Commando Cody, Radar Men from the Moon 

1952 - 12 Chapters



Plot


This famous serial recycles the rocket-powered flying suit from King of the 
Rocket Men (1949). The main character, Commando Cody, is a civilian 
researcher with a number of employees and a large laboratory. (The laboratory building is actually the front office of Republic Pictures with a fake "Cody Laboratories" sign.)

Commando Cody has a rocket-powered flying suit and a rocket ship capable of reaching the Moon. When the U.S. finds itself under attack from a mysterious forces that can wipe out entire military bases and industrial complexes, Cody surmises that the Earth is under attack from its own Moon. He takes the rocket there to discover and confront the Moon's dictator Retik, who announces plans to conquer our planet and move the Moon's entire population there.

Cody spends most of the serial's chapters on Earth, battling an elusive lunar warrior named Krog and his gang of human crooks, hired to steal and stockpile supplies for the invasion. Clayton Moore plays Krog's chief gangster assistant. Radar Men from the Moon's first chapter spawned the famous expression "Atomic activity on the Moon. Atomic blast on the Earth" (uttered by Henderson when telling scientists of the government's research findings).

Cast

George Wallace as Commando Cody. The character Commando Cody is introduced in this serial. The character is announced before the title in the opening credits and above both the title and actors names in the posters.
Aline Towne as Joan Gilbert
Roy Barcroft as Retik, Ruler of the Moon. Barcroft was cast as Retik to match the stock footage from The Purple Monster Strikes. He wears the same costume in both serials.
William Bakewell as Ted Richards
Clayton Moore as Graber
Peter Brocco as Krog
Bob Stevenson as Daly

Chapter titles

Moon Rocket 
Molten Terror 
Bridge of Death 
Flight to Destruction 
Murder Car 
Hills of Death 
Camouflaged Destruction 
The Enemy Planet 
Battle in the Stratosphere 
Mass Execution - a re-cap chapter
Planned Pursuit 
Death of the Moon Man