Radio: Superman in the Flesh

For Supermaniacs, whose wild devotion to their Man of Steel is a wacky U.S. phenomenon, radio had good news last week. They have devoured Superman in the comics, goggled at him in one-reel movies, have even got him on the air. But all they heard were transcribed programs. Now they can hear Superman in person on programs for which Manhattan's WOR foots the bill.

Handsome, well-built Clayton ("Bud") Collyer, 34, who plays WOR's Superman, stands six feet high, weighs 165 pounds. Though he lacks the original's bulging muscles and jutting jaw, Supermaniacs who have...

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