Broadcast History
1942, Transcribed syndication for Bluebolt Magazine and Foremost Comics, in whose pages the hero excelled.

Cast
Leon Janney as Dick Cole

The Adventures of Dick Cole was a 1942 juvenile adventure radio series based on the comic book feature in Blue Bolt Comics.

In 1942. the comic book series was adapted into a 30-minute radio program which followed the adventures of Cole (Leon Janney) at the Farr Military Academy. When Cole wasn't winning football games, he tracked evildoers with an assist from his Academy pals, Simba and Ted. The announcer was Paul Luther. Lew White provided the background music.

Blue Bolt continued to run stories about the young hero until 1949. Billed as "America's Number One School Star," Cole finally got his own book with eight issues of Dick Cole (Novelty Press, 1948-50), illustrated by L.B. Cole, Joe Certa, Jim Wilcox and others. L.B. Cole continued the title for two more issues at Star Publications in 1950.

Volume 1 Episode List

xx-xx-xx (01) Thieves xx-xx-xx (02) Boxing Match xx-xx-xx (03) First Year Man xx-xx-xx (04) Counterfeiters xx-xx-xx (05) The Circus xx-xx-xx (06) Basketball xx-xx-xx (07) Laura Gets Jealous xx-xx-xx (11) Simba's Warts xx-xx-xx (12) Judo xx-xx-xx (16) Baseball xx-xx-xx (17) Spies xx-xx-xx (18) Secret Ink xx-xx-xx (19) Island Adventure xx-xx-xx (20) Werewolves xx-xx-xx (23) Murder at Grays Castle xx-xx-xx (25) Man on a Train