The Classic Green Hornet
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From the 1930s to the 21st Century!
Movies!
Comic Books!
Big Little Books!
TV!
Truly a multi-media phenomenon, the Green Hornet & Kato are two of a handful of characters who have become part of the very fabric of American Pop Culture!
And yet, what do you REALLY know about them?
Join me, Britt Reid, as I take you into the tangled history of the characters, show you where to look for more info, and even link you to sites (official and [ahem] otherwise) where you'll find Green Hornet goodies a-plenty!
Contents at a Glance
Batmobile Meets Black Beauty!
Wouldn't you love to see the insurance paperwork on this one?
Here's the original copy from the back of the photo...
"20 May 1966, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA --- Holy moley and flaming fender benders, kids, this has to be the confrontation of the century! Batman, Robin, The Green Hornet and Kato meet on a corner in Gotham City during the filming of a documentary on ABC-TV's fall season productions. They are discussing the merits of the Batmobile (L) and Black Beauty, the super-cars for the superstar crimebusters. To those in the know in real life (left to right) Robin is Burt Ward; Batman is Adam West; The Green Hornet is Van Williams; and Kato is played by Bruce Lee."
As this was just before filming on The Green Hornet series began, there are several differences in costumes and props from the other photos you see here...
Note that both the Hornet & Kato are wearing different masks than the ones used in filming.
And, the Black Beauty doesn't have green headlights yet, just green plexiglass over the existing headlights!
Green Hornet the 2011 Movie is out on DVD / BluRay
Choose from DVD...
...BluRay...
...or 3-D BluRay/BluRay/DVD
Green Hornet (2011) on Amazon
"CliffsNotes": The Green Hornet from Radio to 3-D Movie!
Must-reading for those unfamilar with the character by a Noted Pop-Culture Authority and Good Friend
- Return of The Green Hornet and Kato
- There's a new superhero in town...and he's 75 year old!
- Part 1: The Green Hornet on radio
- In the 1930s, there was no television! It's hard to conceive, but true!
The primary source of home entertainment was...radio! - Part 2: Green Hornets for only ten cents each!
- If you wanted to buy a comic book in the Chicago of 1940, you couldn't go to your local comic shop. In fact, Variety Comics, the oldest comic shop in the city, wouldn't open until 1975, 35 years later!
- Part 3: Green Hornet on tv...and ME-TV
- The Green Hornet disappeared in 1953.
The radio show had been cancelled. The comic books vanished from the newsstands. For 13 years the Black Beauty sat in the garage... - Part 4: Whatever became of The Green Hornet?
- After the cancellation of The Green Hornet tv series in 1967, the character, while not quite disappearing, maintained a low profile.
- Conclusion: Resurrection of The Green Hornet
- You don't usually combine the Internet and old-time radio in the same sentence. Yet in the mid-1990s, the Internet helped revive dramatic radio...
Classic Green Hornet 2012 12-Month Calendar
The Hornet and Kato...all year long!
A dozen dynamic comic cover images including the first and last Golden Age appearances as well as several iconic images of the Hornet and Kato in spectacular action!
Photographed DIRECTLY from the original Golden Age comic books (NO second-gen pix from books or other copies) and digitally-restored and remastered with loving care!
Retro KOOL at it's best!
Click HERE or on the calendar cover to buy!
Links to Info on the 2011 Film!
Now on DVD / BluRay
- 'The Green Hornet' Lenore Case Exclusive Character Vignette!
- Exclusive video at Hollywood.com!
- Hollywood Backlot: 'The Green Hornet' - latimes.com
- Behind-the-scenes pix!
- 'Green Hornet' filmmakers crashed, scorched and smashed 26 Black Beauties!
- Tiffany Hsu, over at Money & Company, has an update on the L.A. Auto Show with a casualty-for-art statistic that will make car-lovers cringe...
- MythBusters: Green Hornet Special : Videos : Discovery Channel
- Seth Rogen, star and writer of the "The Green Hornet," joins the MythBusters for two blockbusting stories: Elevator Car Cut and Explosive Escape.
- Was Green Hornet's 'Beauty' the First of All Supercars?
- THE Jan. 14 release of "The Green Hornet" gives occasion to recall that the first roadgoing 200-mile-per-hour car was a 1937 Lincoln-Zephyr. Black Beauty, the automotive star of the cliff-hanging "Green Hornet" movie serial of the 1940s, scorched Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles as the car of the series' masked hero.
- Float Like a Franchise, Sting Like a Hornet!
- NY Times looks at the history of the Green Hornet in media
Google Blog Search for The Green Hornet
- Bliss Thru Shopping: Lights! Action! Shop!
- Bag Lady is embarrassed to admit that for her it was "The Green Hornet," a full 13 months ago. It's been that kind of year. Plus, the flick was lousy enough to turn anyone off to spending $10 a ticket to see a superhero's sofa in 3-D. Unfortunately, ...
- '21 Jump Street': On Set With Jonah Hill And Neal Moretz
- "Originally were developing this as the straight version of the show," producer Neal Moretz ("The Green Hornet") said. "When Jonah came to me with this idea, I was like, 'You know what? That's probably the way to go.' And then when we got a first draft ...
- Cold off the Slab - Exclusive Clip From The Mortician
- ... Phillip Morris) with Dana Fuchs (Across the Universe) and Edward Furlong (The Green Hornet). An Official Selection at the Berlin International Film Festival, the film's DVD debut also includes a special feature - "Autopsy: Dissecting The Mortician.
- Asus N43SL-DH51
- ... as "Kato" in last year's The Green Hornet). Chou gets billing as the "design inspiration" for the N43SL-DH51, but this laptop is a lot more than a pretty face, offering an Intel Core i5 processor, Nvidia graphics, and a Blu-ray/DVD combo drive.
Carl's Jr Movie Tie-In Goodies!
The Hornet's First Flight in Comics: Green Hornet Comics #1
...versus the Nazis! Green Hornet Comics #13
Click on the poster to watch or download the movie serial
Green Hornet (1940) Trailer
Click on the poster to watch or download the second movie serial!
Where to find the Buzz on the Green Hornet...
- SuperHero Hype's Green Hornet Set Visit
- Interviews with cast & crew along with NEW pix!
- The Green Hornet - Official Movie Site
- Columbia Pictures presents The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen
- Green Hornet: Official United Kingdom Movie Site
- Seth Rogan is THE GREEN HORNET, a masked vigilante who fights crime with the help of marital arts expert and faithful sidekick, Kato. Based on the classic television/radio series.
- The Green Hornet (2011) on Internet Movie DataBase
- Directed by Michel Gondry. With Christoph Waltz, Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz. By night, debonair newspaper publisher Britt Reid fights crime as a masked superhero known as The Green Hornet. At his side is martial arts expert Kato. Photos, Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary...
- The Green Hornet TV series (1966) on Internet Movie DataBase
- Photos, Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary...
- The Green Hornet (1940) Movie Serial on Internet Movie DataBase
- Directed by Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor. With Gordon Jones, Wade Boteler, Anne Nagel. A newspaper publisher and his Korean servant fight crime as vigilantes who pose as a notorious masked gangster and his aide. Visit IMDb for Photos, Showtimes, Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary...
- The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1941) 2nd Movie Serial on Internet Movie DataBase
- Directed by Ford Beebe, John Rawlins. With Warren Hull, Wade Boteler, Anne Nagel. A wealthy publisher uses a disguise and calls himself the Green Hornet to fight crime in his city. Visit IMDb for Photos, Showtimes, Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary...
- The Green Hornet Strikes Again - An Overview of the Serial
- An Overview of the Serial by Raymond William Stedman
- NEW Classic Green Hornet Collectibles at Lost Heroes of the Golden Age of Comics
- Kool Kollectibles (t-shirts, mugs, iPad/messenger bags, magnets, etc) featuring the Golden Age Green Hornet art photographed and digitally-remastered and restored from 1940s comic book covers and movie posters!
- Pulp Sunday: The Green Hornet Is Coming!
- One of the artists on the NEW comic book mini-series "Green Hornet: Year One" talks about the project!
- Factory Entertainment's Green Hornet Prop Replicas
- Company that'll be producing replicas of weapons and equipment from the NEW movie, the 1966 tv series, and the 1940s serials!
- GREEN HORNET Message Board
- One of two kool message boards about The Green Hornet's various versions in comics, film, tv, radio...
- The Green Hornet section of the 1966 Batman Message Board
- The other message board about The Green Hornet emphasizing the 1966 tv series, but covering other, versions as well!
- Moonstone Books - Green Hornet & Kato Novels & Short Stories
- NEW Prose about GH & K!
- Green Hornet on International Hero!
- He hunts the biggest of all game - public enemies who would destroy our America!
- The Official Japanese movie site!
- (It's KOOL!)
- Video History of The Green Hornet #1: The First Movie Serial
- The Green Hornet (1940)
- Video History of The Green Hornet #2: The Second Movie Serial
- The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1940)
Firing His Gas Gun from the Seat of the Black Beauty! Green Hornet Comics #33
“The Green Hornet is one of the few superheroes who didn't start out in print! He began on radio...”
Comic story adapted from radio show script
Links to the Green Hornet Dramatic Radio Series...
...includes FREE downloads!
- The Green Hornet : FREE Downloads & Streaming!
- Classified as a juvenile crime drama but written and acted with more adult style than most of the breed, "The Green Hornet"---whose protagonist fought crime by infiltrating or even partnering (initially) with known criminal operations, which deceive police into believing him a wanted criminal himself...
- Old-time radio program: The Green Hornet
- Outline of the old-time radio program The Green Hornet.
Discusses origin of the show as well as themes and format of the program.
Main characters discussed. - The Green Hornet at OTR.Network (Old Time Radio)
- Listen to 53 episodes of The Green Hornet for free!
- GREEN HORNET - Old Time Radio
- Old Time Radio shows from Radio Spirits have been digitally re-mastered and are available in CD and Cassette formats.
- Green Hornet Dramatic Radio Show
- Description, cast members, episode log, and other information about the Green Hornet radio show.
- Green Hornet | Old Time Radio
- From 1936-52, the "Flight of the Bumblebee" signaled another episode of the Green Hornet...
- Green Hornet episodic log
- Listing about original airings of the episodes
Green Hornet on iTunes
| Track | Artist | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Hornet | Al Hirt | Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack) | |
| Green Hornet | Billy May | The Green Hornet (Original Television Soundtrack) [Extra Special Edition] | |
| Green Hornet Theme (Played By Al Hirt) | Billy May | The Green Hornet (Original Television Soundtrack) [Extra Special Edition] |
One of the Few Times Britt Reid is NOT Masked on the Cover! Green Hornet Fights Crime #34
Green Hornet Comics on eBay
One of My Personal Favorite Golden Age Covers! Green Hornet Comics #29
Green Hornet Comics on Amazon
The Hornet's Final Flight in the Golden Age! Four Color Comics #496
Green Hornet & Kato action figures on eBay
Both the originals and the recent recasts
Factory Entertainment
Movie & TV miniatures replicas, and props
Green Hornet Collectible Statues on Amazon
From SideShow Collectibles
The Green Hornet & Kato have Crime on the Run! Green Hornet Comics #31
Green Hornet movies and tv on Amazon
Amazon Search for...The Green Hornet!
The REAL Dynamic Duo of the 1960s! Bruce Lee & Van Williams
Green Hornet on DVD on eBay
Movie Serials or TV Series...
Green Hornet (1974) Film Compilation of TV Episodes featuring Bruce Lee's Kato
Green Hornet on Radio on Amazon
Green Hornet Radio Shows on eBay
Batman vs The Green Hornet! The FIRST comics inter-company crossover!
Predating Superman vs Spider-Man by a decade, this was the FIRST crossover between characters from different comics companies!
San Diego Comic Con Exclusive Collectibles on eBay
Green Hornet Swag
The Green Hornet Film Compiled from TV Episodes (Re-Release Poster)
Green Hornet Classic Comic Download Links
Comics in cbr format
- Green Hornet Comics # 1
- First issue of the 1960s Gold Key series based on the tv version.
- Green Hornet Comics # 2
- Second issue of the 1960s Gold Key series based on the tv version.
- Green Hornet Comics # 3
- Third and final issue of the 1960s Gold Key series based on the tv version.
- Green Hornet Comics from the late 1940
- Comic files in .cbr or .cbz format
The Green Hornet Feature Film!
From 1974!
"Fury of the Dragon"
The SECOND Green Hornet Feature Compiled from the TV Series!
But, here's the COMPLETE film for your enjoyment!
NEW Green Hornet & Kato Collectibles!
Classic comic book covers / retro movie posters on T-Shirts! Mugs & Coasters!/iPad & iPhone HardCases! iPad / Messenger Bags! Magnets! Poster Prints! And MUCH MORE!
The Green Hornet Poster Print
Pop Art #5
A pop-art classic from 1966 as The Green Hornet, illustrated by Gil Kane and digitally-remastered and restored, charges to the rescue!
Combine it with any (or all) of the other Pop Art prints in a Story Frame for maximum visual impact!
Kato Poster Print
Pop Art #6
A pop-art classic from 1966 as Kato, illustrated by Gil Kane and digitally-remastered and restored, charges to the rescue!
Combine it with any (or all) of the other Pop Art prints in a Story Frame for maximum visual impact!
Green Hornet #1 Poster Print
Cover for the never-reprinted First Issue of the Comic Book based on the tv series
Digitally-remastered and restored!
Combine it with any (or all) of the other Pop Art prints in a Story Frame for maximum visual impact!
Green Hornet #2 Poster Print
Cover for the never-reprinted Second Issue of the Comic Book based on the tv series
Digitally-remastered and restored!
Combine it with any (or all) of the other Pop Art prints in a Story Frame for maximum visual impact!
Green Hornet #2 (Back Cover) Poster Print
Back Cover for the Second Issue of the Comic Book based on the tv series
Digitally-remastered and restored!
Combine it with any (or all) of the other Pop Art prints in a Story Frame for maximum visual impact!
Green Hornet #3 Poster Print
Cover for the never-reprinted Third and Final Issue of the Comic Book based on the tv series
Digitally-remastered and restored!
Combine it with any (or all) of the other Pop Art prints in a Story Frame for maximum visual impact!
Golden Age Green Hornet iPad HardCases
Let the Hornet & Kato Protect Your iPad!
Golden Age Green Hornet 5-in-1 iPad HardCases
With a two-sided hardshell design, this premium Brenthaven iPad case is versatile and cool. The protective, rubberized cover allows five ways to view the iPad, whether you're in the car, on the go, or at the office. Built-in EZ-Grip handle and typing stand.
Click on the HardCase to see...
Golden Age Green Hornet iPhone 3G HardCases
Let the Hornet & Kato safeguard your iPhone 3 from dings and scratches with this rugged & durable hard plastic case
Snaps onto devices and gives easy access to all controls.
Fits iPhone 3G, 3Gs
Snaps snugly into place
Hard polished plastic
Easy access to all controls
Classic Green Hornet iPhone 4 HardCases
Let Kato & the Hornet protect your iPhone 4 with this back cover, two-piece case.
Features a removable bottom (with a soft grip for easy handling) that slides off for quick docking. A hard plastic design protects from scratches.
Fits iPhone 4g
Hard-shell two-piece protective case
Sliding case, with removable bottom for docking
Felt-lined inside
Easy access to all controls
Golden Age Green Hornet Hoodies, SweatShirts & T-Shirts
Emblazoned with digitally-remastered and restored cover images taken directly from the 1940s comics & movie posters!
Click on the shirt!
Golden Age Green Hornet Collectibles!
For Home/School/Office/Crime Scene
Digitally-remastered and restored cover images taken DIRECTLY from one of the 1940s movie posters and comic books!
Click on the mug!
Classic Green Hornet iPad/eBook/Messenger Bags, Totes, & Buttons
Stylish SuperHero Stuff with retro comic book and movie poster art!
Click on the bag!
The Hornet's Nest!
Even MORE kool kollectibles featuring The Golden Age Green Hornet & Kato, Including dark/black t-shirts and mugs!
Click on the shirt to browse!
Green Hornet Movie/TV/Comic Garb!
10 different designs, including comic covers, movie posters, and logos!
All the shirts are American Apparel or Anvil!
Plus they're shipped in eco-friendly packaging!
(Talk about going green!)
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bino007
Jan 6, 2011 @ 6:55 pm | delete
- Cool lens! Sort of related to my Bruce Lee lens - the original Kato! And thanks for liking my Bruce Lee lens.
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MarkUpshaw
Nov 24, 2010 @ 11:07 pm | delete
- Thumbs up. Lens rolled to my Green Hornet lens.
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TeamSTM
Sep 10, 2010 @ 12:25 pm | delete
- I like this Squidoo Page! Mine is not as Outstanding as yours but I do Love the Green Hornet and I am glad that there Will Be a Live-action Movie out soon!!
Awesome work, Well Done!!
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BrittReid
Sep 10, 2010 @ 3:18 pm | delete
- I like your page as well, and I recommend any and all fans of The Green Hornet (and Kato, of course) to pay a visit to http://www.squidoo.com/The_Green_Hornet (after they're done perusing this page, naturally!)
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