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The Classic Captain Midnight

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Secretly Defending America from 1938 to 2011!

Created for radio in 1938, the patriotic aviator ran the Secret Squadron, what we today would call a "black ops" team, supported by the government, but functioning outside of cumbersome legalities in dealing with spies, saboteurs, and (after the war) criminals!
He's been on tv and radio, in movies, books, and both comic books AND newspaper comic strips!
And the phrase "Captain Midnight Decoder" became synonymous with mail-in premiums for decades!
Now, he's making a comeback in print and other media...
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Saluting the United States...and Battling Aliens! (Captain Midnight #65)

Walter Schwartz

The Man Who Drew Captain Midnight

Walter Schwartz, Illustrator, Dead at 89
Obituary and short bio about Captain Midnight's primary illustrator during the Golden Age of Comics
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Walter W Schwartz is on Facebook.

Cap's FIRST Full Cover Appearance! (The Funnies #58)

The 2012 Captain Midnight 12-Month Calendar

One of the first multi-media characters returns on 12 classic Golden Age comic book covers!

Click on the cover to see all 12 comic covers!

Includes his FIRST full comic cover appearance, the 1st issue of his own title, and TEN more classic covers featuring everything from aliens to Nazis!
Click on the cover to see all the interior art!

The FIRST Issue of His Own Comic Book...Introduced by the Golden Age Captain Marvel!

Links to NEW incarnations of Captain Midnight!

Pulp Sunday: Pulp Spotlight: Captain Midnight & the Secret Squadron
Noted Comic Artist Francesco Francavilla's take on Captain Midnight (radio version)
NEW Captain Midnight Prose Tales!
Captain Midnight is the head of the Secret Squadron, and takes on covert/black ops missions for the United States government.
He is an exceptionally skilled pilot and world-renowned inventor/aviation engineer.
He risks everything.
He takes every chance.
Saboteurs beware, for when the clock strikes 12, it tolls for thee!
Radio's Captain Midnight: the Wartime Biography
During the horror and conflict of World War II, a fictional radio character named Captain Midnight stormed his way into the consciousness of American radio listeners. Captain Midnight (a.k.a. Charles J. Albright) was a vigorous, mature figure whom listeners could easily perceive defending their United States...

You DON'T Need SuperPowers to Fight Evil! (Captain Midnight #11)

Links to Captain Midnight on Radio, TV, and Movies!

Listen! Watch! Download!

Captain Midnight
Complete information on the radio show from the 30's, through the 50's (including mp3 downloads!)
RadioLovers.com - Captain Midnight Episodes!
Listen to hundreds of old time radio shows online for free in mpg format, so no special software is needed.
Captain Midnight : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
Free mp3s of episodes!
Captain Midnight (1955) TV Series Episode!
Episode MISSION TO MEXICO, of the 50s series CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT with original commercials for Ovaltine. Starring Richard Webb and Sid Melton.
Captain Midnight TV Episodes!
Watch Full Complete Episodes Online!
Serial Cliffhanger Theater by the ComicWeb-Captain Midnight cliffhanger movie serial chapter 1 - AOL Video
Serial Cliffhanger Theater by the ComicWeb-Captain Midnight cliffhanger movie serial chapter 1 Video on AOL Video - ENEMY SPIES DREAD HIM...GANGS BATTLE HIM...YOU'LL THRILL TO HIM! Radio's ace fighting aviator...in a great action serial!Captain Midnight! His country ...

The ONLY Cover to Show His Secret Identity! (Captain Midnight #20)

The FIRST TV Captain Midnight!

But NOT Richard Webb!

Captain Midnight Adventure Theater announcer Vern Smith, bedecked in flight suit reminiscent of the Fawcett comic book version of the intrepid aviator, flew into homes in 1951 as the host of this half-hour series.
Smith was featured in the opening, closing, and commercials wrapped around episodes of Republic serials which had been edited to 26 minutes, by, essentially, combining two chapters and removing the extra titles and recaps (except for the first episodes, which usually ran 23-25 minutes).
Ironically, the Captain Midnight serial from the 1940s was NOT shown on this tv show, because it was done by another movie studio and the show didn't have the rights to it!
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TV's Captain Midnight!

Richard Webb

..and His Secret Decoder Ring!

Yes, It's Richard Webb, with a Decoder Offer for YOU!

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Battling America's Enemies...on the Moon! (Captain Midnight #50)

Captain Midnight on Amazon

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Captain Midnight on eBay

Books, Comics, Movies, Radio Shows and MORE...

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Smashing Evil (Captain Midnight #46)

Captain Midnight Collectibles!

The Secret Supply Base of the ORIGINAL Multi-Media Hero!
Comics, Movies, TV, Radio...He was EVERYWHERE!
Now he's back to protect your tees, messenger bags, and other stuff from saboteurs, aliens, and other menaces!
Click on the items to see the collections...

Captain Midnight Fighting Garb

Hoodies & Shirts!

Click on the shirt to browse!

Junior Secret Squadron Garb

Shirts for Kids & Toddlers!

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Captain Midnight's Equipment

Mugs, iPad/Messenger Bags, and MORE!

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Using the BlackOut Bomb! (Captain Midnight #40)

Solo Golden Age Hero Lenses

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The FIRST use of His DoomBeam Torch! (Captain Midnight #7)

Golden Age Hero Lenses

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The TV Captain Midnight's SECRET Manual & Code Book!

Messages from the Secret Squadron...

  • Mike Newton aka the Old Dialturner May 30, 2012 @ 8:15 pm | delete
    I have the 1957 red Captain Midnight shaker with the blue top. It was to commemorate CM's 15th anniversary. Cost me $27 at a local antique mall but worth it. Have drank cold Ovaltine from it. Used to have 1945 CM decoder. To all Secret Squadron members..."Justice Through Strength and Courage."
  • Al mazzei Oct 16, 2011 @ 2:52 pm | delete
    I have two plastic red mugs that I kept since I was a child. I need to know if they are valuable and worth displaying. My wife wants to throw them away, thus I need the information.
  • BrittReid Oct 16, 2011 @ 5:36 pm | delete
    If they look like the one at www.retroplanet.com/blog/retro-archives/character-of-the-week/captain-midnight/ , then keep them! ;-)
    If you check eBay, you'll see they're going for around $25 each!
  • C.G.Ellis Jan 20, 2011 @ 8:21 pm | delete
    Im a loyal member since 1955, I still have my patch and decoder badge. Need to replace my membership book whiich has become lost over the years. 55-56 or 1957.
    I have a model of the 1956 Silver Dart,and have matched the color scheme on my 1960 Cessna 310D. Yes Im a pilot,member of AOPA, thanks to Captain Midnight & my Dad.
  • BrittReid Jan 20, 2011 @ 10:03 pm | delete
    Welcome! It's a pleasure to hear from one of the original fans!
    I discovered Cap from old transcription disks in the 1970s. (My uncle was a radio station engineer back in the 40s-50s and left me his collection when he died.)
    I hope you feel I did Cap proud with this lens.
    Keep 'Em Flying!
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