Jor-El, a scientist on the planet Krypton, warns the governing council that the planet is doomed as the sun draws it closer. The council dismisses his calculations, so he begins building a spaceship to carry people to Earth. At home, he and his wife Lara discuss the danger and the possible escape of their infant son, Kal-El. Quakes and eruptions grow worse, and Jor-El prepares to send the boy away alone while Lara stays behind. The episode is the first chapter of the series, aired on February 12, 1940.

With Jor-El, Lara, Kal-El, Council members.

Listen for: Jor-El's warnings to the council and the sounds of the quakes that grow worse across the episode

First aired on February 12, 1940.

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First aired February 14, 1940.

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