Other names The Black Hood Country United States | Running time 15 minutes Language(s) English | |
Genre adventure radio serial, crime serial Home station Mutual Broadcasting System | ||
Black Hood was an American radio serial based on the popularity of the US superhero comics series Black Hood. It was broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System July 5, 1943 - January 14, 1944.
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Rookie police officer Kip Burland had a secret identity, the Black Hood. Donning a specific, "specially developed" black hood gave Burland special magical powers. The only person who knew about Burland's secret identity was Barbara Sutton, a newspaper reporter who helped him fight crime.
The American comics series Black Hood had been a popular comic strip since its first appearance in the ninth issue Top-Notch Comics in October 1940. On July 5, 1943, a radio serial debuted on the Mutual Broadcasting System. It aired in episodes of 15 minutes and five times a week, at 5:15 in the afternoon. The opening theme music was a snippet from Paul Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
Compared to the source material the radio serial was less violent and sexually suggestive. The show also introduced a third character, Police Sergeant McGinty.
120 episodes were recorded. Because it failed to find a sponsor its last broadcast was January 14, 1944. Only one audio copy has survived, the initial episode "Emerald Voodoo Ring" which was recorded as the audition disc.