The Crooked Oil Association, Part Seven (Superman EP0254)|Superhero Audio Drama

In this gripping installment of the Old Time Radio Superman Show, Superman (as Clark Kent) races to clear Tumbleweed Jones of fraud charges after the murder of Comanche Joe, whose death has been exploited by banker Abner Chaney to seize Tumbleweed's ranch. With Jimmy Olsen injured during a tense encounter at the Comanche Reservation, Kent uses forensic ballistics to connect a bullet from Jimmy's wound to the murder weapon, suggesting Chaney and his henchman Dan Larson were involved in Comanche Joe's killing. As Kent investigates, a power struggle erupts between Chaney and Larson, who grows increasingly desperate and defiant, threatening to expose Chaney’s crimes. The episode builds to a dramatic standoff, with Chaney plotting to kill Tumbleweed by luring him into a quicksand pit, while Larson considers turning on his employer. The tension between betrayal, survival, and justice reaches a fever pitch, setting up a climactic showdown in the next episode.