 Old Time Radio was an effective medium for WWII propaganda and the topic of Nazi spies was ubiquitous over the airwave as the nation was at war. Old time radio shows in all genres touched on the topic of Nazi spies - adventure, comedy, drama, and even detective radio shows tackled the topic of the Nazi menace.
Some of the Old Time Radio Fights Nazi Spies recordings were created during WWI, and some were created many years after the end of the war.
In Fibber McGee and Molly, after his neighbor refused to let him borrow his lawn mower,  Fibber is throughly convinced that their neighbor, Frankn Schmaltz, was actually a Nazi Spy.
In Suspense, an Nazi Spy hijacks a plane with a man on board who hold the blueprints for a new type a war submarine.
In Amos and Andy, a man with a German accent and guest Paul Lucas is accused of being a Nazi Spy.
Superman dedicated an entire serial to the great man in cape's takedown of a Nazi spy ring. Lois Lane gets an inside look at the maniacal evil genius Mr. Heller's plans to destroy America.
In Dick Tracy, we discover the horror that a traveling circus contains a not so funny "Chuckles the Clown" was in fact... a Nazi Spy!
Both hilarious and serious alike take a listen to old time radio's take on the nazi spy menace! See also: Espionage, Spies and Secret Agents Collection.
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