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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Radio's Superman must have a greater respect for rationalities than he has in comics or movies. Though he can still whiz through the air or break down a wall with his fist, he can push over no buildings, perform no miracles that sound cannot easily convey. Clayton's transformation from the scoop-seeking reporter, Clark Kent, to the mythical Man of Iron is accomplished by carefully deepening his voice and having all companions faint, while he slips on Superman clothes. Superman's monologues must be cut to a minimum, suspense maintained by worrying listeners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Superman in the Flesh | 9/14/1942 | See Source »

They ran to a Coast Guard base, panted out their story. Coastguardsmen followed them to the tent. This time it was guarded by a husky teen-aged German-talking youth, who charged at "Neddie" Collins with a bayonet, ran smack into a Coast Guard fist. As Neddie and his pal watched wide-eyed. Guardsmen hauled away spy and radio-a two-way, short-wave station complete with hidden aerial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: War's Youngest | 8/17/1942 | See Source »

...conventional figure in rug designs, from Shiraz to Sears, Roebuck, is the tadpole-shaped fistprint of a moppet. This-according to Persian legend-is why: a rugmaker one day reprimanded his infant son for playing recklessly among his dye pots. The child, incensed, brought down his dripping little fist on a nearby rug. Regarding the curly imprint of the tot's clenched hand, the artist gave the Persian version...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Fistprints & Abstractions | 7/13/1942 | See Source »

...studio with ideas of his own as to noses, especially the nose of Tío Timoteo. Little José, it turned out, was 6 ft. 2 in. of grown-up brawn; some friend had wanted to play a little joke. José's idea: to apply the fist of José to the nose of Timoteo so hard that Timoteo would no longer give advice to Juan Bimba and Babita...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VENEZUELA: Uncle Tim's Last Broadcast | 6/15/1942 | See Source »

...spray gun is a fist-fitting gadget which trails three rubber hoses and a ⅛-in. wire-the charge. Two of the hoses feed acetylene and oxygen (as in welding) to a 6,300° F. flame, melting the wire. From the third hose, compressed air blows the hot-metal droplets in a molten mist that coats a surface with a smooth film as tough as a weld...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Hot-Metal Gun | 6/15/1942 | See Source »

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