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词条 Commando Cody
释义

  1. Zombies of the Stratosphere

  2. Confusion with other serials

  3. References in other media

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

{{about|the 1950s science fiction film serial character|the American rock musician|Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen|other uses|Commander Cody (disambiguation)}}{{Infobox character
| image = codyframe.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Commando Cody in Radar Men from the Moon
| creator = Republic Pictures
| portrayer = {{ubl|Judd Holdren|Aline Towne|Gregory Gaye|Craig Kelly|George D. Wallace}}
| occupation = Commander
| gender = Male
| nationality = American
}}Commando Cody is the hero in two 12-chapter science fiction serials made by Republic Pictures, played by George Wallace in 1952's Radar Men from the Moon [1][2][3][4][5] and Judd Holdren in 1953's Sky Marshal of the Universe.[6]

Zombies of the Stratosphere

Another 12-chapter Rocket Man movie serial, Zombies of the Stratosphere, was written as the direct sequel to Radar Men from the Moon.[7] But the name of the serial's main character was changed from Commando Cody to the more prosaic "Larry Martin" at the start of shooting. This lead character renaming happened after footage shot for the first three episodes of Republic's proposed science fiction syndicated television series, Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe, which was first released (for union contractual reasons) to theaters instead of TV. Republic, meanwhile, released both of these Rocket Man serials during 1953.[4][4][8]

Because of its original television production origins, the longer length of the weekly serial chapters, and their lack of traditional cliffhanger endings, many entrenched serial fans refuse to acknowledge the theatrical release of Sky Marshall as a true movie serial—this despite its having been released weekly to theaters and having a detailed plot that progresses through a dozen clearly numbered and titled chapters until the villain is finally defeated in the final chapter.[6] Sky Marshall was finally syndicated to NBC television in 1955 as a dozen 24+ minute episodes (before commercials).

Confusion with other serials

Commando Cody serials are sometimes confused with King of the Rocket Men (1949), because the rocket-powered flying suit and helmet costume worn by the title character, Jeff King, was recycled to become the flying suit worn by Cody. To add to the confusion, serial hero "Larry Martin", who started out to be Commando Cody, wore the same costume again in Zombies of the Stratosphere.

Referring to these different Republic characters wearing the same costume collectively as "The Rocket Man" was a concept formulated decades later on film by Walt Disney Productions in their 1991 feature film, The Rocketeer, based on a comic book series by Dave Stevens, which was in turn a nod to the various Republic "rocket-suited" serial characters. Some have noted, also, that the original "King of the Rocket Men" wardrobe design appears to have been "lifted" by Republic from a preliminary flying suit design for the 1940s Fawcett Publications' comic book character Bulletman, whose adventures the studio had once considered adapting as a serial.

A similar character with a similar name was Commander Corry, hero of the ABC TV and radio series Space Patrol, which ran from 1950 to 1955. Corry's title was "Commander-in-Chief of the Space Patrol".

References in other media

  • During the Clone Wars (Star Wars), a clone trooper named Commander Cody serves under Jedi general, Obi-Wan Kenobi. This character—complete with rocket backpack—was named after Commando Cody, a homage by Star Wars creator George Lucas to the serials of his youth.[9]
  • The Voyager holodeck story The Adventures of Captain Proton features numerous references to Commando Cody and other Republic serials, including the costume worn by the Captain, which was created from replica components of Cody's costume such as his jacket, rocket pack and chest control panel, and a killer robot that was an almost perfect replica of one used in the original Commando Cody serial.
  • Radar Men from the Moon was lampooned in the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000. The first eight episodes were featured as shorts in several episodes of the first season (only half of the ninth installment was shown, with the in-show excuse being "the film broke").
  • As a teen, before beginning his professional film career, Bob Gale created a series of parody films of Commando Cody, featuring a character named "Commando Cus".
  • Digital/ambient music artists Carbon Based Lifeforms sampled from the first Commando Cody episode in their track "Proton/Electron", using Henderson's lines "It's the same guess that we've made, because it's the only possible answer" and "atomic activity on the moon, atomic blast on the earth."

See also

  • Commander Cody (disambiguation)

References

1. ^{{cite book|last=Clayton Moore,|title=I Was That Masked Man|year=1998|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=0878332162|pages=132|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kvGhG8VfeRcC&pg=PA132&dq=%22Commando+Cody%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Jn7iUfqWDaiMigL46YD4DQ&ved=0CC4Q6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=%22Commando%20Cody%22&f=false}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Weaver|first=Tom|title=Double Feature Creature Attack: A Monster Merger of Two More Volumes of Classic Interviews|year=2009|publisher=McFarland|isbn=078648215X|pages=254–255, 278–282|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=esCnTSqGtUYC&pg=RA1-PA254&dq=%22Commando+Cody%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xHbiUYGcIsKDiwKp4IHYDg&ved=0CFEQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22Commando%20Cody%22&f=false}}
3. ^{{cite book|last=Glassy|first=Mark C.|title=Movie Monsters in Scale: A Modeler's Gallery of Science Fiction and Horror Figures and Dioramas|year=2012|publisher=McFarland|location=Commando Cody (1952)|isbn=078646884X|pages=223–226|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vRreLSEblT4C&pg=PA226&dq=%22Commando+Cody%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xHbiUYGcIsKDiwKp4IHYDg&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Commando%20Cody%22&f=false}}
4. ^{{cite book | last = Harmon | first = Jim |author2=Donald F. Glut | title = The Great Movie Serials: Their Sound and Fury | year = 1973 | publisher = Routledge | isbn = 978-0-7130-0097-9 | pages = 288–290 | chapter = 11. New Masks for New Heroes "Get That Masked Trouble Maker"}}
5. ^{{cite book | last = Cline | first = William C. | title = In the Nick of Time | year = 1984 | publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc. | isbn = 0-7864-0471-X | chapter = 5. A Cheer for the Champions (The Heroes and Heroines) | page = 75}}
6. ^{{cite book|last=Weldon|first=Michael|title=The Psychotronic Video Guide To Film|year=1996|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=0312131496|pages=116, 621, 635, 636|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nhjsnWfFoiAC&pg=PA116&dq=%22Commando+Cody%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xHbiUYGcIsKDiwKp4IHYDg&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=%22Commando%20Cody%22&f=false}}
7. ^{{cite book|last=Roman|first=James W.|title=From Daytime to Primetime: The History of American Television Programs|year=2005|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=0313319723|pages=144|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h8AqrjoCueUC&pg=PA144&dq=%22Commando+Cody%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=xHbiUYGcIsKDiwKp4IHYDg&ved=0CFYQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=%22Commando%20Cody%22&f=false}}
8. ^{{cite book | last = Stedman | first = Raymond William | title = Serials: Suspense and Drama By Installment | year = 1971 | publisher = University of Oklahoma Press | isbn = 978-0-8061-0927-5 | pages = 141 | chapter = 5. Shazam and Good-by }}
9. ^Star Wars: Clone Wars volume II DVD commentary

External links

  • Commando Cody TV series
  • Commando Cody serials
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20091026170055/http://geocities.com/Heartland/Garden/3622/cast.htm Summary of Casts and Credits for the Republic "Rocketman" Films]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060521212817/http://aa.1asphost.com/CTVA/US/SciFi/RepublicSciFiSerials.htm Another very detailed list of casts and credits for the "Rocketman" films]
  • {{IMDb title|id=0045064|title=Radar Men from the Moon}}
  • {{IMDb title|id=0045352|title=Zombies of the Stratosphere}}
  • {{IMDb title|id=0041547|title=King of the Rocket Men}}
  • {{IMDb title|id=0045382|title=Commando Cody, Sky Marshal of the Universe}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060513112914/http://thenostalgialeague.com/fsfh/sciencefiction-ghrocket.html Nostalgia League article on the "Rocketman" serials]
  • Gary Johnson, "The Serials"
  • A Detailed page on all three "Rocketmen"
{{Space opera serials 1930-1960}}{{Republic serials}}

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