We left Bob suffering the indignity of a really poorly planned death. Having thrown caution to the wind at the worst possible moment, Bob wandered out and got himself shot by one of Dr Satan’s minions. It’s down to Speed and the strangely bandaged professor to save the day, stop Dr Satan (which would technically be saving the day) and put an end to his plans to take over the world with an army of robots (ibid).

But hold hard – it wasn’t Bob who walked out in front of the gunman – it was the bandaged professor. That’s all right – it was only the man Bob was trying to save. Hurrah!

He dies quite very thoroughly.

Bob leaps out and a fight breaks out.

The baddie goes the way of Professor Williams. What goes around, comes around and all that. This may be the origin of karma and most of the Buddhist faith. Everything has to start somewhere.

Bob is giving orders to Speed about looking after the Professor (looking after how exactly? He’s been shot in the chest and has fallen from a balcony. He’s past being taken care of methinks. Unless he means funeral arrangements, sending word to the family and sorting out probate.) Meanwhile, Bob has spotted another rogue and flies into action like the hero is almost was until the lawyers stepped in.

A fight breaks out.

Back at Scott Towers, "The Professor" has repaired the robot. Lois thinks that’s dangerous as Dr Satan has the control board. He assures us it is a minor risk and that everything will be fine. He might even pat her on the head and give her a lollipop – I wasn’t following it that closely.

Although I spot a ruse when I see one. "The Professor" tells Lois that it would be safer for the robot to be moved somewhere else so he can work on it without putting her in danger. She thinks this is a GREAT IDEA~! Dr Satan puts his plan into operation.

Speed finds a signal for his mobile and calls Lois to warn her that she’s being duped by the fake professor.

Lois takes the news that she’s sharing a study with Dr Satan and a fully operational robot of death well.

She is told to stall Dr Satan and does so in the only way possible – she shows him a container of poisonous gas which Professor Scott keeps in his study. It is so dangerous it must be kept in a lead container.

Dangerous and evil as the poisoned gas is, Dr Satan still has an elsewhere to be and makes his excuses. Lois does the only thing a well brought up young lady could do in such circs – she pulls out a gun.

Doctor Satan is appalled.

She tears the bandages from his face and leaves him looks absurdly camp. She demands to know where her father is.

Meanwhile, Bob and Speed are racing back to Lois’s place. They are driving down the middle of the road – that’s how eager they are. Luckily it was the 1930s when there were only six cars in the whole of America.

But this man has been warned that they are on their way and he’s no doubt going to do something fiendish.

Ye gods – fiendish is right. He activates the control panel in Dr Satan’s office. How utterly evil.

Damsel in distress… damsel in distress…

The tables are turned.

Back in the car, Speed begins to wonder why he’s letting a man in an ill-fitting balaclava drive him at a hundred miles an hour.

Doctor Satan ties Lois up and he and his robot assistant leave. I think they’ve realised that as there is no real plot anymore, they don’t need another hostage.

Look at all that dust – that’s how fast they are going. They don’t yet know that Lois isn’t in any danger what so ever.

They untie her. Dr Satan got away. All sense of urgency is lost.

Some men arrive to collect the robot on behalf of the district attorney. We no longer trust anyone who is sent to collect anything on anyone’s behalf so the sapphic secretary is quite right to go inside and query it with the men.

They are convinced the chaps must be from Doctor Satan (despite him clearly having already escaped with the robot thanks to help from his own evil doers). No one stops to think anymore.

Copperhead has a plan – he’s going to get in the box and pretend to be the robot. Dr Satan won’t be expecting that. Hmmm – wooden box, "The Flaming Coffin"… I am getting a funny feeling and I don’t just mean because the foxy blonde secretary is back.

They put the box on the back of the truck. It isn’t secured but that shouldn’t be a problem unless the truck is subject to the laws of physics.

Speed drives off in pursuit. For one terrible moment I thought he was going to take the women with him.

They spot Speed and drive faster. My earlier worries are confirmed – the box is slipping around like a jelly wrestler that has been drinking between bouts.

They start shooting at Speed. He takes action. Slightly.

They burst his tire. Now Bob really is in trouble.

They report to Doctor Satan and he explains that he’s already got the robot. His fiendish brain puts one and one together and we move ever closer to the promised "Flaming Coffin".

They are about to open the box when Doctor Satan announces that there is something wrong with this whole situation.

He phones Lois to taunt her about the Copperhead being inside… oh wait… no – he thinks the canister of poisoned gas is in the box. He’s going to put it in the furnace because the gas is useless at high temperatures. What a berk. Give him a stick and he’ll grab the pointy end every time.

Lois has really weird facial expressions. She’s distraught because the Copperhead is about to be shoved into a furnace but there literally isn’t a frame in which she doesn’t look as if she’s overjoyed with the news.

Ladies and gentlemen – a furnace.

They carry the box to the raging inferno. It’s heavy so Bob is definitely still inside it no matter what chapter 15 says.

The box is in the furnace. This is a sad day for the Copperhead and his fans.

Things are quite literally heating up nicely.

Well, to be fair, the serial is named after Dr Satan and he gets top billing in the credits so I suppose its only right and proper that he wins. Tune in next week find out how.