MARK TRAIL (Revised Oct 19, 2002) First Show: 01-30-50 Last Show: 06-27-52 Audition Show: none known Number of Shows: 350 How many where? Mutual 174 30 min. shows 1-30-50 to 6-30-50 3/week ABC 51 30 min. shows 9-18-50 to 1-4-52 3/week ABC 125 15 min. shows 1-7-52 to 6-27-52 5/week MARK TRAIL, the radio series, was based on the long-running comic strip of the same name created by Ed Dodd. While the radio series only lasted some 2 1/2 years, the MARK TRAIL comic strip has been around since 1946. This soft-spoken comic-strip star and veteran outdoorsman has been teaching people to preserve our natural resources - woods, water and wildlife - for future generations. The comic strip is currently seen in 175 papers and reaches over 23 million readers worldwide. There were 2 MARK TRAIL series, the first on Mutual running from Jan. 1, 1950 through June 8, 1951 with 30-minute shows, airing on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays. Matt Crowley played the role of MARK TRAIL. It was sponsored by Kellogg's Pep and later Kellogg's Corn Flakes. The second series aired on the ABC network from Sept. 10, 1951 to June 27, 1952. The shows continued to be 30 minutes in length Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but on Jan. 7, 1952 went to one story line, five times a week Monday through Friday with each program 15 minutes. Staats Costworth portrayed Mark TRAIL. At this time the series was sustained. 35 shows are known to have survived from the Mutual series and 2 episodes from the ABC 30 minute run and 2 episodes from the ABC 15 minute series. It doesn't end there. There's a modern radio series, still on-going that features MARK TRAIL - The MARK TRAIL RADIO THEATRE. Not a kid's show anymore, it's loosely based on the Mark Trail daily comic strip. Locally produced in Minnesota and airing on KFAI (90.3 FM & 106.7 FM) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. The "new" series is operated by Babs Babs Economon and continues to follow the adventures of our hero. Since 1991 she has aired 17 full adventures and 228 weekly installments. The new Mark Trail can be heard on the Internet by going to: http://www6.50megs.com/fnpp/mtrt/htm. This log was produced by Dick Judge with much help and guidance fron Frank Passage. Dick can be reached at dickjudge@juno.com. Any help in completing the "holes" in the log will be appreciated and taken into consideration. Log of the MUTUAL series (30 minute shows) Date Day Num Title -------- --- --- ---------------------------------------- 01-30-50 Mon 1 The Lumber King of Timber Mountain 02-01-50 Wed 2 Polluted Waters AKA: Floating Death 02-03-50 Fri 3 Satan And The Devil's Herd 02-06-50 Mon 4 Chief Lightfoot And the Buffalo 02-08-50 Wed 5 ... title not known ... 02-10-50 Fri 6 ... title not known ... 02-13-50 Mon 7 ... title not known ... 02-15-50 Wed 8 Whisperfoot AKA: Andy the Sheep Killer 02-17-50 Fri 9 ... title not known ... 02-20-50 Mon 10 ... title not known ... 02-22-50 Wed 11 ... title not known ... 02-24-50 Fri 12 ... title not known ... 02-27-50 Mon 13 ... title not known ... 03-01-50 Wed 14 ... title not known ... 03-03-50 Fri 15 Wildlife Acres 03-06-50 Mon 16 Vampires from The Deep 03-08-50 Wed 17 Killer That Strikes from the Sky 03-10-50 Fri 18 ... title not known ... 03-13-50 Mon 19 ... title not known ... 03-15-50 Wed 20 ... title not known ... 03-17-50 Fri 21 Rapids of No Return 03-20-50 Mon 22 The Rabid Foxes 03-22-50 Wed 23 The Eyeglass Monster 03-24-50 Fri 24 The Deluge 03-27-50 Mon 25 Terror Of The Bighorn AKA: Capturing The Big Horn Sheep 03-29-50 Wed 26 ... title not known ... 03-31-50 Fri 27 ... title not known ... 04-03-50 Mon 28 Coyotes of the Sky 04-05-50 Wed 29 ... title not known ... 04-07-50 Fri 30 ... title not known ... 04-10-50 Mon 31 ... title not known ... 04-12-50 Wed 32 ... title not known ... 04-14-50 Fri 33 ... title not known ... 04-17-50 Mon 34 ... title not known ... 04-19-50 Wed 35 Miracle Man of Junction Valley 04-21-50 Fri 36 ... title not known ... 04-24-50 Mon 37 The Thumping Beaver 04-26-50 Wed 38 Guardians of Tepee Rock AKA: Fishing Contest 04-28-50 Fri 39 ... title not known ... 05-01-50 Mon 40 ... title not known ... 05-03-50 Wed 41 ... title not known ... 05-05-50 Fri 42 ... title not known ... 05-08-50 Mon 43 ... title not known ... 05-10-50 Wed 44 Mystery of the Missing Deer 05-12-50 Fri 45 ... title not known ... 05-15-50 Mon 46 Snake Hill Survey 05-17-50 Wed 47 Claws of the Killer Bear 05-19-50 Fri 48 ... title not known ... 05-22-50 Mon 49 ... title not known ... 05-24-50 Wed 50 ... title not known ... 05-26-50 Fri 51 ... title not known ... 05-29-50 Mon 52 ... title not known ... 05-31-50 Wed 53 ... title not known ... 06-02-50 Fri 54 ... title not known ... 06-05-50 Mon 55 ... title not known ... 06-07-50 Wed 56 ... title not known ... 06-09-50 Fri 57 ... title not known ... (Off for the summer) Date Day Num Title -------- --- --- --------------------------------------- 09-11-50 Mon 58 ... title not known ... 09-13-50 Wed 59 ... title not known ... 09-15-50 Fri 60 ... title not known ... 09-18-50 Mon 61 ... title not known ... 09-20-50 Wed 62 The Apache And The Devil 09-22-50 Fri 63 The White Camel 09-25-50 Mon 64 The Purse Seines of Danger 09-27-50 Wed 65 ... title not known ... 09-29-50 Fri 66 ... title not known ... 10-02-50 Mon 67 ... title not known ... 10-04-50 Wed 68 ... title not known ... 10-06-50 Fri 69 Highway of Terror 10-09-50 Mon 70 Monster of The Gulf 10-11-50 Wed 71 The Forty Year Freeze 10-13-50 Fri 72 The Witch of Lost Forest 10-16-50 Mon 73 Strange Invitation to Death 10-18-50 Wed 74 Wings of the Vampire 10-20-50 Fri 75 Killers of the Lost Forest 10-23-50 Mon 76 The Sticks of Fear 10-25-50 Wed 77 The Silver Sky 10-27-50 Fri 78 The Avenging Arrow 10-30-50 Mon 79 ... title not known ... 11-01-50 Wed 80 ... title not known ... 11-03-50 Fri 81 ... title not known ... 11-06-50 Mon 82 ... title not known ... 11-08-50 Wed 83 ... title not known ... 11-10-50 Fri 84 ... title not known ... 11-13-50 Mon 85 ... title not known ... 11-15-50 Wed 86 ... title not known ... 11-17-50 Fri 87 ... title not known ... 11-20-50 Mon 88 ... title not known ... 11-22-50 Wed 89 Poisoned Turkeys AKA: Jim Pilgrim's Prized Turkeys 11-24-50 Fri 90 Hawk of Diamonds 11-27-50 Mon 91 ... title not known ... 11-29-50 Wed 92 ... title not known ... 12-01-50 Fri 93 ... title not known ... 12-04-50 Mon 94 ... title not known ... 12-06-50 Wed 95 ... title not known ... 12-08-50 Fri 96 ... title not known ... 12-11-50 Mon 97 ... title not known ... 12-13-50 Wed 98 ... title not known ... 12-15-50 Fri 99 ... title not known ... 12-18-50 Mon 100 ... title not known ... 12-20-50 Wed 101 ... title not known ... 12-22-50 Fri 102 ... title not known ... 12-25-50 Mon 103 ... title not known ... 12-27-50 Wed 104 ... title not known ... 12-29-50 Fri 105 ... title not known ... 01-01-51 Mon 106 ... title not known ... 01-03-51 Wed 107 ... title not known ... 01-05-51 Fri 108 ... title not known ... 01-08-51 Mon 109 ... title not known ... 01-10-51 Wed 110 ... title not known ... 01-12-51 Fri 111 ... title not known ... 01-15-51 Mon 112 ... title not known ... 01-17-51 Wed 113 ... title not known ... 01-19-51 Fri 114 ... title not known ... 01-22-51 Mon 115 ... title not known ... 01-24-51 Wed 116 ... title not known ... 01-26-51 Fri 117 ... title not known ... 01-29-51 Mon 118 ... title not known ... 01-31-51 Wed 119 ... title not known ... 02-02-51 Fri 120 ... title not known ... 02-05-51 Mon 121 ... title not known ... 02-07-51 Wed 122 ... title not known ... 02-09-51 Fri 123 ... title not known ... 02-12-51 Mon 124 ... title not known ... 02-14-51 Wed 125 ... title not known ... 02-16-51 Fri 126 ... title not known ... 02-19-51 Mon 127 ... title not known ... 02-21-51 Wed 128 ... title not known ... 02-23-51 Fri 129 ... title not known ... 02-26-51 Mon 130 ... title not known ... 02-28-51 Wed 131 ... title not known ... 03-02-51 Fri 132 ... title not known ... 03-05-51 Mon 133 ... title not known ... 03-07-51 Wed 134 ... title not known ... 03-09-51 Fri 135 ... title not known ... 03-12-51 Mon 136 ... title not known ... 03-14-51 Wed 137 ... title not known ... 03-16-51 Fri 138 ... title not known ... 03-19-51 Mon 139 ... title not known ... 03-21-51 Wed 140 ... title not known ... 03-23-51 Fri 141 ... title not known ... 03-26-51 Mon 142 ... title not known ... 03-28-51 Wed 143 ... title not known ... 03-30-51 Fri 144 ... title not known ... 04-02-51 Mon 145 ... title not known ... 04-04-51 Wed 146 ... title not known ... 04-06-51 Fri 147 ... title not known ... 04-09-51 Mon 148 ... title not known ... 04-11-51 Wed 149 ... title not known ... 04-13-51 Fri 150 ... title not known ... 04-16-51 Mon 151 ... title not known ... 04-18-51 Wed 152 ... title not known ... 04-20-51 Fri 153 ... title not known ... 04-23-51 Mon 154 ... title not known ... 04-25-51 Wed 155 ... title not known ... 04-27-51 Fri 156 ... title not known ... 04-30-51 Mon 157 ... title not known ... 05-02-51 Wed 158 ... title not known ... 05-04-51 Fri 159 ... title not known ... 05-07-51 Mon 160 ... title not known ... 05-09-51 Wed 161 ... title not known ... 05-11-51 Fri 162 ... title not known ... 05-14-51 Mon 163 ... title not known ... 05-16-51 Wed 164 ... title not known ... 05-18-51 Fri 165 ... title not known ... 05-21-51 Mon 166 ... title not known ... 05-23-51 Wed 167 ... title not known ... 05-25-51 Fri 168 ... title not known ... 05-28-51 Mon 169 ... title not known ... 05-30-51 Wed 170 ... title not known ... 06-01-51 Fri 171 ... title not known ... 06-04-51 Mon 172 ... title not known ... 06-06-51 Wed 173 ... title not known ... 06-08-51 Fri 174 ... title not known ... (last show for Mutual and off for the summer) Log of the ABC series (30 minutes, then 15 minutes) Date Day Num Title -------- --- --- ---------------------------------------- 09-10-51 Mon 175 ... title not known ... 09-12-51 Wed 176 ... title not known... 09-14-51 Fri 177 ... title not known ... 09-17-51 Mon 178 ... title not known ... 09-19-51 Wed 179 ... title not known ... 09-21-51 Fri 180 ... title not known ... 09-24-51 Mon 181 ... title not known ... 09-26-51 Wed 182 ... title not known ... 09-28-51 Fri 183 ... title not known ... 10-01-51 Mon 184 ... title not known ... 10-03-51 Wed 185 Snowy Owl Bounty 10-05-51 Fri 186 Operation Eager Beaver 10-08-51 Mon 187 ... title not known ... 10-10-51 Wed 188 ... title not known ... 10-12-51 Fri 189 ... title not known ... 10-15-51 Mon 190 ... title not known ... 10-17-51 Wed 191 ... title not known ... 10-19-51 Fri 192 ... title not known ... 10-22-51 Mon 193 ... title not known ... 10-24-51 Wed 194 ... title not known ... 10-26-51 Fri 195 ... title not known ... 10-29-51 Mon 196 ... title not known ... 10-31-51 Wed 197 ... title not known ... 11-02-51 Fri 198 ... title not known ... 11-05-51 Mon 199 ... title not known ... 11-07-51 Wed 200 ... title not known ... 11-09-51 Fri 201 ... title not known ... 11-12-51 Mon 202 ... title not known ... 11-14-51 Wed 203 ... title not known ... 11-16-51 Fri 204 ... title not known ... 11-19-51 Mon 205 ... title not known ... 11-21-51 Wed 206 ... title not known ... 11-23-51 Fri 207 ... title not known ... 11-26-51 Mon 208 ... title not known ... 11-28-51 Wed 209 ... title not known ... 11-30-51 Fri 210 ... title not known ... 12-03-51 Mon 211 ... title not known ... 12-05-51 Wed 212 ... title not known ... 12-07-51 Fri 213 ... title not known ... 12-10-51 Mon 214 ... title not known ... 12-12-51 Wed 215 ... title not known ... 12-14-51 Fri 216 ... title not known ... 12-17-51 Mon 217 ... title not known ... 12-19-51 Wed 218 ... title not known ... 12-21-51 Fri 219 ... title not known ... 12-24-51 Mon 220 ... title not known ... 12-26-51 Wed 221 ... title not known ... 12-28-51 Fri 222 ... title not known ... 12-31-51 Mon 223 ... title not known ... 01-01-52 Wed 224 ... title not known ... 01-04-52 Fri 225 ... title not known ... Show now goes to one story line for five 15 min. daily shows. 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Ch. 4) 06-20-52 Fri 345 The Swamp of Eternal Light: Ch. 5 06-23-52 Mon 346 The Wolf Trap: Ch. 1 06-24-52 Tue 347 (The Wolf Trap: Ch. 2) 06-25-52 Wed 348 (The Wolf Trap: Ch. 3) 06-26-52 Thu 349 (The Wolf Trap: Ch. 4) 06-27-52 Fri 350 (The Wolf Trap: Ch. 5) (last show in series) (Shows in parentheses are not in circulation)