Oww...I see Fox's reputation for quality carries over to the radio series. Production and performance aren't all that bad, but the script is laughable. For example after BB threatens a gang of crooks that he'll "blast you with my Magic Ring" they capture him by tricking him into walking into a coat closet! Worse, we never hear BB escape the cliffhanger...the recap announcer in part two simply tells us he "freed himself." Come to think of it, BB doesn't do anything here but stand and speechify. The real work is done by the Mayor, the cops, a reporter, and Ironical Fate.
Link to the book:
The Blue Beetle 1940-07-31 - 35 & 36) Smashing The Restaurant Racket