Adventures of Super Spade

 

Name
Fass, Bob, 1933-2021 (Host)
Title
Adventures of Super Spade
Abstract
A comic radio play. The show satirizes super-hero stories, and centers around themes of civil rights, the struggle against white supremacy, and the New Jim Crow laws.
Content summary from finding aid: Super Spade
Collection Name
Bob Fass papers, circa 1960-2011
Archival Context
Series II: Other Radio Shows, 1965-1990. Subseries II.5: Radio Show Unidentified, 1966-2011. Box no. Box 53
Subjects
Superheroes; Race relations; United States
Format
sound recordings
Genre
Radio plays; Satire
Origin Information
New York (N.Y.)?
Date
approximately 1965-1990
Physical Description
1 audio file (32 minutes)
Note (Content flag)
Content contains racial slurs
Note
Original format: 1/4" open-reel audio
Size: 7" reel
Base material: Acetate
Note (Title note)
Title from container
Note (Bf number)
BF6104
BF1742
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Also In
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-47hg-ay85