Origins Quiz — Sunday, September 27, 2026

What substance first appeared on June 3, 1943, in the Superman radio serial, six years before the comics used it? The episode was about a meteor from Superman's home planet. The popular story that it was invented so the voice actor could take a vacation is disputed by historians of the show.

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