178 Episodes of the show were produced with each episode lasting approximately fifteen minutes. Elliott Lewis starred in the title role of Speed Gibson. Howard McNear played his uncle Clint Barlow and John Gibson played his sidekick, Barney Dunlap, known for using such catch phrases as “Suffering wangdoodles!” Other voice actors contributing to the series were Hanley Stafford, Jack Mathers, Victor Rodman and Sam Edwards.

The first 100 episodes cover The Menace of the Octopus. They highlight Speed’s induction into the International Secret Police and the subsequent pursuit of the Octopus and his gang throughout the Orient. The remaining 78 shows are titled Speed Gibson And The Atlantian Syndicate. This series follows Speed as he continues his adventures on the African continent and his quest to defeat the Octopus.

Join our hero, Speed Gibson, as he is inducted into the International Secret Police and hunts down the dreaded Octopus and his worldwide gang. Thrill to exciting aeroplane and shortwave radio sequences! Listen as Speed travels to exotic far-off locales like the South Pacific islands, China, Hong Kong, Tibet, and the Sahara desert!

This was a weekly serial that ran from 1937 through 1940.