Captain Midnight Pins and Buttons
Description: Captain Midnight was an adventure franchise first broadcast as a radio serial from 1938 to 1949. The character's popularity throughout the 1940s and into the mid-1950s extended to serial films (1942), a syndicated newspaper strip (1942-late 1940s), a comic book (1942–1948), and a television show (1954–1956). The Captain Midnight TV series, starring Richard Webb, began in 1954 on CBS, continuing for 39 episodes until January 21, 1956. Viewers could send away for a special decoder device and membership kit by including the inner wax seal from a jar of Ovaltine to "Capt. Midnight, Box P, Chicago 77, Illinois".
Description: A bold and action-packed vintage comic book cover from 1943 featuring the heroic Captain Midnight in his iconic red flight suit, blue gloves, and pilot goggles. Armed with a pistol, he charges forward amidst explosions and falling enemy planes, embodying the wartime spirit of courage and determination. The cover text proclaims “Double Trouble in Tokyo” with “68 Axis Smashing Pages,” highlighting its WWII propaganda roots. The distressed texture, dynamic poses, and explosive composition perfectly capture the high-energy style of Golden Age comics.
Description: Captain Midnight (later rebranded on TV as Jet Jackson, Flying Commando) is a U.S. adventure franchise originally broadcast as a radio serial in 1938. The title character, originally Captain Jim "Red" Albright, was a World War I U.S. Army pilot. His Captain Midnight code name was given by a general who sent him on a high-risk mission, from which he returned at the stroke of 12. Initially, Albright was a private aviator who helped people, but in 1940, an origin story explained how Albright was recruited to lead the Secret Squadron, an aviation-oriented paramilitary organization fighting sabotage and espionage. After the America's entry into WWII, the show shifted Secret Squadron's duties to fight the more unconventional aspects of the war.
