Radio's Captain Midnight

<p> During the horror and conflict of World War II a fictional radio character named Captain Midnight stormed his way into the consciousness of American radio listeners. Captain Midnight (a.k.a. Charles J. Albright) was a vigorous mature figure whom listeners could easily perceive defending their United States. The scripts well written and expertly plotted had a wide appeal--from excited children and their Secret Squadron Code-O-Graphs to U.S. Army Air Corps flight crews. But to fans (then and now) of the original 15-minute serial adventures the real Captain Midnight retired when the show went to 30 minutes replaced actor Ed Prentiss and simplified the writing and plotting.</p><p> Using facts details and events from those original early radio scripts of <I>Captain Midnight</I> the author has constructed a biography of the great wartime aviation hero covering his origins and adventures. Concluding the work are thorough appendices that discuss Secret Squadron equipment aircraft and rocketry; cryptology and code-cracking in the series; and Captain Midnight's portrayal in various media (books radio television serials comics and newspaper strips).</p>