The Theme from the Green Hornet and other selections…
Category: Green Hornet
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.
All New #13, 1946
An ALL NEW ALL*NEW Comic featuring the Green Hornet on the cover.
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Green Hornet radio program solicitation advertisement found in the Broadcasting trade magazine, November 1, 1939
Green Hornet Gas Gun
Several promotional shots of the gas gun prop that was using in the television show.
The Velvet Mask of the Green Hornet
Photo of Gordon Jones wearing a velvet mask instead of the leather one we see him wear in the Green Hornet serial. (as seen below)
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Green Hornet, Volume 1 and 2
Cover art for Cassette compilation of Green Hornet Radio Shows by Radio Spirits. Artwork by Joel Bogart
Batclimbing
During the 1966 Batman series, there were several cameos by actors popping their head out of a window while Batman and Robin were climbing by. The more notable celebrities were Dick Clark, Jerry Lewis, Sammy Davis Jr. and of course the Green Hornet and Kato. The “special effect” is shown above, West and Ward would walk on a floor that looked like the side of a building, then the scene would be filmed sideways.
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Fury of the Dragon, 1976
This 1976 movie version of ‘The Green Hornet’ was the second of two feature films compiled from episodes of the 1966-67 TV show, and features our heroes battling bent coppers, foiling art heists, busting drug traffickers and dodging deadly ray guns. (amazon.com)
George W. Trendle (1884-1972)
George W. Trendle, creator of the Lone Ranger and Green Hornet, was born this day 136 years ago.
George Trendle (center) is seen in the photo below with various members of the Green Hornet crew. He was 83 when the Green Hornet appeared on ABC.
Van Williams as the Green Hornet (far left), Bruce Lee as Kato (far right), and William Dozier, Executive Producer (second from right).
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Diez Minutos
Wende Wagner adorns the cover of this 1972 issue of Diez Minutos
