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One of the longest running young-adult-oriented old radio shows during the golden age of radio was the widely popular "Dick Tracy." The series aired over a period of 14 years, from 1934 - 1948, and was based on a newspaper comic strip.  This juvenile police detective radio program began as a 15-minute show which was later extended to a full 30-minutes due to popular demand.  The series’ central theme was crime-fighting taken to a higher level by the many mind boggling plot twists the shows writer’s came up with.  What set Dick Tracy apart from other old time radio serializations was his use of high-tech and ultra-modern gadgets to fight the forces of evil.  He was never without his faithful sidekick Pat Patton and his band of merry followers, Junior Tracy and Tess Trueheart.

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Air Date Title Synopsis
 1938-04-12  072 Snow Slide

NBC net. Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Dick Tracy Club offer). The system cue has been deleted. Vernon Kyle continues to terrorize the Yukon town of Pitchblende. What was the weird cry in the night? "The Purple Rider" offers to help Dick Tracy and the Mounties. As the dog teams pass through "Dead Man's Pass," Vernon Kyle causes an avalanche. 
 1938-04-13  073 Who Is Purple Rider

+ NBC net. Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (Dick Tracy Club offer). The system cue has been deleted. Pat Patton is rescued from the avalanche. Tess Trueheart mentions after the program that the Girl's Division of the Dick Tracy Club is only nine days old.
 1938-04-14  074 Junior Is Kidnapped

+ NBC net. Sponsored by: Quaker Puffed Wheat, Quaker Puffed Rice. "The Purple Rider" shows up and gets the drop on Tracy. Junior is kidnapped by Vernon Kyle and his gang. A meeting of "The Dick Tracy Secret Patrol" ends the program.
 1938-04-15  075 Junior Sends A Mirror Message

+ NBC net. Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (secret code book and badge premium). An announcement is made that the program is transcribed. Junior is being held in a mountain cabin, a prisoner of Vernon Kyle. Junior threatens to jump off the roof, after using a secret code to alert Dick. A coded message is decoded after the story. The system cue has been deleted.
 1938-04-18  076 Junior Rescued By And Captures Purple Rid

+ NBC net. Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (secret code book and badge premium). Junior is rescued by, "The Purple Rider." Junior gets the drop on the "Rider," then chairs a meeting of, "The Dick Tracy Secret Service Patrol." April 20 will be, "The Dick Tracy Patrol Badge Day." The system cue has been deleted. Don Costello (?). 
 1938-04-19  077 Dick Lassoes Purple Rider

+ NBC net. Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (secret code book and badge premium). Dick is determined to keep Vernon Kyle from controlling the world's radium supply. Junior captures "The Purple Rider" and two of Vernon Kyle's henchmen. "The Purple Rider" escapes by jumping over a chasm on horseback. Dick Tracy proves himself quite a cowboy by following right after him and lassoing him out of the saddle. A meeting of "The Dick Tracy Secret Service Patrol" is held. Tomorrow will be, "The Dick Tracy Patrol Badge Day." The system cue has been deleted. 
 1938-04-20  078 Purple Rider Exposed

+ NBC net. Sponsored by: Quaker Cereals (secret code book and badge premium). The identity os "The Purple Rider" is revealed. Professor Shelby asks Tess Trueheart for help from Dick Tracy. After he'd invented something valuable, Prof. Shelby's life has been threatened by, "The Brain." Tracy shames the citizens of Pitchblende in the Yukon, to testify against Vernon Kyle. Kyle intercepts a letter from Tess to Tracy. A meeting of "The Dick Tracy Secret Service Patrol" is held. Today is "Badge Day."
 1938-04-25  081 Tracy Rescued And Kyle Captured
 1938-04-26  082 Invisible Ink

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1 Response to Dick Tracy


Wow! Dick Tracy on the radio - I've been a fan of the comic strip but never realized he had the voice of Ned Wever on the air!!!

Ned, 2012-06-02 21:18:55 Edit Delete

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