Subject: [removed] Digest V2007 #142
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Date: 5/13/2007 8:27 AM

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                                The Old-Time Radio Digest!
                                  Volume 2007 : Issue 142
                             A Part of the [removed]!
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                                     ISSN: 1533-9289

                                     Today's Topics:

      Right church, wrong pew?              [ Wich2@[removed] ]
      RE: Batman modern OTR?                [ "Steven Kelez" <otrsteve@[removed]; ]
      5-13 births/deaths                    [ Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed] ]

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    Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 10:08:59 -0400
    From: Wich2@[removed]
    To: [removed]@[removed]
    Subject:  Right church, wrong pew?

    From: "Dave Adams" <dave@[removed];
    Subject:  Batman  Modern OTR?

>     I believe I have it on casette with a cover featuring comic art  that
>     appears to have been drawn by Neil Adams, which fits the period of the  1966
>     TV show.

    The Adam West show was indeed '66; but Neal Adams was not doing work for DC
    yet, [removed]

>     There are also more than a few of these type of  recordings for Superman,
>     usually being part of a set that includes a "free  comic" or storybook.

    ...and the releases you speak of are likely the "PowerRecords," which
    actually date from later, the '70's.

>     Jackson Beck ... did work  all through the Hanna Barbera Superfriends
>     years, the Batman/Superman  "Adventure Hours" and myriad of HB projects that
>     came along each  year

    He did indeed do work through those years - and many after! But I don't
    believe he ever worked for HB, but rather for Filmation Studios. Ted Knight
    fulfilled much of Jack's type roles for HB.

>     Actual OTR of  Batman, as far as I know, is pretty rare. The Superman World's
>     Finest shows  (from Radio Spirits) and a handful of two minute mystery type
>     shorts are all  I've been able to dig up to collect.

    I think there was another pilot, of sorts - Mr. Tollin?

    Best,
    -Craig W.

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    Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 15:31:36 -0400
    From: "Steven Kelez" <otrsteve@[removed];
    To: <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  RE: Batman modern OTR?

    Here's a little more information on the Batman otr/children's records. The
    record sets that contained the comic book and where structured as "The
    Action Comes Alive as you read" were released on the Power Records label, a
    division of Peter Pan Industries. Credits were listed as Produced by Herb
    Davidson and Charlotte Sanders for the Charlotte Russe on the back cover of
    the comic, but different producers are listed on the two records I have;
    Cornel Tanassy for Batman - "Stacked Cards", and Arthur Korb for Batman -
    "Robin meets Man-Bat." There were at least 32 records released, as indicated
    on the inside covers of the books. The numbering listed starts at 10, so
    it's possible that there are no releases 1 thru 9. The records featured
    characters from both DC and Marvel Comics plus the TV shows Space 1999 and
    Star Trek.

    I just listened to the two Batman records listed above, and Jackson Beck is
    not in either one of them. I can't recognize any of the voices. Two
    different sets of actors portray Batman and Robin. It's all pretty flat and
    wouldn't appeal to anyone interested in otr. They probably recorded all the
    records in one day with no rehearsal.

    The only reason I still have these is because the comics were drawn by Neal
    Adams. There's really no otr connection with these at all.

    Steven Kelez

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    Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 10:15:36 -0400
    From: Ronald Sayles <bogusotr@[removed];
    To: Olde Tyme Radio Digest Digest <[removed]@[removed];
    Subject:  5-13 births/deaths

    May 13th births

    05-13-1842 - Arthur Sullivan - London, England - d. 11-22-1900
    composer: (Gilbert and Sullivan) "The Railroad Hour"
    05-13-1902 - David Broekman - Leiden, The Netherlands- d. 4-1-1958
    conductor: "Mobil Magazine"; "Texaco Star Theatre"
    05-13-1907 - Daphne du Maurier - London, England - d. 4-19-1989
    author: "Campbell Playhouse"; "Matinee Theatre"; "Romance"; "Escape"
    05-13-1907 - Warren Angell - Brooklyn, NY - d. 5-6-2006
    singer: "Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians"
    05-13-1909 - Ken Darby - Hebron, NE - d. 1-24-1992
    singer, choral conductor: (The King's Men) "Fibber McGee and Molly"
    05-13-1911 - Maxine Sullivan - Homestead, PA - d. 4-7-1987
    vocalist: "Night Life"
    05-13-1912 - Helen Craig - San Antonio, TX - d. 7-20-1986
    actor: "Crime Does Not Pay"
    05-13-1912 - Phil Alampi - d. 11-4-1992
    farm newscaster: ABC, WJZ New York, New York
    05-13-1914 - Bill Rose - Fort Dodge, IA
    actor: Chuck Ramsey "Captain Midnight"; Shamus "Houseboat Hannah"
    05-13-1914 - Joe Louis (The Brown Bomber) - Lafayette, AL - d. 4-12-1981
    heavyweight boxing champ: "Fred Allen Show"; "Freedom's People"
    05-13-1915 - Ruth Doering Reynolds - Chicago, IL
    singer: (Doring Sisters) "Contented Hour"

    May 13th deaths

    01-24-1913 - Gwen Bagni - d. 5-13-2001
    writer: "Suspense"; "Family Theatre"; "Escape"
    02-27-1902 - Gene Sarazen - Harrison, NY - d. 5-13-1999
    golf legend: "Tops in Sports"
    03-05-1922 - Robert Burr - Jersey City, NJ - d. 5-13-2000
    actor: "CBS Radio Mystery Theatre"
    03-06-1905 - Bob Wills - Limestone County, TX - d. 5-13-1975
    western singer: (Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys) "Rexall Rhythm
    Round-Up"
    05-30-1896 - Whispering Jack Smith - The Bronx, NY - d. 5-13-1950
    singer: "Whispering Jack Smith"
    07-24-1875 - Frank Moulan - NYC - d. 5-13-1939
    comedian: :Roxy and His Gang"
    11-04-1902 - Frank Jenks - Des Moines, IA - d. 5-13-1962
    actor: "The Navy Comes Through"
    12-23-1924 - Floyd Kalber - Omaha, NE - d. 5-13-2004
    news correspondent: NBC; News Anchor for WMAQ and WLS in Chicago

    Ron Sayles

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