Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe poster

Basic Info

First Air: July 16, 1955

Rating: ⭐ 5.0/10 (3 votes)

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Last Episode

Name: Captives of the Zero Hour

Season: 1, Episode: 12

Air Date: 1955-10-08

Runtime: 25 min

From Republic's press release: ""Commando Cody's rocketship is taken to Mercury by the Ruler. There the Ruler hopes to destroy Cody's dispeller ray, but is in for a surprise.""

Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe

1955 ⭐ 5.0/10 3 votes

Overview

Masked scientific government agent is pitted against a rogue army, led by a mystery man known only as "The Ruler", which is attempting to conquer the solar system by first decimating earth's climate through various futuristic devices which Cody must meet with earth's own futuristic technology. [Intended to be a limited-run television series, Commando Cody: Sky Marshal Of The Universe was first released theatrically in 1953 as a twelve-chapter movie serial; it was not shown on television until 1955. The Commando Cody character was first introduced in Republic's earlier movie serial Radar Men from the Moon; however, "Sky Marshal" is actually a prequel, with the first chapter dealing with Cody's origins and the acquisiton of his staff as seen in "Radar Men".]