Archie Andrews, based on the comic book series, was also a long-running radio
show that began on the NBC Blue Network on May 31, 1943, switched to Mutual
in 1944, and then continued on NBC from 1945 until September 5, 1953. The
program’s original announcer was Kenneth Banghart, later succeeded by Bob
Shepard (during the 1947-48 season, when Swift and Company sponsored the 
program) and Dick Dudley. Archie was first played by Charles Mullen, Jack
Grimes and Burt Boyar, with Bob Hastings (below) as the title character during 
the NBC years. Jughead was portrayed by Hal Stone and Cameron Andrews. For 
the NBC run, Betty was portrayed by Rosemary Rice (below), and Veronica by
Gloria Mann.

                  
Bob Hastings                                              Rosemary Rice

Little orphan Annie debuted on WGN radio in Chicago and eventually aired
coast to coast on NBC’s Blue Network until 1942. For most of the shows run, 
Chicago actress Shirley Bell (below) played Annie. The initial sponsor of  
the show was chocolate flavored Ovaltine. Little Orphan Annie was one 
of the first comic strips adapted to radio. It was inducted into the Radio
Hall of Fame in 1990.

Shirley Bell played Annie 

The announcer for show was Pierre Andre

The Little Orphan Annie secret decoder ring 

 
The CBS-TV series ran from 1959 to 1963 and was based on Hank Ketcham’s
long-running comic strip. It starred Jay North (above) as Dennis with Herbert
Anderson and Gloria Henry as his parents. The DVD contains 5 Discs.  

Dennis the Menace is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip that was originally created, written and illustrated by Hank Ketcham (shown above). It debuted in 16 newspapers and was originally distributed by Post-Hall syndicate. It is now written and drawn by Ketcham’s former assistants, Marcus Hamilton and Ron Ferdinand, and distributed to at least 1,000 newspapers in 48 countries and 19 languages by King Features Syndicate. The inspiration for the comic strip came from the real life son of Hank Ketcham, named Dennis. Ketcham retired from the comic strip in 2001 at the age
of 81.

An unused daily panel

Raw Sunday panel

Wonder Woman, based on the DC Comic book character of the same  
name, first appeared as a live-action made for television movie on the   
ABC network. The pilot starred Cathy Lee Crosby (above) in the title 
role. The series began in November of 1975 and starred Lynda Carter   
as Wonder Woman. It ran until September, 1979. 

Lynda Carter