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Republic serial 'Zombies of the Stratosphere' released

When: 1952
Sources: 2 public sources

A lobby card for Republic's 1952 serial Zombies of the Stratosphere Republic, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Republic Pictures released the 12-chapter serial Zombies of the Stratosphere, in which Martian invaders, one played by a young Leonard Nimoy, plan to blow Earth out of orbit with a super H-bomb and are stopped by a hero in a rocket suit. Despite the title, no zombies appear.

Sources

PressThe Independent Film Journal (Jul 1952-Jul 1953) (opens in a new tab)Media History Digital Library (Lantern) / 1952
OtherZombies of the Stratosphere (opens in a new tab)The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (SFE) / 2024-04-01

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