 3, “The Reducer Ray,” introduced the object of the heavies’ attentions, a super death ray. Film veteran Herbert Rawlinson (himself the hero of several silent serials), as Dr. Graham, is explaining to Superman either how the ray works or where you put the instant coffee. As Clark Kent (Kirk Alyn) looks down fearfully at the glowing rock. Prof. Leeds explains it is Kryptonite. This element turned out to be the only thing that could harm the invulnerable hero, giving fans something to worry about. Forrest Taylor plays Leeds. broke track? Chapter two answered that question as Superman emerged from the brush, raced toward the broken track and pushed the broken rail into place, holding it with his super-strength as the Limited hurtles by. The train stopped moments later and Superman raced into the brush again to become Clark Kent. But a track walker had seen the incredible man. in blue and red costume. So did the engineer. As fate would have it, aboard the train were Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen, reporters for the Daily Planet. They hear of the story told by the engineer and track walker and relay the story of the strange man who saved the Limited to the Planet. Arriving in Metropolis, Clark headed for the Planet building where he managed to' get in to see Perry White, the gruff, excitable editor of the newspaper. Through some fast talking, Clark was able to convince White to give him a job as a reporter — if he can get the story on a mine disaster. Other reporters have been stopped by mine police. White agrees, and Kent is soon at the site of the disaster. There, he meets Jimmy Olsen, beginning a friendship that has lasted for many years. Naturally, as Superman, Clark is able to get the story about some trapped miners and rescue Lois, who had managed to sneak into the mine and get trapped in a cave-in with the miners themselves. Enter — The Spider Lady The stories on Superman appearing in the Planet made him a national hero. So much so, that he soon became involved in a case that brought him into head-on conflict with a gang of criminals led by the main villain of this adventure, the Spider Lady, “Queen of the Underworld.” Superman was summoned to Washington to protect a new secret weapon — the Relativity Reducer Ray, a device designed to destroy its targets by what are apparently cosmic-type rays. In the film the machine’s inventor states that the earth is constantly being bombarded by reducer rays, which are rendered harmless by earth’s atmosphere. An attempt to sabotage the test of the ray was foiled by Superman, earning him the Spider Lady’s enmity. In true villain tradition, the Spider Lady determined to secure the reducer ray to use it as a stepping-stone in her greed for power. If Superman gets in her way, well. 12 Chapters Follow For the next 12 chapters, the plot revolved around the Spider Lady’s attempts to steal the ray machine, endangering the lives of Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen and Superman/Clark Kent. When she is unable to steal the machine itself, she does the next best thing - kidnaps the machine’s inventor, Prof. Graham. To help her in the scientific aspect, she arranges the prison escape of renegade scientist, Dr. Hackett. When she decides to have Graham build a duplicate of the