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My recent post about my love of the Batman Serials asked me if I could recommend any other serials– and it lead me to this– it’s an overall rating of many sound serials myself and other devotees to the genre came up with. I’ll keep my notes to a minimum because this is a long list.

9.95 Flash Gordon
9.86 Spy Smasher  
9.75 Adventures of Captain Marvel
9.69 The Spider’s Web
9.68 The Phantom 
9.44 Drums of Fu Manchu
9.43 The Secret Code 
9.40 Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 
9.37 The Batman
9.25 Buck Rogers 
9.25 Fighting Devil Dogs 
9.25 Mysterious Dr. Satan  
9.21 Zorro’s Fighting Legion 
9.13 Masked Marvel 
9.09 King of the Royal Mounted 
9.00 Daredevils of the Red Circle 
9.00 Jungle Girl 
8.98 Crimson Ghost  8.93 Lone Ranger 
8.92 King of the Texas Rangers 
8.90 Adventures of Red Ryder
8.81 Dick Tracy’s G-Men 
8.80 Haunted Harbor 
8.79 Daredevils of the West  
8.70 Zorro Rides Again 
8.69 Tim Tyler’s Luck 
8.67 Secret Service in Darkest Africa 
8.47 Perils of Nyoka
8.32 G-Men vs. Black Dragon
8.29 Manhunt of Mystery Island 
8.25 Pirates of the High Seas 
8.21 Tiger Woman (Perils of the Darkest Jungle) 
8.21 King of the Mounties 
8.20 Hawk of the Wilderness 
8.15 Dick Tracy Returns 
8.14 Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars 
8.13 Secret Agent X-9 (1945) 
8.13 Spider Returns 
8.07 Captain America 
8.00 Purple Monster Strikes 
7.92 Deadwood Dick 
7.86 Daughter of Don Q 
7.69 Zorro’s Black Whip 
7.68 Green Hornet 
7.63 Secret Agent X-9 (1937) 
7.58 Green Archer 
7.56 Gang Busters 
7.50 Desert Hawk 
7.46 Pirate Treasure
7.46 Raiders of Ghost City 
7.45 Brenda Starr 
7.40 The Shadow 
7.33 Black Widow 
7.30 Jesse James Rides Again 
7.28 SOS Coast Guard 
7.25 Judex (Silent) 
7.21 The Green Hornet Strikes Again
7.21 The Iron Claw 
7.20 Overland Mail 7.20 Riders of Death Valley 
7.18 Federal Operator 99 
7.17 Gordon of Ghost City 
7.14 Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc.
7.13 Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickock 
7.08 King of the Rocketmen 
7.06 Radio Patrol
6.96 Lone Ranger Rides Again 
6.94 Phantom Empire 
6.93 Adventures of the Flying Cadets 
6.86 Radar Men from the Moon 
6.85 Holt of the Secret Service 
6.80 Monster and the Ape 
6.75 Undersea Kingdom 
6.68 Jungle Jim 
6.66 New Adventures of Tarzan 
6.60 New Adventures of Batman and Robin 
6.60 Dick Tracy
6.58 Don Winslow of the Navy 
6.58 Master Key 
6.52 Atom Man vs. Superman 
6.50 G-Men Never Forget 
6.50 Don Winslow of the Coast Guard
6.43 Mysterious Mr. M
6.32 Captain Midnight 
6.36 Junior G-Men 
6.30 Flying G-Men 
6.25 Great Alaskan Mystery 
6.25 Secret of Treasure Island 
6.17 Phantom Creeps 
6.17 Winners of the West
6.16 Lost Special 
6.08 Darkest Africa  
6.08 Red Barry 
6.00 Dangers of the Canadian Mounted 
5.94 Vigilante 
5.91 Vigilantes Are Coming 
5.88 Mystery of the Riverboat 
5.80 Lost City of the Jungle 
5.75 Superman 
5.64 King of the Forest Rangers 
5.61 Junior G-Men of the Air 
5.60 Lost Jungle 
5.58 Phantom Rider (1946) 
5.57 Adventures of Frank and Jesse James 
5.39 Return of Chandu 
5.35 Sea Raiders 
5.33 Adventures of Sir Galahad 
5.25 Invisible Monster 
5.21 Jungle Drums of Africa 
5.20 Panther Girl of the Kongo 
5.11 Ghost of Zorro
5.11 King of the Carnival
5.00 Brick Bradford 
5.00 Gunfighters of the Northwest  
5.00 Mandrake the Magician 
5.00 Red Rider 
4.83 King of the Congo 
4.79 Jungle Queen 
4.63 Oregon Trail
4.63 Son of Zorro 
4.56 Tex Granger 
4.44 Shadow of Chinatown 
4.40 Sky Raiders 
4.33 James Brothers of Missouri
4.28 Lost City 
4.25 Zombies of the Stratosphere 
4.17 Captain Video 
4.08 Jungle Raiders
3.86 Flying Disc Man from Mars 
3.72 Jungle Menace 
3.70 Congo Bill 
3.66 Terry and the Pirates 
3.53 Lost Planet 
3.33 Adventures of Captain Africa 
2.80 Blackhawk 

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