What are the Superman secret message codes from the 1940s?
Captain Midnight was originally an American radio broadcast from 1938 to 1949 with Skelly Oil being the main original sponsor with Ovaltine taking its place as of 1940. During the period of 1954 to 1956, it became a television series. Related websites: * Wikipedia profile on Captain Midnight * Website on the history with photos of the Captain Midnight serials * Video promoting the Secret Squadron patch for Ovaltine Click for more info Source: Personal Collection Radio Orphan Annie Secret Society Decoders, Manuals and Badges – 1930’s and early 1940’s Radio’s Little Orphan Annie originally aired an American radio broadcast from 1930 to 1940 with Ovaltine being the main original sponsor with Quaker Puffed Wheat Sparkies taking over from 1940 to 1942. Related websites: * Wikipedia profile on Radio Orphan Annie * Website on the Radio Orphan Annie Secret Society * Audio clip of Radio Orphan Annie Click for larger photo Source: Personal Collection Boy Scout Code Wheel – 1931 Boy Scout code wh
“Faster than an airplane, more powerful than a locomotive, impervious to bullets!” “Up in the sky—look!” “It’s a giant bird!” “It’s a plane!” “It’s SUPERMAN!” “And now, Superman—a being no larger than an ordinary man but possessed of powers and abilities never before realized on Earth: able to leap into the air an eighth of a mile at a single bound, hurtle a 20-story building with ease, race a high-powered bullet to its target, lift tremendous weights and rend solid steel in his bare hands as though it were paper. Superman—a strange visitor from a distant planet: champion of the oppressed, physical marvel extraordinary who has sworn to devote his existence on Earth to helping those in need!” The signature was heard in endless variations over the airwaves and has become as much a part of the public’s perception of Superman as his blue and red costume. However, the world-famous opening originated not in the four-color pages of the comic books, but on the long-running adventure serial tha
