the stories would not be quite as interesting. Syndicated comic strips The McClure Newspaper Syndicate distributed Young Frank Merriwell, written by Patten and illustrated by John Hix; it debuted on March 26, 1928, and ran for six months. The comic strip was resurrected in July 1931 as Frank Merriwell's Schooldays (this time syndicated by the Central Press Association and illustrated by Jack Wilhelm) and ran for three years. Radio The Adventures of Frank Merriwell first ran on NBC radio from March 26 to June 22, 1934 as a 15-minute serial airing three times a week at 5:30pm. Sponsored by Dr. West's Toothpaste, this program starred Donald Briggs in the title role. Harlow Wilcox was the announcer. After a 12-year gap, the series returned October 5, 1946 as a 30-minute Saturday morning show on NBC, continuing until June 4, 1949. Lawson Zerbe starred as Merriwell, Jean Gillespie and Elaine Rostas as Inza Burrage, Harold Studer as Bart Hodge and Patricia Hosley as Elsie Belwood. Announcers were Mel Brandt and Harlow Wilcox, and the Paul Taubman Orchestra supplied the background music. Yale's Alma Mater, "Bright College Years", was the theme song. Film A film serial entitled The Adventures of Frank Merriwell was created by Universal Studios in 1936. Broadway A Broadway musical called Frank Merriwell, or Honor Unchallenged, opened at the Longacre Theatre on April 24, 1971. It closed after one performance. 1965 relaunch In 1965, a new book series was launched by author Mike Frederic, with cover tagline "The thrilling sequel to the all-time best-selling American sports series." Only three books were published: Frank Merriwell Returns (baseball theme, 1965), Frank Merriwell Quarterback (American football theme, 1965), and Frank Merriwell At The Wheel (sports car racing theme, 1967). Book titles Listen to Zoot Radio, free old time radio show downloads of 'Frank Merriwell' References External links Tip Top Weekly on Nickels and Dimes, Northern Illinois University's dime novel online database. Tip Top Weekly (January 6, 1900): "Frank Merriwell's Limit (full text) Adventures of Frank Merriwell collection, at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Book series introduced in 1896 Characters in American novels of the 19th century Characters in American novels of the 20th century Fictional Yale University people Literary characters introduced in 1896 Frank Merriwell Frank Merriwell Frank Merriwell