Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the Man of Steel first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938. The following year, the newspaper comic strip began and four audition radio programs were prepared to sell Superman as a radio series. When Superman was first heard on radio less than two years after the comic book appearance, the character took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kellogg’s Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for “truth and justice”
Tarzan chapter 3- Tarzan In Young Manhood
The initial radio Tarzan originated at WOR in New York City and was syndicated by the World Broadcasting System. Production later switched to Hollywood, California. The series was broadcast September 12, 1932 – March 3, 1934.
Tarzan was played by James Pierce, who portrayed the title character in the film Tarzan and the Golden Lion (1927). Jane was played by Joan Burroughs, daughter of Edgar Rice Burroughs, creator of the Tarzan stories. The program’s writer prepared scripts using material from the original Tarzan books, and Burroughs himself revised each script as needed for accuracy.
This version of Tarzan was notable for the extent of distribution of a recorded program. Jim Cox, in his book, Radio Crime Fighters: More Than 300 Programs from the Golden Age, wrote: “The first Tarzan show, produced and recorded by American Radio Features, set a distinct precedent in U.S. radio. It was actually the premier feature prerecorded and distributed to local broadcasters throughout the nation and overseas.”
The youth-oriented program included two elements that were often found in other programs aimed at a young audience: a club centered on the central character and premiums that could be obtained by sending in elements such as labels or box tops from the sponsor’s products. In the first 30 days after the Signal Tarzan Club was launched by sponsor Signal Oil, 15,000 youngsters from California signed up for it. During the club’s first year, membership reached 125,000. Another sponsor, Fould’s Milling Company of Chicago, received 93,000 package ends of its products in eight weeks through WBBM in Chicago and CKOK in the Windsor/Detroit market. The proofs of purchase were submitted to obtain “plaster of Paris statuettes of various characters in the Tarzan series.”
Superman 2 Left To Be Killed
Joins us as we celebrate Superman’s 80th anniversary with the Adventures of Superman radio series. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the Man of Steel first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938. The following year, the newspaper comic strip began and four audition radio programs were prepared to sell Superman as a radio series. When Superman was first heard on radio less than two years after the comic book appearance, the character took on an added dimension with Bud Collyer in the title role. During World War II and the post-war years, the juvenile adventure radio serial, sponsored by Kellogg’s Pep, was a huge success, with many listeners following the quest for “truth and justice”
2000 plus- The Green Thing
2000 plus is a series that ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System from March 15, 1950, to January 2, 1952, in various 30-minute time slots. A Dryer Weenolsen production, it was the first adult science fiction series on radio, airing one month prior to the better known Dimension X. 2000 Plus was an anthology program, using all new material rather than adapting published stories. The series was the creation of Sherman H. Dryer (October 11, 1913–December 22, 1989) who scripted and produced the series with Robert Weenolsen (April 19, 1900–August 1979).
Patients in a sanitarium share a common nightmare of a ‘green thing’ threatening them in their sleep. But how can they all have the exact same dream?
Jonathan Thomas And His Christmas On The Moon Episode 20
6-year-old Jonathan Thomas is awakened by elves and soon finds himself in a magical wonderland on the moon. Where he learns Santa has been kidnapped. Jonathan Thomas And His Christmas On The Moon ran between Thanksgiving and Christmas in 1938. If you are enjoying this classic radio bedtime story- please check out the full series and the shirt in our store
