Tales of Adventure: Collection 4 (Standard Edition, Region Free)

From the golden age of the Republic serials, get set for atomic tales of invading aliens, invisible soldiers, mad scientists, and evil geniuses… one episode at a time!

The forerunner of today’s serialised television dramas, these weekly cliffhanger dramas kept cinemagoers returning for the next instalment. With high production values and superb special effects by Howard and Theodore Lydecker, this special collection also adds the re-edited Film Versions.

Loaded with Special Features including Audio Commentaries and Video Essays, plus a feature documentary ‘Pulse Pounding Excitement!: Inside the Sci-Fi Serials of Republic Pictures‘ looking at the history and legacy of the Republic 40’s and 50’s sci-fi serials.

Be on the edge of your seat with cosmic thrills faster than light in these seven adventures:

• King of The Rocket Men (HD)
• Flying Disc Man from Mars (HD)
• The Invisible Monster (HD)
• Radar Men From The Moon (HD)
• Zombies of the Stratosphere (SD)
• Mysterious Doctor Satan (SD)
• Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe (HD)

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King Of The Rocket Men (1949)

One by one, a group of atomic researchers are being decimated by remote control. The survivors suspect that the villain, calling himself “Dr. Vulcan”, is one of their own members with a scheme to claim all their inventions for his own.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p high-definition presentation of all 12 chapters
• Audio Commentary on select chapters by Heath Holland from Cereal At Midnight podcast (2024)
• Lost Planet Airmen – 1080p high-definition presentation of the feature film version of the serial
• Across the Stratosphere – Video Essay by film historian Phillipa Berry (2024)
• 2hr 48min approx.
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono

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Flying Disc Man From Mars (1950) 

When a scientist uses his atomic ray to bring down a strange flying ship, the alien inside offers to help him accelerate his weapon research, so they can unify Earth under Martian’s supreme dictator.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p high-definition presentation of all 12 chapters
• Audio Commentary on select chapters by film historian Tom Weaver (2024)
• Missile Monsters – 1080p high-definition presentation of the feature film version of the serial
• 2hr 48min approx.
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono

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The Invisible Monster (1950)

Having developed a formula that when applied to clothing renders a person invisible, an evil genius calling himself ‘The Phantom Ruler’ is bent on creating an army of ‘invisible’ soldiers in his efforts to rule the planet.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p high-definition presentation of all 12 chapters
• Audio Commentary on select chapters by screenwriter and film historian Gary Gerani (2024)
• Slaves of the Invisible Monster – 1080p high-definition presentation of the feature film version of the serial (master contains a jump cut – this presentation is the only available source)
• 2hr 48min approx.
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono

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Radar Men From The Moon (1952)

When strategic targets on Earth are being destroyed by an unknown weapon, a government security head assigns Commando Cody, scientist and man of action with a secret flying suit, to investigate.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p high-definition presentation of all 12 chapters
• Audio Commentary on select chapters by film historian Tom Weaver (2024)
• Retik, the Moon Menace – 1080p high-definition presentation of the feature film version of the serial
• NEW Going Commando: The Influence of ‘Radar Men From the Moon’ – Video Essay by Max Evry (2024)
• 2hr 48min approx.
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono

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Zombies Of The Stratosphere (1952)

Security agent Larry Martin, who can fly with an experimental rocket suit, and his cohort Bob Wilson, try to save the Earth from the evil Martians.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 720p upscaled high-definition presentation of all 12 chapters
• Audio Commentary on select chapters by screenwriter and film historian Gary Gerani (2024)
• Satan’s Satellites – 1080p high-definition presentation of the feature film version of the serial
• 2hr 47min approx.
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono

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Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)

A mad scientist plots the domination of America and only the masked hero, The Copperhead, can stop him.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 720p upscaled high-definition presentation of all 15 chapters
• Audio Commentary on select chapters by screenwriter and film historian Gary Gerani (2024)
• Doctor Satan’s Robot – standard-definition presentation of the feature film version of the serial
• 4hr 27min approx.
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.33:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono

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Commando Cody: Sky Marshal Of The Universe (1953)

Commando Cody, the venerable Sky Marshal of the Universe, must foil the various schemes of The Ruler, an evil alien life form hellbent on taking over Earth.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• 1080p high-definition presentation of all 12 chapters
• Pulse Pounding Excitement!: Inside the Sci-Fi Serials of Republic Pictures – feature documentary (2024)
• 6hr 1min approx.
• Original Aspect Ratio 1.37:1
• Audio English LPCM 2.0 Mono