 This serial recycles the flying sequences from Republic's earlier 1949 serial "King of the Rocket Men".It was later released by Republic in 1966 as the 100-minute television film Retik the Moon Menace.The odd naming choice of the serial's main hero, "Commando Cody," was possibly an attempt by Republic to make young audiences think they were seeing another adventure of Commander Corry, the hero of the popular ABC TV and radio series "Space Patrol" (1950–1955).