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Cast of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century

In the last episode Killer Kane, Ardala and Black Barney have left the ancient city of Philadelphia in the test ship where they just sent Willie off back to Niagra City on a Rocket Scout to deliver a message to Buck Rogers. Kane who is aware of the ability of the Gas Analyzer to follow rocket trails has been using every trick he can to hide their rocket trail.

We pickup this episode with Killer Kane, Ardala and Black Barney using the Gyro Cosmic Relativator in their stolen rocketship to land at their hide-out. They no sooner land than Killer Kane breaks out the Psychic Restriction Ray threatening Black Barney with it.

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The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon

Our story opens aboard a giant airliner, Flash Gordon, internationally famous athlete, looks admiringly across the aisle at Dale Arden. Their minds both are intent on a new planet, hurtling through space directly in the path of the Earth. Suddenly there’s a violent jar.

The plane lurches into a spinning nose dive. Flash Gordon gathers Dale in his arms and then leaps free of the falling plane, pulling the ripcord of his parachute and glides to Earth landing near the laboratory of the great scientist, Dr. Hans Zarkov.

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Cast of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century

In the last episode Killer Kane orders Black Barney to head the test ship to the ruins of the ancient city of Philadelphia where they will meet Ardala.

Back at the Municipal Space Port Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering are waiting for Black Barney to land the test ship. They are unaware that Killer Kane has hijacked the test ship and Barney and Willie are Kane’s prisoners.

After waiting over an hour for Barney to return with the test ship and the Gyro Cosmic Relativator Buck and Wilma decide to take off in a Battle Cruiser that is equipped with a Gas Analyzer that can follow the trail of a rockeship’s rocket engine. Their plan is to meet up with Barney and the test ship and link up using a Collapsible Air Lock and transfer the Gyro Cosmic Relativator over to their Battle Cruiser.

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The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon

Starting 22 April 1935 “The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon” hit the radio air waves as a 26-episode weekly radio serial. In the “The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon” radio serial Flash Gordon was played by Gale Gordon, Dr. Zarkov was played by Maurice Franklin and Bruno Wick as Ming the Merciless.

On 28 October 1935, The Further Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon debuted as a five day a week series. This series strayed farther afield from Alex Raymond’s comic strip, involving Flash, Dale and Zarkov in an adventure in Atlantis. The series aired 74 episodes and was sponsored by Groves Nose Spray, ending on February 6, 1936.

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Cast of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century

In the last episode aboard the test rocketship Black Barney and Willey were testing the Gyro Cosmic Relativator for Dr. Huer and we learned that Killer Kane was a stowaway on the ship and has taken control of the ship from Black Barney.

Our latest episode opens in Dr. Huer’s laboratory where Dr. Huer, Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering are discussing the recent break in. They are unaware of Killer Kane taking control of the test rocketship. As they investigate they come to the conclusion that whoever made the break in was after one thing.

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The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon

Starting April 22, 1935 “The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon” hit the radio air waves as a 26-episode weekly radio serial. Flash Gordon began life as the Flash Gordon comic strip which was inspired by and created to compete with the already running comic strip Buck Rogers. Flash Gordon was a science fiction adventure in comic strips originally drawn by Alex Raymond, and was first published on January 7, 1934.

In the “The Amazing Interplanetary Adventures of Flash Gordon” radio serial Flash Gordon was played by Gale Gordon, later famous for his television roles in Our Miss Brooks, Dennis the Menace, The Lucy Show and Here’s Lucy with Lucille Ball. Dr. Zarkov was played by Maurice Franklin and Bruno Wick as Ming the Merciless.

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Cast of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century

In our last episode Buck Rogers was discussing with Dr. Huer what their first step should be toward recapturing Killer Kane and Ardala. Dr. Huer decides they should continue testing their spaceship with the Gyro Cosmic Relativator installed. Dr. Huer explains they will need such a ship to recapture Killer Kane and Ardala.

While they were discussing what to do their test ship with the Gyro Cosmic Relativator takes off without them. They then realize who must has stolen their rocketship. Who else would need a rocketship so bad as to steal one, why Killer Kane and Ardala they conclude.

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Cast of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century

When we left the last episode Captain Buck Rogers and Wilma Deering were with Dr. Huer in his laboratory who was explaining his latest invention which is the Gyro Cosmic Relativator. A device for a rocketship that makes it possible to take off without much loss of time for pickup without the usual physical effects of too-quick acceleration. It removes from your ship the normal effects of weight and inertia and momentum. There is practically NO limit to the speed of a rocketship, immediately upon taking off.

Just then they heard a loud roaring followed by what sounds like a ship crashing. Looking outside they see a Martian ship with Black Barney, Prime Minister of Mars, and Willy exiting the ship. It seems that Black Barney used the Gyro Cosmic Relativator to assist their high speed landing.

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Cast of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century

Since the Buck Rogers In The 25th Century radio shows were aired over 80 years ago only a few of the episodes are now available. The episodes I list below is only of the shows I actually have and is not intended to be a complete episode guide for the Buck Rogers In The 25th Century radio series.

1932-1936 Series
Unfortunately none of the shows from the 1932-1936 series exists to my knowledge. Of course if anyone knows the whereabouts of any shows from this series please contact me with information on how to obtain these shows.

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Cast of Buck Rogers In The 25th Century

In 1932, the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century radio program, notable as the first science fiction program on radio, hit the airwaves. It was broadcast four times a week for 15 years, from 1932 through 1947.

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was first heard 07 November 1932 on CBS as a five times a week series. For the whole story we must go back to the 7th of January 1929, when Armageddon 2419 was first published as a newspaper comic authored by Philip Nowlan for the National Newspaper Syndicate, John F. Dille Company. Dick Calkins, a prominent cartoonists of the time did the illustrations. The first character to be starred in the series of short stories was called Anthony Rogers. The story of Anthony Rogers starts just after World War I had ended. Being out of the service, Buck finds a job as a surveyor who is to survey a crumbling mine. During his visit, he notices that the air around is pungent and the rocks were aglow. Suddenly the mine collapses and leaves Buck in a state of suspended animation. When he wakes up, he finds himself in the year 2419 right in the middle of a war.

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