Todd’s Serial Blog

This was the hardest list I had to compile, mainly for the fact that of the major serial producers, I have seen fewer Columbia’s than any other studio. But I managed and here it is, my top ten favorite Columbia serials:

The Spider’s Web (1938)

The Secret Code (1942)

Batman (1943)

The Phantom (193)

Jack Armstrong, The All American Boy (1947)

Mandrake the Magician (1939)

Atom Man vs Superman (1950)

The Vigilante, Fighting Hero of the West (1947)

Blackhawk, Fearless Champion of Freedom (1952)

Bruce Gentry, Daredevil of the Skies (1949)

Next week, Top ten Mascot and Independent serials

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Last week I highlighted my ten favorite Republic serials, so for this week, as promised, here is my list of favorite Universal serials:

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

Riders of Death Valley (1941)

The Green Hornet (1939)

Buck Rogers (1939)

Gangbusters (1942)

Secret Agent X-9 (1945)

Raiders of Ghost City (1944)

The Phantom Creeps (1939)

Don Winslow of the Coastguard (1942)

Jungle Jim (1937)

Next week, Top Ten Columbia serials

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Fans love to make lists of favorites and I thought I would make a list of my favorite serials but after a few days the list got ungainly, I think when I stopped I had about forty-seven and was still going.  The list was also becoming extremely Republic top heavy.  So instead I compiled four lists of top ten favorites per studio. This had different difficulties, paring down Republic to just ten titles, finding ten Columbia serials to put on the list.  But I managed it and so for the next four weeks I  will be highlighting my favorite Republic, Universal, Columbia and Mascot/ Independent serials. First up is Republic:

Spy Smasher (1942)

Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)

The Purple Monster Strikes (1945)

Perils of Nyoka (1942)

Zorro’s Fighting Legion (1939)

Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)

Dick Tracy (1937)

Captain America (1944)

King of the Rocketmen (1949)

Next Week: Top Ten Univerals

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