Item Description

"Tom Corbett" is the main character in a series of "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" stories that were depicted in television, radio, books, comic books, comic strips, coloring books, punch-out books and View-Master reels in the 1950s.

The stories followed the adventures of "Tom Corbett," "Astro," and "Roger Manning," cadets at the "Space Academy" as they train to become members of the elite "Solar Guard." The action takes place at the Academy in classrooms and bunkroom, aboard their training ship the rocket cruiser "Polaris," and on alien worlds, both within our solar system and in orbit around nearby stars.

The Tom Corbett universe partook of pseudo-science, not equal to the standards of accuracy set by John W. Campbell in the pages of Astounding. And yet, by the standards of the day, it was much more accurate than most media science fiction. Mars was a desert, Venus a jungle, and the asteroids a haunt of space pirates, but at least planets circled suns and there was no air in space.

Contrast this with "Twilight Zone," years later, where people could live on asteroids wearing ordinary clothes, or "Lost in Space," years after that, where a spaceship could be passing "Jupiter and Andromeda" at the same time. Before Star Trek, Tom Corbett — Space Cadet was the most scientifically accurate series on television, in part due to official science advisor Willy Ley, and later due to Frankie Thomas. Thomas read up on science and everyone on the set turned to him for advice on matters scientific.

On the back of boxes of Kellogg's Pep cereal were cardboard cutouts of a space cadet cap, gauntlets and a ray gun, and the company made a direct tie-in with the product Kellogg's Pep: The Solar Cereal.


This collection of "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" shows features 48 shows on 2 CDs. Each episode is presented in the .mp3 format. There are over 15 hours of entertaining "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet" programs.

The CDs are labeled and provided in a highly protective jewel case. A list of the programs on the disc as well as the date the program originally aired (if known) is also provided.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR EQUIPMENT WILL PLAY MP3 FORMATTED FILES BEFORE PURCHASING THIS ITEM.

IT IS ULTIMATELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER TO ENSURE THAT HIS OR HER EQUIPMENT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE MP3 FORMAT.


A note concerning sound quality. The sound quality for the shows in this collection is very good to good. It is difficult to find perfect recordings from the golden age of radio due to the equipment used for recording and the fact that many of the recordings were made 60, 70 or even 80 years ago.

Episode Listing for the Tom Corbett, Space Cadet programs included in this collection:

Tom Corbett - 520101 - 01 - Living Crystals of Titan (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520103 - 02 - Living Crystals of Titan (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520108 - 03 - Rocket Into Danger (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520110 - 04 - Rocket Into Danger (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520115 - 05 - Space Station of Danger (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520117 - 06 - Space Station of Danger (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520122 - 07 - Shanghaied (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520124 - 08 - Shanghaied (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520129 - 09 - Operation Hide and Seek (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520131 - 10 - Operation Hide and Seek (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520205 - 11 - Doomed Cargo (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520207 - 12 - Doomed Cargo (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520212 - 13 - The Ice Cave
Tom Corbett - 520221 - 16 - Ice Caves Of Pluto
Tom Corbett - 520226 - 17 - Trial In Space (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520228 - 18 - Trial In Space (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520304 - 19 - Asteroid Of Danger (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520306 - 20 - Asteroid Of Danger (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520311 - 21 - Giant Of Mercury (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520313 - 22 - Giant Of Mercury (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520318 - 23 - Atmosphere Of Death (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520320 - 24 - Atmosphere Of Death (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520325 - 25 - Mission Of Mercy (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520327 - 26 - Mission Of Mercy (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520401 - 27 - Double Cross In Space (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520403 - 28 - Double Cross In Space (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520408 - 29 - Sparkling Meteor (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520410 - 30 - Sparkling Meteor (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520415 - 31 - Holiday Of Terror (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520417 - 32 - Holiday Of Terror (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520422 - 33 - Riddle Of Astro (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520424 - 34 - Riddle Of Astro (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520429 - 35 - Escort Of Death (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520501 - 36 - Escort Of Death (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520506 - 37 - Danger In Deep Space (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520508 - 38 - Danger in Deep Space (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520513 - 39 - Marooned With Death (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520515 - 40 - Marooned With Death (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520520 - 41 - Greatest Show In The Universe (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520522 - 42 - Greatest Show In The Universe (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520527 - 43 - Revolt On Prison Rock (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520529 - 44 - Revolt On Prison Rock (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520603 - 45 - Vultures Of Space (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520605 - 46 - Vultures Of Space (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520610 - 47 - Satellite Of Death (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520612 - 48 - Satellite Of Death (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - 520617 - 49 - Pursuit Of Danger (Part 01)
Tom Corbett - 520619 - 50 - Pursuit Of Danger (Part 02)
Tom Corbett - XXXXXX - XX - Training Mission

IMPORTANT NOTE!: The CD presented for sale contains radio programs recorded and preserved in the MP3 audio format. The MP3 format allows for audio compression and can allow the storage of over 50 hours of audio per CD. The MP3 format is compatible with many newer DVD and portable CD players, as well as MP3 players. The MP3 format is also playable on Windows based computers using Real Player, Windows Media Player or other players.

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