Pulp Action from the Wild West through the Dirty 30s and More.
The Green Hornet is a masked crime-fighter created in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker. The Green Hornet fights crime with the assistance of Kato and his rolling arsenal, the Black Beauty.
Tough talking Mike Axford has been a part of the Green Hornet cast from the beginning. The Irishman played various roles throughout his career, cop, bodyguard and reporter, and usually comic relief.
Wade Boteler as Mike Axford, in the serials Green Hornet (1940) and the Green Hornet Strikes Again (1941).
Lloyd Gough as Mike Axford in the Green Hornet TV Show, 1966
Big Little Book #1480, Green Hornet Cracks Down, Whitman Publishing, 1942
Funko has developed more Green Hornet & Kato collectables in their SODA line, where the figure comes in a soda can which can be used for display or storage. These figures are a limited run of 6000 with 1 in 6 being the chase figure shown in the graphic above. The Green Hornet is available in March while Kato will be available sometime in April.
1965 Motor Trend review of the new 1966 Imperial, the car used as the base for the Black Beauty.
Black Beauty article from the October 1966 issue of Motor Trend Magazine
Letter from ABC’s Executive Producer of the Green Hornet television show doing a bit of explaining and promoting.
Box art for K-Bee Toys exclusive Green Hornet and Kato action figures from 1998
Newspaper advertisement for the premier of the Green Hornet on WXYZ. January 31,1936
Mexican lobby card for the Green Hornet movie, 1972