Superman: Primary Sources

That great LES comedian Sam Zilberzweig once asked a puzzled waiter at an Elementary School Supervisor's Conference luncheon, "Say, what's your favorite sauce." When no answer was forthcoming Sam answered, "My favorite is primary sauce." Here are some primary sources to supplement the current popularity of Superman. First, some old radio clips. Here's some background on that from redhat.net:"Back in the days when heroes only spoke and listeners invented what they looked like, the Superman radio show debuted on February 12, 1940. The Superman radio show created at least two permanent contributions to the Superman legend; Superman's pal Jimmy Olsen and Superman's bane --Kryptonite. Everything from the sound of footsteps to Superman flying was performed by what today would be called foley artists (named for sound effects pioneer Jack Foley). While sound effects are added in post production today, they were performed live during radio's heyday.The most important sound, however, belonged to the characters. It was important to find someone who could make Clark Kent and Superman sound distinctly different.Bud Collyer, who had given Superman and Clark Kent voice in the Paramount Fleischer cartoons, was chosen to reprise the characterization for radio.When the Superman radio program originally debuted, it aired three times a week in 15 minute installments. It was a "sustained" program. That meant it had no national sponsor.However, when local advertisers discovered how profitable Superman was, Kellogg's stepped in and finally gave the Man of Steel a national sponsor. Next a slide show from the earliest Superman strip