Claire Trevor with Edward G. Robinson


Ona Munson with Robinson in 1941

Big Town first aired on CBS from October 19, 1937 to June 25, 1952. Edward
G. Robinson had the lead role of crusading newspaper editor Steve Wilson
from 1937 till 1942. Clair Trevor played Wilson’s sidekick with Ona Munson
taking over the role in 1940. The show was written by ex-newspaperman
Jerry McGill. It was rated No. 1 among the r reporter-type drama series
on radio. Big Town w as also rated in the top 15 among all radio programs
broadcast and had a listenership of between 10 and 20 million people. Show
sponsors were Isronized Yeast, Bayer Asprin, and Lifeboy Soap.The original
announcer was Carlton KaDell (below). 

Carlton KaDell

The radio drama Big Town was later adapted to both film
and television as well as a comic book published by DC
Comics (shown above).

The Peanuts comic strip character Snoopy is famous for his alter-egos, one of which 
is the imaginary battles with World War l Flying Ace “The Red Baron”. The fantasy’s
first appeared in the strip on Sunday October 10, 1965 (above).    

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen was a
German fighter pilot known as "The Red Baron".

Cartoonist Charles Schultz

Lawman is a Western television series originally telecast Sunday October 5,
1958 to June 24, 1962 on the ABC Television Network. The series starred
John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop and Peter Brown as Deputy Johnny
McKay.

Dick Tracy is a comic strip featuring police detective Dick Tracy.The strip was created
by cartoonist Chester Gould (shown below) and made its debut on Sunday October 4, 1931 in the Detroit Mirror. It was distributed by the Chicago Tribune New York
Syndicate. Gould wrote and drew the strip until 1977.

Chester Gould in 1932

Toy Dick Tracy squad car

Captain Kangaroo is a children’s TV series which aired weekday mornings on
the CBS television network for nearly 30 years, from Monday October 3,1955
until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running children’s television
program of its day. The show was conceived and the title character played
by Bob Keeshan who was the original Clarabell the Clown on The Howdy
Doody Show on NBC.

Show opening from the 1960s

Keeshan as Clarabell the Clown with puppet Howdy and Buffalo Bob
Smith from The Howdy Doody Show.