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The image is a vintage-style magazine cover titled "Amazing Stories of the Future," priced at 20 cents. It features Buck Rogers in a spacesuit holding a ray gun, standing on a lunar surface. Behind him, a rocket ship is soaring away from Earth into space. The cover promotes "Buck Rogers – The Origin Show," highlighting how Buck Rogers reached the 25th century. It also mentions a "Special New Radio Series Preview" and is noted as a "Retro Radio Podcast Presentation." The artwork is colorful and stylized in classic sci-fi fashion.

Buck Rogers In the 21st Century – The Origin Show. 390405

Posted by By Keith October 16, 2026Posted inAdventure, Buck RogersNo Comments
Under hypnosis, Buck Rogers reveals the story of how he traveled to the 25th century and prepared for his first groundbreaking sci-fi adventure.
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AI generated, vintage-style comic book cover titled "The Blue Beetle: The Sea Serpent," described as a two-part adventure. It depicts the Blue Beetle holding a glowing object, staring at a large green sea serpent with glowing eyes emerging from the water near a boat and a pier with two people standing on it. The background shows a full moon and rocky cliffs. A newspaper clipping at the bottom right reads, "Joan Mason Kidnapped!" with a date of June 7, 1940.

The Blue Beetle – The C Serpent (parts one and two). ep15-16, 400607

Posted by By Keith September 19, 2026Posted inAdventure, Blue Beetle
The Blue Beetle investigates a slimy offshore mystery using Dr. Franz's "Poison Detector Ring" and races to save kidnapped reporter Joan Mason in "The Sea Serpent" (Episodes 15 & 16, originally broadcast June 7, 1940).
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Close-up of a microphone.

Superman – The Meteor from Krypton (retro249). 430607

Posted by By Keith September 3, 2026Posted inAdventure, Retro Original, Superman
Due to spotty preservation, this episode is the only surviving record from this particular Superman radio story arc. Sponsored by Kellogg's Pep, Clark Kent struggles with a sudden weakness caused by a mysterious glowing meteor while trying to guard his secret identity from Lois Lane, Perry White, and a persistent doctor.
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Badges. night sticks, police officers.

Blue Beetle – Death Rides On Horseback Pt 1 and 2. ep11-12, 400531

Posted by By Keith April 25, 2026Posted inAdventure, Blue Beetle
Fox Features syndication. "Death Rides On Horseback" Part one. Commercials added locally. A masked horseman has shot six policemen. The Blue Beetle "borrows" a horse and gives chase. A girl…
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A black and white illustration of "The Shadow" character from the 1930s pulp fiction and radio series, featuring a dark-cloaked figure with a fedora and scarf covering most of his face, except for his piercing eyes and prominent nose. He stands with his hands at his sides, looking off to the side with a serious expression. The background is a textured, cloudy sky.

The Shadow – Murders In Wax. 380724

Posted by By Keith June 14, 2025Posted inShadow, Suspense and Horror
At a circus side show, wax figures are on display. The figures are posed in a scene of a recent famous mobster coming to justice, but imagine the shock of…
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A black and white illustration of "The Shadow" character from the 1930s pulp fiction and radio series, featuring a dark-cloaked figure with a fedora and scarf covering most of his face, except for his piercing eyes and prominent nose. He stands with his hands at his sides, looking off to the side with a serious expression. The background is a textured, cloudy sky.

The Shadow (Mutual, Blue Coal) Death House Rescue. ep87, 370926

Posted by By Keith February 22, 2025Posted inShadow, Suspense and Horror
A man sent to death row is falsely accused, and it's up to the Shadow to set things right.
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Joan, Beck and Collyer posing for a photo. Joan is wearing a black dress and holding a bouquet of flowers. Bud Collyer in a suit and tie.

Adventures of Superman – The Mayan Treasure, 3of6. 400816

Posted by By Keith November 25, 2023Posted inAdventure, Superman
Clark has gone along on an expedition to the jungles of South America where he learned the purpose of the trip isn't to remove artifacts, but the mummy of the…
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Joan, Beck and Collyer posing for a photo. Joan is wearing a black dress and holding a bouquet of flowers. Bud Collyer in a suit and tie.

Adventures of Superman – The Mayan Treasure, 1of6. 400812

Posted by By Keith November 21, 2023Posted inAdventure, Superman
Clark Kent is assigned to accompany a famous explorer as he takes a trip to uncover a new find of Mayan artifacts. Clark talks with the major about what they…
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Joan, Beck and Collyer posing for a photo. Joan is wearing a black dress and holding a bouquet of flowers. Bud Collyer in a suit and tie.

Adventures of Superman – Pillar Of Fire At Graves End, 2of3. 400807

Posted by By Keith November 16, 2023Posted inAdventure, Superman
Superman. August 7, 1940. Program #77. Mutual net. Commercials added locally. A strange evening with the elder of Gravesend, and then Lois Lane disappears from a locked room! Bud Collyer,…
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Joan, Beck and Collyer posing for a photo. Joan is wearing a black dress and holding a bouquet of flowers. Bud Collyer in a suit and tie.

Adventures of Superman – Pillar Of Fire At Grays End The Walled City 1of3. 400805

Posted by By Keith November 14, 2023Posted inAdventure, Superman
Superman. August 5, 1940. Program #76. Mutual net. Commercials added locally. An expedition to "The Pillar of Fire" at Gravesend. A bomb nearly stops Clark Kent and Lois Lane before…
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