I love The Green Hornet TV show. Van Williams is stunningly handsome as Britt Reed, the smooth publisher of The Daily Sentinel, who also becomes the Green Hornet. And the amazing Bruce Lee is fantastic as Kato, the partner to the Hornet who drives the awesome Black Beauty.
I like the classic Batmobile. It's never been topped in all these decades of trying. But the best superhero auto is the Black Beauty. Sleek and mysterious with glowing green headlights, it prowls the streets relentlessly. The Black Beauty was a custom 1966 Chrysler Imperial which lurked beneath Britt Reed's garage floor until Kato summoned it. I can't imagine it does a car much good to hang upside down most of the time, but they made it work as they raced out between the two lovers into danger.
Above is a glimpse of just some of the collectibles generated by this all-too-brief TV show. Below are the three comic books from Gold Key. All three feature photo covers and are drawn by the great Dan Spiegle. I can find no credit for the writer (or writers) of these three handsome comics.
To read Green Hornet #1 "Ring of Terror" check out this link.
To read Green Hornet #2 "The Threat of the Red Dragons" check out this link.
The Green Hornet's theme music is among the greatest ever created. Al Hirt's bright and nimble trumpet fairly tingles the ear with his rendition of "Flight of the Bumblebee". Give it a listen at this link.
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I looked forward to watching this show every week. Bruce Lee's Kato was always intriguing.
ReplyDeleteWatching them again this time, it's interesting to note how Bruce Lee's part as Kato keeps getting a few more moments. He started as a stereotypical "houseboy" but they seemed to want to move away from that rather quickly as his fight scenes were a major draw.
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