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Speed Gibson of the International Secret Police

178 episodes · 1937 · Syndicated · Juvenile

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A 1937 adventure serial for kids. Fifteen-year-old Speed Gibson is sworn into the International Secret Police alongside his uncle Clint Barlow, and with the slow-witted Barney Dunlap ("Suffering whang-doodles!") he flies to the Orient after The Octopus, a criminal mastermind nobody has ever seen. The first hundred chapters chase The Octopus from Hong Kong into Tibet; the rest follow his comeback, from Casablanca across the Sahara and into the Congo. Gale Gordon plays The Octopus.

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1937

Chapter 1: Octopus Gang Active 1937 · Syndicated · 12 min
The Octopus gang, whose leader no one has ever seen, strikes again, and fifteen-year-old Speed Gibson helps nab Blackie, the first of the gang ever caught.
Chapter 2: Secret Police 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Speed takes the oath of the Secret Police, and trouble starts as soon as he, Clint and Barney board the China Clipper bound for the Orient.
Chapter 3: Heading for Hong Kong 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
At Waikiki, Speed pulls a girl from the surf and finds she's headed for Hong Kong too, and is just as set against The Octopus.
Chapter 4: Shooting Attempt 1937 · Syndicated · 12 min
Someone comes calling at midnight, carrying a gun.
Chapter 5: Octopus Orders Kidnapping 1937 · Syndicated · 12 min
The Octopus orders his man Splinters to kidnap Speed.
Chapter 6: Remaining at Wake Island 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
With a typhoon closing in, the gang lays its plans to grab Speed.
Chapter 7: Speed Is Missing 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The typhoon hits just as Splinters makes off with Speed.
Chapter 8: Splinters in Custody 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Speed has knocked Splinters cold and taken him prisoner, and Clint has him ready to talk, until The Octopus strikes.
Chapter 9: Splinters Gets Away 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus sends a radio message, but Clint, Barney and Speed now have his Bullet Plane.
Chapter 10: Barney Flies the Mystery Plane 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Barney is stuck aboard The Octopus's robot plane, flying straight to his doom.
Chapter 11: Trio Ambushed on Guam 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
A flat tire on Guam, and then a gunman out of nowhere.
Chapter 12: Octopus Plans a Surprise 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus has more trouble waiting for Speed and his friends in Manila.
Chapter 13: Arrival in Hong Kong 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Hong Kong greets the travelers with a welcome message from The Octopus.
Chapter 14: Clint Is Suspicious of Mr. Wu 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
A dinner invitation, and a dragon knife flung through the dark.
Chapter 15: Clint to Stay with Dr. Kingsley 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Octopus men surround the doctor's house.
Chapter 16: Hotel Rooms Are Ransacked 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The police come to the rescue, and a stranger turns up in the closet.
Chapter 17: Marsha Is Kidnapped 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
A visit to a Chinese tea shop, and Marsha is kidnapped.
Chapter 18: The Octopus Reveals Plans 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Marsha Winfield comes face to face with The Octopus.
Chapter 19: Disguised as Coolies 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
In disguise, Speed and his friends prowl the smugglers' dock.
Chapter 20: Speed Is Knocked Out 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Marsha is shipped onto a river boat nailed inside a crate, and Speed nearly drowns trying to reach her.
Chapter 21: Leave on a Bullet Plane 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Clint and Barney go after Marsha in the Bullet Plane, with another Octopus plane right behind them.
Chapter 22: Speed Tried to Warn Clint 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
An Octopus plane tries to machine-gun Clint and Barney out of the sky.
Chapter 23: Shot At and Forced Down 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Clint and Barney are forced down and helped by a friendly American, but Speed has vanished.
Chapter 24: Flower Boat Is Sighted 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Bob Gilmore signs on for the fight against The Octopus.
Chapter 25: Prisoner on the Flower Boat 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Prisoners on the flower boat, deep in the heart of China.
Chapter 26: Clint and Barney Are Captured 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Chapter 27: Speed Arrives and Helps Clint and Barney 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Chapter 28: Bob Gilmore Sworn into Secret Police 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Chapter 29: Speed and Bob Fly to Help Dr. Kingsley 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Chapter 30: The Octopus's Secret Headquarters 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Chapter 31: Speed Discovers the Secret Entrance 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Chapter 32: A Trap Has Been Set 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Chapter 33: Tunnel Fills with Water 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Octopus has Speed and his friends trapped in a tunnel under the docks, and the water is rising.
Chapter 34: Water Continues to Rise 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Still trapped and the water still climbing, they get a taunting message from The Octopus.
Chapter 35: Dynamite Must Be Used 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Just as they're about to drown, The Octopus blasts them with dynamite.
Chapter 36: Speed Is Lost in the Tunnel 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Out of the tunnel at last, but where is Speed?
Chapter 37: Speed Is Found 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Everyone is safe, and Marsha Winfield has been tracked down.
Chapter 38: Barney Heads for the Hut 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Secret Police and The Octopus race each other to Marsha's hiding place.
Chapter 39: A Teahouse Fire 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Clint and Speed find the secret crime lab burning, while Splinters refuses The Octopus's order to kill Bob Gilmore.
Chapter 40: New Instructions from the Octopus 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Barney stops Splinters from murdering Bob Gilmore, but Marsha is carried off to Tibet.
Chapter 41: The Octopus Continues Plans 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Clint and Speed close in on a rock tunnel door rigged to blow up when it's opened.
Chapter 42: Plan into Effect 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Octopus's dynamite trap fails.
Chapter 43: Speed Thinks Kwang Wu Is a Gang Member 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Mr. Wu is questioned, and Speed spots a clue.
Chapter 44: Set Up in a Trap 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The phone line is cut, and the whole gang is set to storm Dr. Kingsley's house.
Chapter 45: The Octopus Traps Speed and Jean 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The gang raids Dr. Kingsley's house through a secret passage, and Speed meets The Octopus face to face.
Chapter 46: Al Taken Prisoner 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Clint begs The Octopus to spare Speed and Jean and is turned down, while Bob Gilmore stumbles off to bring the police.
Chapter 47: The Octopus Escapes 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The police save everyone in the nick of time, but The Octopus slips out through the secret passage.
Chapter 48: Hiding in a Secret Room 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus hides in a secret room, waiting for nightfall to strike again.
Chapter 49: Poison Gas Bomb 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus is caught, but not before he drops a poison gas bomb.
Chapter 50: How to Catch the Octopus 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
On the trail of the hidden hangar where The Octopus keeps his planes.
Chapter 51: Everyone Ready for the Trip 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Secret Police storm The Octopus's hangar and are met with machine-gun fire.
Chapter 52: Fighting Breaks Out 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The hangar is taken, but a lone guard is creeping up on Speed.
Chapter 53: Heading into Tibet 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Threatened with torture, a coolie named Chang gives up The Octopus's destination in Tibet.
Chapter 54: The Octopus Will Go to Black Pass 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Chang gets away.
Chapter 55: Following the Octopus 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Ying Lee is knocked out, and Chang has orders to stow away and crash the plane.
Chapter 56: Monoplane Is Airborne 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Sabotage in the air on the way to Tibet.
Chapter 57: Speed Talks with the Octopus via Radio 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus taunts Speed over the radio: follow the Dragon.
Chapter 58: Follow the Dragon 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Speed and his friends are arrested as spies.
Chapter 59: A Tibetan Avalanche 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
An avalanche at Dar-Shen-Lu, the gateway to Tibet.
Chapter 60: All Narrowly Escape 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Dodging another Octopus trap, they make a sudden break for the Black Pass.
Chapter 61: The Octopus Plane Spotted 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Speed and his friends catch up with The Octopus in Na Chuka.
Chapter 62: The Secret Police Are Jailed 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Octopus gets away while they sit in a Tibetan jail.
Chapter 63: The Octopus Reaches Secret House 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
They talk the police chief into believing they aren't spies, while The Octopus reaches his new hideout.
Chapter 64: Pass of the Iron Dagger 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Paul Munez turns up at the Pass of the Iron Dagger.
Chapter 65: Surrounding the Octopus's Secret Home 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Paul Munez is really The Octopus, and the Secret Police are moving in.
Chapter 66: Secret Police Capture the Octopus 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Munez persuades everyone but Speed, Clint and Barney that he isn't The Octopus.
Chapter 67: Kidnapping Plan 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
A scheme to grab Barney Dunlap.
Chapter 68: Barney Kidnapped 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Octopus has Barney, and a machine that reads minds.
Chapter 69: Thought Recording Machine 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Clint and Speed call on The Octopus to look for Barney.
Chapter 70: A False Floor 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Clint and Speed drop in, uninvited, on the castle in the Pass of the Iron Dagger.
Chapter 71: A Secret Torture Chamber 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Inside The Octopus's torture chamber.
Chapter 72: Thought Helmet Taken 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Trapped in the torture chamber with The Octopus's men closing in.
Chapter 73: Blank Thought Waves 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The thought-recording machine shows Barney's mind is a complete blank.
Chapter 74: Barney Found Wandering 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Barney is back, after being hypnotized by The Octopus.
Chapter 75: Arrow Almost Hits Speed 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The house and garden of La Sho Tse Ring.
Chapter 76: Tibetan Feast 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
A Tibetan feast for Speed, while Paul Munez waits outside.
Chapter 77: The Octopus Visits Tse Ring's Home 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
After the feast, a surprised Dr. Munez gets a visit.
Chapter 78: Picnic Planning 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Two shepherds head into the Pass of the Iron Dagger with a camera.
Chapter 79: Speed in Disguise 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Disguised as shepherds, Speed and Dar Wah slip into the Pass of the Iron Dagger.
Chapter 80: Speed Caught by the Octopus 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
A deadly hailstorm drives them to take shelter in The Octopus's own house.
Chapter 81: Clint Saves Speed from Storm 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Rescued from The Octopus, and they've got his picture.
Chapter 82: Octopus Pictures to the States 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Chapter 83: Marsha Winfield Held Prisoner 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Chapter 84: Slave Raids Begin 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Chapter 85: Clint and Speed Begin an Air Flight 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Chapter 86: Marsha and Her Brother Found 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Marsha and her brother are found at last, but they've been drugged with the Vapors of Sleep.
Chapter 87: Splinters and Wu Are Captured 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Speed and Clint get the drop on Kwang Wu and Splinters, but not for long.
Chapter 88: Splinters Is Shot 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Back with Marsha, Larry and the prisoners, when a sniper opens fire.
Chapter 89: Splinters Is Cared For 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Splinters tells about the secret slave caravan The Octopus is putting together.
Chapter 90: Splinters Is Hiding 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Paul Munez, The Octopus, drops in unexpectedly, and shouts come from the next room.
Chapter 91: Marsha Recovers from the Vapors of Sleep 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Marsha Winfield tells her story, and Chief Ty Po decides to arrest The Octopus.
Chapter 92: Shooting Breaks Out 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Octopus has Splinters killed and gets ready for all-out war on the Secret Police and all of Tibet.
Chapter 93: Repo Catches Pilots at Black Pass 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
A gun battle at the Black Pass.
Chapter 94: Open Radio Accident 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus wants to make sure Barney never comes back from the Black Pass.
Chapter 95: An Aerial Dog Fight 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus's airship attacks with machine guns blazing.
Chapter 96: Octopus Plane Crashes 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Open war, and Larry Winfield tells his story.
Chapter 97: Ready for Attack on the Octopus 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus means to fight it out at the pass.
Chapter 98: Time for a Showdown 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus is captured, or is he?
Chapter 99: Octopus and Men Captured 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus is caught again, and another fight breaks out.
Chapter 100: The Octopus Jumps from Plane in Flight 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus's end, and the close of Speed Gibson's first case.
Chapter 101: Atlantean Investigation in Africa 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Back in New York, Smiley Preston replaces Barney as Clint's assistant, and a group called the Atlantean Syndicate claims it has found the lost continent in the Sahara. The second adventure begins.
Chapter 102: An Airborne Fire 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
On the amphibian plane to Bermuda, Speed senses trouble.
Chapter 103: Safe Landing Is Made 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
A beautiful woman traps Smiley in a cafe.
Chapter 104: Falling into a Trap 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
A brawl in a Bermuda cafe.
Chapter 105: No Water Aboard the Plane 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
On the way to the Azores, they find someone has sabotaged the plane's water tanks.
Chapter 106: The Time Bomb 1937 · Syndicated · 12 min
Leeds the mechanic is caught sabotaging the plane, and pulls out a time bomb.
Chapter 107: Leeds Kills Himself 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Leeds confesses he works for The Octopus, hints that the villain is still alive, and takes poison.
Chapter 108: Davis Shot by Octopus Gang 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
A sniper on Madeira, and a slide for life.
Chapter 109: Davis Killed 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Strangers in the Whispering Cave.
Chapter 110: The Octopus Is Still Alive 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus is alive, and Speed is in trouble.
Chapter 111: An Octopus Gunboat Outside 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Men from The Octopus's boat drive the Secret Police back into the cave.
Chapter 112: Trapped in Cave with No Water 1937 · Syndicated · 10 min
The Octopus talks to them by radio, then his gunboat opens fire.
Chapter 113: Everyone Rescued 1937 · Syndicated · 11 min
Rescued from the cave, they leave Madeira and find a pretty stowaway aboard.
Chapter 114: Marie Is Stowaway 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Clint questions the stowaway and learns she's tied to the Atlantean Syndicate.
Chapter 115: Smiley Is Missing 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
An empty house in Casablanca, and signs that something has happened to Smiley.
Chapter 116: Is Smiley Dead? 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus has murdered Smiley Preston, and Clint vows revenge.
Chapter 117: Messenger Arrives 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Speed and Clint fall into two Octopus traps: Clint is locked in a secret corridor while Speed is attacked.
Chapter 118: Angry Crowd at Casablanca 1937 · Syndicated · 10 min
Trouble in Spinny's Garden.
Chapter 119: Airport Disguise 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
At Mazagan they meet Carlos Del Valle, and The Octopus is up to his old tricks.
Chapter 120: Octopus Gang Moves In 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
They plan to chase The Octopus into the Sahara, but first the plans have to be burned.
Chapter 121: Power Magazine Plan 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The gang plots an explosion at the Bastion of the Angels.
Chapter 122: Stop Plans for Explosion 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
A powder magazine almost blows, and a bluff reveals where The Octopus is.
Chapter 123: Clint and Carlos in a Bad Storm 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The gang plans a hot welcome for the Secret Police in Marrakesh.
Chapter 124: Dropping a Signal 1937 · Syndicated · 10 min
Clint gets a French Foreign Legion escort in an unusual way.
Chapter 125: A Poison Dart 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Kiri the Pygmy strikes, and a man who betrayed The Octopus is dead.
Chapter 126: The Octopus's Old Headquarters 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Speed is in trouble down in the cellar.
Chapter 127: Plan Flight to the Sahara 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
They make plans to cross the desert, and The Octopus overhears them.
Chapter 128: Fly to Legionnaire Outpost 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus attacks a Foreign Legion post in the Sahara.
Chapter 129: Attack Repelled 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
A warning from The Octopus, and a desert tribesman is questioned.
Chapter 130: Bad Sandstorm 1937 · Syndicated · 11 min
Out of gas in a blinding sandstorm, Clint, Speed and Carlos have to land blind.
Chapter 131: Clint Lands in the Desert 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Stranded in the desert after the storm, with shadows creeping closer.
Chapter 132: Discovered in the Desert 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Who are the Riders of the Desert?
Chapter 133: Octopus Learns Their Location 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Clint and Speed press on, and Carlos gives Speed a voodoo ring he must never take off.
Chapter 134: Speed and Clint Arrested in Karno 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Octopus lies to the Amir of Karno, who arrests Clint and Speed as soon as they land.
Chapter 135: A Ring Gets Them Out of Jail 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Barney Dunlap is back, and convinces the Amir which man is the real Clint Barlow.
Chapter 136: The Octopus's Visits Are Explained 1937 · Syndicated · 10 min
While they give the Amir his first plane ride, an Octopus plane tries to shoot them down.
Chapter 137: Enemy Plane Crashes 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Clint leaves doubles in the Karno jail to fool The Octopus while he, Speed and Barney head for the Belgian Congo.
Chapter 138: Boating Down the Congo 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Caught in the rapids of the Congo.
Chapter 139: Speed Is Confronted by a Leopard 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
A leopard goes after Speed in the jungle.
Chapter 140: Leaving Camp 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus plans to kill Mrs. Buchanan before the Secret Police get there, but Clint has a plan of his own.
Chapter 141: Clint Rescues Mrs. Buchanan 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Clint saves Mrs. Buchanan, but The Octopus warns she'll never see her husband alive if she helps the Secret Police.
Chapter 142: Search for John Buchanan 1937 · Syndicated · 10 min
Barney is sent to see Tanura.
Chapter 143: Barney Hypnotized by Giant Moth Wings 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
A big jungle moth gets the better of Barney, and Kinka falls ill with blackwater fever.
Chapter 144: Troubles with a Boa Constrictor 1937 · Syndicated · 12 min
A jungle safari sets out, with a strange hazard in store for Barney.
Chapter 145: Fumes Overcome Everyone 1937 · Syndicated · 12 min
A jungle chief turns traitor, and a terrible fate is on its way.
Chapter 146: In the Path of Cannibal Ants 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Escaping the cannibal ants through the Forest of Death.
Chapter 147: The Octopus Suspects a Trap 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The Octopus plans a jungle war.
Chapter 148: Warriors Help in Searching for HQ 1937 · Syndicated · 10 min
Hunting The Octopus in lion country.
Chapter 149: Native Attack Near Octopus HQ 1937 · Syndicated · 12 min
The jungle battle begins.
Chapter 150: Attack Stopped with Elephant Stampede 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Nearly trampled by elephants, they finally find The Octopus's hidden jungle base.
Chapter 151: Search of HQ Started 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Trapped in The Octopus's lair, and he has a death ray.
Chapter 152: Saved from Suffocating 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The jungle gods smile on them, and termites help with the rescue.
Chapter 153: Leaving for Gorilla Country 1937 · Syndicated · 15 min
The Octopus flees to Lake Kivu in gorilla country, and the Secret Police plan to follow.
Chapter 154: The Octopus Prepares Death Ray 1937 · Syndicated · 11 min
The Octopus picks a target to test his death ray on.
Chapter 155: The Octopus Overheard on the Radio 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Octopus plans to try out his death ray on the local gorillas.
Chapter 156: Elephant Grass Fire 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The elephant grass is on fire, and The Octopus has a hot welcome waiting.
Chapter 157: A Jungle Crash Landing 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
A crash landing in the wildest part of Africa.
Chapter 158: Surprise Meeting with Natives 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
It takes tear gas and perfumed soap to get out of a tight spot.
Chapter 159: Barney Confronts a Talking Gorilla 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Barney meets the strangest creature in the jungle, a "nandy bear."
Chapter 160: Talking Gorilla Starts Attack 1937 · Syndicated · 11 min
The Octopus's men attack.
Chapter 161: Entire Camp Captured 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
Sentenced to the death ray machine.
Chapter 162: Octopus Packs Death Ray Machine 1937 · Syndicated · 13 min
The gorillas attack.
Chapter 163: Everyone Escapes Gorilla Attack 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Octopus escapes into the Sahara while the Secret Police end up making monkeys of themselves, literally.
Chapter 164: All Are Caught in Jungle Storm 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The haunted hut in the jungle.
Chapter 165: John Buchanan Found in Hut 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
John Buchanan is found at last.
Chapter 166: Surrounded by Pygmy Headhunters 1937 · Syndicated · 11 min
Pygmy headhunters at the stockade.
Chapter 167: Safe Takeoff 1937 · Syndicated · 15 min
The Octopus boasts he'll rule the world in a month.
Chapter 168: Speed Missing Again 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Buchanans are together again, but now Speed is missing.
Chapter 169: The Octopus Waits 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Octopus practices the ultimatum ordering every government to hand its power over to him.
Chapter 170: Car Crash 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
A car wreck, and the Amir of Karno is in it.
Chapter 171: Octopus Gang Member Is Questioned 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
A would-be assassin is questioned.
Chapter 172: Clint Worries About Landing 1937 · Syndicated · 12 min
Clint follows a hunch.
Chapter 173: Clint's Plane Catches on Fire 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The Secret Police plane is on fire. Is the sly Saari to blame?
Chapter 174: An Octopus Agent Confesses to Fire 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
The plane is wrecked, but The Octopus's agent is brought to justice.
Chapter 175: Desert Raiders Attack 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Desert raiders attack.
Chapter 176: Octopus Camp Is Reached 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
In The Octopus's desert camp.
Chapter 177: Death Ray Blown Up 1937 · Syndicated · 14 min
Hand grenades in the death ray room.
Chapter 178: The Octopus Finally Captured 1937 · Syndicated · 11 min
The Octopus is caught and the death ray machine destroyed, the end of the adventure. About four minutes are missing from the middle of this chapter.