The tolling of a bell, the roar of a plane, and it’s Captainnnn Midnight! Played by Bill Bouchey, Captain Midnight was Captain Red Albright, a flying ace in the Great War, and he continues battling evil such as master criminal like Ivan Shark.
21 Jan
“Leaping down upon the underworld to smash gangland, comes the friend of the unfortunate, enemy of criminals, a mysterious all-powerful character. A problem to the police, but a crusader for law; in reality Dan Garrett, a rookie patrolman. Loved by everyone, but suspected by none of being The Blue Beetle. As The Blue Beetle, he hides behind a strange mask and a suit of impenetrable blue chain armor, flexible as silk but stronger than steel!”
Created in 1939, The Blue Beetle was adapted for radio in 1940. Radio and motion picture actor Frank Lovejoy was the voice of The Blue Beetle for the first 13 episodes.
20 Jan
“We bring you Tarzan, that immortal fictional character of Edgar Rice Burroughs, in a new and exciting serial entitled Tarzan and the Diamond of Asher. Deep in the heart of Africa rises a mighty cone-shaped mountain, an extinct volcano, in the huge crater of which lies The Forbidden City of Asher. To reach this stronghold two safaris endure hardships and perils that bring death to some and high adventure to all. One safari is bent on the rescue of the son of its leader. The other, headed by a wily and unscrupulous Oriental, seeks only the Father of Diamonds; and through the intrigue and mystery and the danger moves the majestic figure of Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle.”
19 Jan
Thrilling Strange World Adventures!!!
Unlike Buck Rogers, who began life as a pulp character, Flash Gordon made his first appearance in a comic strip in 1934. A year later, the strip was adapted into The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon, a 26 episode weekly radio serial. The series followed the strip very closely, amounting to a week-by-week adaptation of the Sunday strip for most of its run.
18 Jan
“The road to crime ends in a trap that justice sets. Crime does not pay.”
Originally published in The Avenger magazine from September 1939 until September 1942. The radio broadcast of the Avenger was aired from 1941 to 1942, with James Monks portraying the Avenger and Helen Adamson playing Fern Collier, his assistant.
Jim Brandon, famous biochemist, through numerous scientific experiments, has prefect two inventions to aid him in his crusade against crime: the Telepathic Indicator, by which he is able to pick up thought flashes, and the secret Diffusion Capsule which cloaks him in the black light of invisibility. Brandon’s assistant, the beautiful Fern Collier, is the only one who shares his secrets, and knows that he is the man the underworld fears as The Avenger!
22 Jan
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