The Plot is in the title folks. 🙂 Buck Rogers and the 25th Century – “Dr. Huers New Relativator is Installed” – April 21st, 1939
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June
20
Buck Rogers and the 25th Century – “Dr. Huers New Relativator is Installed”
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June
19
X Minus One – “Child’s Play”
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A timid lawyer receives a mysterious package, which turns out to be a kit from two hundred years in the future. What could be inside? X Minus One – “Child’s Play” – October 20th, 1955
June
11
Inner Sanctum Mystery – “Death is an Artist”
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Four dead cats and a man are found in an apartment…all with their throats slit or their heads cut off! The story of the human victim involves a hated wife and murder. A delightfully macabre story. Inner Sanctum Mystery – “Death is an Artist” – January 1st, 1945
June
07
The Adventures of Superman – “Atomic Fuel Cylinders Stolen”
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Dr. Dahlgren’s Atomic Beam fuel cylinders have been stolen by “The Yellow Mask.” The Adventures of Superman – “Atomic Fuel Cylinders Stolen” – February 28, 1940
June
06
The Shadow – “White God”
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The Shadow and Margot visit an island to find out why a dozen ships have vanished in “The Graveyard of the Pacific.” The Shadow – “White God” – May 1st, 1938
June
05
Suspense – “In Fear and Trembling”
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“At the edge of the cliff overlooking the sea is the grey stone mansion weather-beaten by the storms of several decades. To this mansion four years ago Gilbert Durant brought his wife Lucia and until a year ago when Lucia’s half-sister came to live with them they were quite happy. The gradually something began to […]
June
04
Buck Rogers and the 25th Century – “Black Barney is Under Control of Killer Kane”
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The plot is in the title! 😛 Buck Rogers and the 25th Century – “Black Barney is Under Control of Killer Kane” – April 19th, 1939
May
02
X Minus One – “First Contact”
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A classic story of the first encounter with an alien race and the mutual distrust that would involve—neither ship wishes to be the first to depart for fear of giving away clues of their origin to a potential adversary. X Minus One – “First Contact” – October 6th, 1955
May
01
Inner Sanctum Mystery – “Desert Death”
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Two men pick up three others and offer them a lift into town. They said they were British but they are nazi prisoners who had escaped from the camp up near Post City. Inner Sanctum Mystery – “Desert Death” – January 9th, 1945
April
30
The Adventures of Superman – “Dr. Dahlgrens Atomic Beam Machine”
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“The Yellow Mask” steals Professor Dahlgren’s atomic beam machine that can utterly destroy anything at the atomic level and Superman must do something about it before “The Yellow Mask” takes over the world. Also, this is Lois Lane’s first official meeting with Clark Kent. The Adventures of Superman – “Dr. Dahlgrens Atomic Beam Machine” – February […]
April
27
The Shadow – “Power of the Mind”
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A prominent psychiatrist is kidnapped and held hostage aboard a cargo freighter. He is able to reach out with his mind and telepathically contact The Shadow for his rescue. The Shadow – “Power of the Mind” – April 24th, 1938
April
26
Suspense – “The Hangman Won’t Wait”
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A woman awakes with no memory but the crushing reality of her situation becomes frighteningly clear when she finds out she awoke in prison. Worse yet she’s on death row and scheduled for hanging for tomorrow! Can a woman who had amnesia be sentenced to death for a crime she has no memory of? Suspense – […]
April
25
Buck Rogers – “Dr. Huer Searches for Impentrite”
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The Plots in the title folks. 🙂 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – “Dr. Huer Searches fro Impentrite” – April 17th, 1939
April
24
X Minus One – “And the Moon Be Still as Bright”
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An expedition to Mars finds all the Martians dead due to chickenpox brought to them by previous Earthmen expeditions. All the men except for one set about destroying Martian artifacts. X Minus One – “And the Moon Be Still as Bright” – September 22nd, 1955
April
20
Inner Sanctum Mystery – “The Colorblind Formula”
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“The Coast of Maine Express is already an hour out of Boston. It’s noon on a windy November day as the New England landscape flashes past. On the train are crowds of servicemen, mothers and babies, salesmen, and a man who has been acquitted of murder because the police couldn’t find the body. The man […]
April
19
The Adventures of Superman – “Menace to the Silver Clipper”
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Superman saves “The Silver Clipper” in a storm of bullets! This is the end of the Wolf saga. The Adventures of Superman – “Menace to the Silver Clipper” – February 23rd, 1940
April
18
The Shadow – “The Blind Beggar Dies”
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A beloved homeless blind singer, “Singing Jim” is murdered and The Shadow moves to take out a criminal group who prey on the cities and homeless. Starring Orsen Wells and Margot Stevenson. The Shadow – “The Blind Beggar Dies” – April 17th, 1938
April
17
Suspense – “The Doctor Prescribed Death”
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A psychologist, Antonio Bastille, believes that a person who is suicidal can be cured if they replace it with the desire to take someone else’s life instead. Bela Lugosi and Geraldine Fitzgerald star in this weeks installment of Suspense.
April
16
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – “Kane and Ardala Turn the Psychic Restriction Ray on Barney”
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The plot is in the title. 😛 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – “Kane and Ardala Turn the Psychic Restriction Ray on Barney” – April 14th, 1939
April
13
X Minus One – “The Castaways”
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“In the South Pacific night comes on rapidly, the sun dips below the flat horizon, the sea is crimson for a moment and then night falls. But on Tohonihaito giant park lights turn night in to day. Across the waters of the lagoon within the barrier reef launches and tugs skitter back and forth while […]
April
12
Inner Sanctum Mystery – “The Voice on the Wire”
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Trapped on an island, a voice on the telephone warns a woman that she has only four hours to live. Dum Dum Duuuuummmm!!! Inner Sanctum Mystery – “The Voice on the Wire” – November 29th, 1944
April
11
The Adventures of Superman – “Clark Kent Imprisoned”
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The Wolf imprisons Clark however; nothing can hold Superman! The Adventures of Superman – “Clark Kent Imprisoned” – February 21st, 1940
April
10
The Shadow – “The Fire Bug”
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Margot Lane is kidnapped by a group of pyromaniacs! The Shadow – “The Fire Bug” – April 10th, 1938
April
09
Suspense – “The Devil’s Saint”
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Pariss, 1927. Edward and Illone are having a night to themselves, enjoying each other’s company. However, Illone’s uncle, Count Stefan Kohari, arrives. Illone and Edward inform the Count that they intend to get married but the Count has an issue. The issue being Edward and Illon had only known themselves for a mere four days. The […]
March
27
Buck Rogers – “The Psychic Restriction Ray Has Been Stolen”
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Pretty much what the title says. 🙂 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – “The Psychic Restriction Ray Has Been Stolen” – April 12th, 1939
March
19
X Minus One – “The Martian Death March”
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A man who was a boy at the time tells the story of the death march of the Martians in 1997. He tells the tale of how the spider-beings have escaped from the reservations and are making their way home to the mountains lead by an Earthman. The story is an allegory detailing how native […]
February
26
Inner Sanctum Mystery – “Dead Man’s Vengeance”
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“We’re going to take a long trip to Czechoslovakia. But you won’t have time to enjoy the scenery, it’s dotted with Nazis and they don’t like other nationalities. Martin Gates, an Englishman, is married to a Czec girl living in Czechoslovakia is one of the leaders in the underground movement. The story opens in a […]
February
23
The Adventures of Superman – “Horatio F. Horn Detective Pt. 3”
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Lois and Horn take Clarks cart o go to Maple Lodge while Clark stayed and talked with Bill Henderson. Lois and Horn drive into a storm and crashes off a bridge into a raging river. Only Superman man rescue them but without Clark knowing will he be able to save the day? The Adventures of […]
February
22
The Shadow – “Death from the Deep”
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There is a submarine sinking ships and killing sailors. Peoples cargo are disappearing and nobody wants to ship anything overseas anymore making business hard. The Shadow has to put an end to these pirates or they will make it impossible for shipping companies to make money and run their business. Will the Shadow put an […]
February
21
Suspense – “The Pit and the Pendulum”
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The suspense episode was adapted from an Edgar Allan Poe story. The narrator has to sit before seven judges that wants to torture him. As our narrator is waiting for his trial for death he can’t help but imagine the horror he is going through. The narrator soon becomes obsessed with the thought of it. […]