SPEED GIBSON

Full Name:	Speed Gibson
Nationality:	American
Organization:	I.S.P.
Occupation	Agent

Creator:	Unknown
Time Span:	1938 - 1938

ABOUT THE SERIES

Speed Gibson is an agent with the I.S.P.

That acronym stands for the International Secret Police, a rather ominous sounding name for an organization which spans the globe fighting criminals in every nook and crany. According to its write-up, its agents are stalwart men who give their all to keep the citizens of the world safe.

The official oath of the I.S.P. says:

"As a member of the International Secret Police, I promise to obey and protect law and order in my country, my state and my city, and wherever my duties may take me, I will cooperate with all law-enforcement agencies.

"I pledge myself to keep physically strong and mentally alert for every duty I am assigned to ... and I further promise to respect the code of the International Secret Police."

One of these agents is Clint Barlow, said to be "one of the youngest, most brilliant, and trusted men in the" I.S.P. He is also the uncle and guardian of Speed Gibson.

Gibson is described as a 15-year old who is a "typical American boy, interested in short-wave radio, aviation, and most of, in the International Secret Police". Further, "because of his interest and his evident aptitude in" the I.S.P. and because he is aware that Uncle Clint is a decorated I.S.P. operative, he has been studying hard under Barlow's tutelage to know everything we will be asked about when it comes time to volunteer to be an agent himself. "Speed looks on crime as the height of weakness failure and cowardice and vowed to do his part to end it."

When we first meet Gibson and Uncle Clint, the elder has just completed a particularly grueling assignment and is looking forward to a vacation with Gibson somewhere relaxing. Gibson, being 15 and not having put his life on the line as his uncle has, is looking for some place with a lot of excitement. His wish, and not his uncle's, will be granted when the Chief calls with an important assignment needing Clint's expertise and, surprisingly to Clint, needs the help of young Gibson.

Thus Gibson is able to become an extremely young but highly motivated member of the I.S.P.

"Sufferin' whangdoodles," as Gibson is prone to shout when he gets excited. Apparently, a whangdoodle is a 'fanciful creature in folklore and children's literature'. Not sure what makes this one sufferin'.

RADIO / AUDIO


Number of Episodes:	2
First Appearance:	1938
Last Appearance:	1938
Network:	Syndication

REGULAR CAST


1	The Menace of the Octopus Episode 1-1, first aired 12/03/1938 The first 100 episodes of the program dealt with teenager Speed Gibson learning that his Uncle Clint Barlow was an agent with the I.S.P. and joining him and others in the pursuit of the international criminal and would-be world conqueror, the Octopus. The air-times and unofficial titles of each episode are: 001. 01/02/1937 - The Octopus Gang Active 002. 01/09/1937 - Speed Is Inducted into Secret Police 003. 01/16/1937 - Heading for Hong Kong 004. 01/23/1937 - A Shooting Attempt 005. 01/30/1937 - The Octopus Orders a Kidnapping 006. 02/06/1937 - Remaining at Wake Island 007. 02/13/1937 - Speed Is Missing 008. 02/20/1937 - Splinters into Custody 009. 02/27/1937 - Splinters Gets Away 010. 03/06/1937 - Barney Flies the Mystery Plane 011. 03/13/1937 - The Trio Is Ambushed on Guam 012. 03/20/1937 - The Octopus Plans a Surprise 013. 03/27/1937 - The Arrival in Hong Kong 014. 04/03/1937 - Clint Suspicious of Mr Wu 015. 04/10/1937 - Clint to Stay with Dr Kingsley 016. 04/17/1937 - Hotel Rooms Are Ransacked 017. 04/24/1937 - Marsha Is Kidnapped 018. 05/01/1937 - The Octopus Reveals Plans 019. 05/08/1937 - Disguised as Coolies 020. 05/15/1937 - Speed Is Knocked Out 021. 05/22/1937 - Leave on Bullet Plane 022. 05/29/1937 - Speed Tries to Warn Clint 023. 06/05/1937 - Shot at and Forced Down 024. 06/12/1937 - Flower Boat Is Sighted 025. 06/19/1937 - Prisoners on the Flower Boat 026. 06/26/1937 - Clint and Barney Are Captured 027. 07/03/1937 - Speed Arrives and Helps Clint and Barney 028. 07/10/1937 - Bob Gilmore Sworn into Secret Police 029. 07/17/1937 - Speed and Bob Fly to Help Dr Kingsley 030. 07/24/1937 - The Octopus' Secret Headquarters 031. 07/31/1937 - Speed Discovers the Secret Entrance 032. 08/07/1937 - A Trap Has Been Set 033. 08/14/1937 - Tunnel Fills with Water 034. 08/21/1937 - Water Continues to Rise 035. 08/28/1937 - Dynamite Must Be Used 036. 09/04/1937 - Speed Is Lost in the Tunnel 037. 09/11/1937 - Speed Is Found 038. 09/18/1937 - Barney Heads for the Hut 039. 09/25/1937 - A Teahouse Fire 040. 10/02/1937 - New Instructions from the Octopus 041. 10/09/1937 - The Octopus Continues Plans 042. 10/16/1937 - The Octopus Puts Plans into Effect 043. 10/23/1937 - Speed Thinks Quan Wu Is a Gang Member 044. 10/30/1937 - Set up in a Trap 045. 11/06/1937 - The Octopus Traps Speed and Jean 046. 11/13/1937 - Al Taken Prisoner 047. 11/20/1937 - The Octopus Escapes 048. 11/27/1937 - Hiding in a Secret Room 049. 12/04/1937 - Poison Gas Bomb Thrown 050. 12/11/1937 - How to Catch the Octopus 051. 12/18/1937 - Everyone Ready for the Trip 052. 12/25/1937 - Fighting Breaks Out 053. 01/01/1938 - Heading into Tibet 054. 01/08/1938 - The Octopus Will Go to Black Pass 055. 01/15/1938 - Following the Octopus to Tibet 056. 01/22/1938 - Monoplane Is Airborne 057. 01/29/1938 - Speed Talks with the Octopus Via Radio 058. 02/05/1938 - Follow the Dragon 059. 02/12/1938 - A Tibetan Avalanche 060. 02/19/1938 - All Narrowly Escape 061. 02/26/1938 - The Octopus Plane Spotted 062. 03/05/1938 - The Secret Police Are Jailed 063. 03/12/1938 - The Octopus Reaches Secret House 064. 03/19/1938 - Pass of the Iron Dagger 065. 03/26/1938 - Surrounding the Octopus' Secret Home 066. 04/02/1938 - Secret Police Capture the Octopus 067. 04/09/1938 - Kidnapping Plans 068. 04/16/1938 - Barney Kidnapped 069. 04/23/1938 - Thought Recording Machine 070. 04/30/1938 - A False Floor 071. 05/07/1938 - A Secret Torture Chamber 072. 05/14/1938 - Thought Helmet Taken 073. 05/21/1938 - Blank Thought Waves 074. 05/28/1938 - Barney Found Wandering 075. 06/04/1938 - Arrow Almost Hits Speed 076. 06/11/1938 - A Tibetan Feast 077. 06/18/1938 - The Octopus Visits Zee Ring's Home 078. 06/25/1938 - Picnic Planning 079. 07/02/1938 - Speed in Disguise 080. 07/09/1938 - Speed Caught by the Octopus 081. 07/16/1938 - Clint Saves Speed from Storm 082. 07/23/1938 - The Octopus Pictures to the States 083. 07/30/1938 - Marsha Winfield Held Prisoner 084. 08/06/1938 - Slave Raids Begin 085. 08/13/1938 - Clint and Speed Begin an Air Flight 086. 08/20/1938 - Marcia and Her Brother Found 087. 08/27/1938 - Splinter and Wu Are Captured 088. 09/03/1938 - Splinter Is Shot 089. 09/10/1938 - Splinter Is Cared For 090. 09/17/1938 - Splinter Is Hiding 091. 09/24/1938 - Marcia Recovers from Vapors of Sleep 092. 10/01/1938 - Shooting Breaks Out 093. 10/08/1938 - Chief Tepo Catches Pilots at Black Pass 094. 10/15/1938 - Open Radio Accident 095. 10/22/1938 - An Aerial Dog Fight 096. 10/29/1938 - Octopus Plane Crashes 097. 11/05/1938 - Ready for Attack on the Octopus 098. 11/12/1938 - Time for a Showdown 099. 11/19/1938 - The Octopus and Men Captured 100. 11/26/1938 - The Octopus Jumps from Plane in Flight

2	The Atlantian Syndicate Episode 2-1, first aired 12/03/1938 The remaing 78 episodes of the program concerned the escape of the Octopus aided by his gang and the pursuit by Speed Gibson and his uncle to Africa to recapture him. The air-times and unofficial titles of each episode are: 101. 12/03/1938 - Atlantian Syndicate Investigation in Africa 102. 12/10/1938 - An Airborne Fire 103. 12/17/1938 - Safe Landing Is Made 104. 12/24/1938 - Falling into a Trap 105. 12/31/1938 - No Water Aboard the Plane 106. 01/07/1939 - The Time Bomb 107. 01/14/1939 - Leeds Kills Himself 108. 01/21/1939 - Davis Shot by Octopus Gang 109. 01/28/1939 - Davis Killed 110. 02/04/1939 - The Octopus Is Still Alive 111. 02/11/1939 - An Octopus Gunboat Outside 112. 02/18/1939 - Trapped in Cave with No Water 113. 02/25/1939 - Everyone Rescued 114. 03/04/1939 - Marie Is Stowaway 115. 03/11/1939 - Smiley Is Missing 116. 03/18/1939 - Is Smiley Dead 117. 03/25/1939 - Messenger Arrives 118. 04/01/1939 - Angry Crowd at Casablanca 119. 04/08/1939 - Airport Disguise 120. 04/15/1939 - Octopus Gang Moves In 121. 04/22/1939 - Power Magazine Plan 122. 04/29/1939 - Stop Plans for Explosion 123. 05/06/1939 - Speed, Clint and Carlos in a Bad Storm 124. 05/13/1939 - Dropping a Signal 125. 05/20/1939 - A Poison Dart 126. 05/27/1939 - The Octopus' Old Headquarters 127. 06/03/1939 - Plan Flight to the Sahara Desert 128. 06/10/1939 - Fly to Legionnaire Outpost 129. 06/17/1939 - Attack Repelled 130. 06/24/1939 - Bad Sand Storm 131. 07/01/1939 - Clint Lands in the Desert 132. 07/08/1939 - Discovered in the Desert 133. 07/15/1939 - Octopus Learns Their Location 134. 07/22/1939 - Tricks by the Octopus 135. 07/29/1939 - A Ring Gets Them out of Jail 136. 08/05/1939 - The Octopus Visits Are Explained 137. 08/12/1939 - Enemy Plane Crashes 138. 08/19/1939 - Boating Down the Congo 139. 08/26/1939 - Speed Is Confronted by a Leopard 140. 09/02/1939 - Leaving Camp 141. 09/09/1939 - Clint Rescues Mrs Buchanan 142. 09/16/1939 - Search for John Buchanan 143. 09/23/1939 - Barney Hypnotized by Wings of Giant Moth 144. 09/30/1939 - Troubles with a Boa Constrictor 145. 10/07/1939 - Fumes Overcome Everyone 146. 10/14/1939 - In the Path of Cannibal Ants 147. 10/21/1939 - The Octopus Suspects Trap 148. 10/28/1939 - Warriors Help in Searching for Headquarters 149. 11/04/1939 - Native Attack Near Octopus Headquarters 150. 11/11/1939 - Attack Stopped with Elephant Stampede 151. 11/18/1939 - Search of Headquarters Started 152. 11/25/1939 - Saved from Suffocating 153. 12/02/1939 - Leaving for Gorilla Country 154. 12/09/1939 - The Octopus Prepares Death Ray 155. 12/16/1939 - The Octopus Overheard on the Radio 156. 12/23/1939 - Elephant Grass Fire 157. 12/30/1939 - A Jungle Crash Landing 158. 01/06/1940 - Surprise Meeting with Natives 159. 01/13/1940 - Barney Confronted by Talking Gorilla 160. 01/20/1940 - Talking Gorilla Starts Attack 161. 01/27/1940 - Entire Camp Captured 162. 02/03/1940 - Octopus Packs up Death Ray Machine 163. 02/10/1940 - Everyone Escapes Gorilla Attack 164. 02/17/1940 - All Are Caught in Jungle Storm 165. 02/24/1940 - John Buchanan Found in Hut 166. 03/02/1940 - Surrounded by Pygmy Headhunters 167. 03/09/1940 - Safe Take-Off 168. 03/16/1940 - Speed Missing Again 169. 03/23/1940 - The Octopus Waits 170. 03/30/1940 - Car Crash 171. 04/06/1940 - Octopus Gang Member Is Questioned 172. 04/13/1940 - Clint Worries About Landing 173. 04/20/1940 - Clint's Plane Catches on Fire 174. 04/27/1940 - An Octopus Agent Confesses to Fire 175. 05/04/1940 - Desert Raiders Attack 176. 05/11/1940 - Octopus Camp Is Reached 177. 05/18/1940 - Death Ray Blown Up 178. 05/25/1940 - The Octopus Finally Captured

ODDS & ENDS

Number of Items:	1
First Appearance:	1941
Last Appearance:	1941


1			Speed Gibson I.S.P. Emblem Item Type: Emblem Copyright: 1041 The emblem of the show.

MY COMMENTS

If I had been around when Speed Gibson had his adventures, I would have been so very much into them. Even how, listening to the recordings from back then, I can see myself glued to the radio listening to each word, just as I remember myself in the late 50's tuned in to radio broadcasts of the Lone Ranger.

Now, I feel that Gibson sounds just a tad too immature but since I have recordings of me at that age ... who knows. The adventures were fun and filled with excitement and derring-do and, of course, whangdoodles. Considering the number of different things on the Internet concerning this series and connected with bakeries around the country, I would not be surprised if there wasn't a cookie with that name.

GRADE

My Grade: B-

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