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Those of you old enough to remember records may remember Power Records: Audio adventures of various DC and Marvel superheroes on 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl.These were full-cast recordings, complete with sound effects and musical soundtracks--much like old-time radio programs.

Issued by Power Records during the 1970s and '80s, some of these albums were accompanied by full-color comics illustrated by comic book professionals.

Top comics artist Neal Adams did many of the covers.Power Records was a division of Peter Pan Industries, a manufacturer of children's records from the 1940s.

Along with DC- and Marvel-based records, Power also released story albums based on "Star Trek," "The Planet of the Apes," "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "Kojak"(!)

The plan...

The goal of This is Pop's Power Records Project is to publish a discography of all the label's releases in as much detail as possible.

I'm looking for story titles, plot synopses, cast info, story and direction credits, catalogue numbers and release dates, along with any other interesting notes about each recording.

If you have any of these recordings in your collection, any information you can contribute would be appreciated. You'll be credited on the site. Scans or better scans would be appreciated too.

If you were involved in the creation of any of these recordings, or have contact with any such people, please let me know. I'd love to get more information from you.

The club

I've also started a Yahoo! Club where folks can buy, sell, trade and discuss Power Records.

Finally: The records...

Here's a look at our developing discography. Click each release for cover art.

45 rpm book and record sets

_____PR 10 - Spider-Man: "Mark of the Man-Wolf"

_____PR 11 - The Incredible Hulk: "The Hulk at Bay"

_____PR 12 - Captain America and the Falcon: "A Phoenix Shall Arise"

_____PR 13 - The Fantastic Four: "The Way It Began"
Copyright 1974. Produced by Herb Davidson and Charlotte Sanders for the Charlotte Russe Sythesizer by Univox.

_____PR 14 - The Monster of Frankenstein

_____PR 15 - Dracula: "Terror in the Snow"

_____PR 16 - The Man-Thing: "Night of the Laughing Dead"

_____PR 17 - The Curse of the Werewolf

_____PR 18 - Planet of the Apes

_____PR 19 - Escape from the Planet of the Apes

_____PR 20 - Beneath the Planet of the Apes

_____PR 21 - Battle for the Planet of the Apes

_____PR 24 - Spider-Man: "Invasion of the Dragon Men"

_____PR 25 - Star Trek: "Passage to Moauv"

_____PR 26 - Star Trek: "The Crier in Emptiness"
NOTES: Neal Adams art.

_____PR 27 - Batman: "Stacked Cards"
NOTES: Copyright 1975. Neal Adams art. Produced by Cornel Tanassy (front cover). Produced by Herb Davidson and Charlotte Sanders for the Charlotte Russe Synthesizer by Univox (back cover).

_____PR 28 - Superman: "Alien Creatures"
NOTES: Cover penciled by Curt Swan, inked by Neal Adams.

_____PR 29 - Space 1999: "Breakaway"

_____PR 30 - Batman: "Robin Meets Man-Bat"
Neal Adams art.

_____PR 31 - Conan the Barbarian: "The Crawler in the Mists"
Neal Adams art.

_____PR 32 - Space 1999: "Return to the Beginning"

_____PR 33 - Superman: "The Man from Krypton"

_____PR 34 - Superman: "City Under Seige"

_____PR 35 - Wonder Woman: "The Secret of the Magic Tiara"

_____PR 36 - The Amazing Adventures of Holo-Man

_____PR 37 - Robin Hood

_____PR 38 - Moby Dick

_____PR 39 - Huckleberry Finn

_____PR 40 - Davy Crockett

_____PR 41 - Robinson Crusoe

_____PR 42 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

_____PR 43 - The Last of the Mohicans

_____PR 44 - Gulliver's Travels

_____PR 45 - Star Trek: "The Dinosaur Planet"

_____PR 46 - Star Trek: "The Robot Masters"

_____PR 47 - Little Women

7" 331/3rpm records, no comic

_____#1283 - Spider-Man: "The Abominable Showman"

_____#1288 - Planet of the Apes: "Battle of Two Worlds"

_____#1289 - Planet of the Apes: "Mountain of the Delphi"

_____#1290 - Planet of the Apes: "Dawn of the Tree People"

_____#1293 - Batman: "If Music be the Food of Death"

_____#2284 - Spider-Man: "The Mad Hatter of Manhattan"

_____#2285 - The Monster of Frankenstein

_____#2286 - Spider-Man: "The Bells of Doom"

_____#2292 - Curse of the Werewolf

_____#2294 - Dracula: "Terror in the Snow"

_____#2295 - Superman: "P.O. Box 65"
NOTES: Neal Adams cover

_____#2296 - Star Trek: "In Vino Veritas"

_____#2297 - Spider-Man: "Conquistador"

_____#2298 - Batman: "The Scarecrow's Mirages"
NOTES: Neal Adams art.

_____#2299 - Superman: "Weatherspoon's Catalyst"
NOTES: Neal Adams art.

_____#2301 - The Flash: "The Three Faces of Mr. Big" & Aquaman: "Defeat of the Dehydrator"
NOTES: Neal Adams art.

_____#2302 - Plastic Man: "Invasion of the Plastic Men" & Metamorpho: "Fumo the Fire Giant"
NOTES: Neal Adams art.

_____#2303 - Wonder Woman: "The Return of Brunhilde"
NOTES: Neal Adams art.

_____#2304 - Superman: "The Mxyzpltk-Up Menace"
NOTES: Neal Adams art.

_____#2305 - Star Trek: "The Time Stealer"

_____#2306 - Batman: "Catwoman's Revenge"
NOTES: Neal Adams art.

_____#2307 - Star Trek: "To Starve a Fleaver"

_____#2311 - Wonder Woman: "The Secret of the Magic Tiara"

_____#2372 - Shazam! (Captain Marvel): The Mighty Dr. Illusion

_____#???? - The Six Million Dollar Man: "Bionic Berzerker"

7" 45 rpm story records, no comic

_____#1516 - Star Trek: "The Human Factor"

_____#2600 - Superman: "Light Up the Tree, Mr. President"
NOTES: Neal Adams art

_____#2601 - Wonder Woman: "Prisoner of Christmas Island"

_____#2602 - The Six Million Dollar Man: "Elves Revolt"

33 1/3 rpm 12" book and record sets

_____BR 508 - Monsters (Marvel Monster Series): A Story of Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Werewolf

_____BR 509 thru 511 are Non Power Records Titles

_____BR 512 - Batman: "Gorilla City" and "Mystery of the Scarecrow's Corpse" NOTES: Neal Adams cover.

_____BR 513 - Star Trek: "A Mirror for Futility" and "The Time Stealer"

_____BR 514 - Superman: "The Best Cop in the World" and "Tomorrow the World"

_____BR 515 - Non Power Records Title

_____BR 516 - Spider-Man: "Invasion of the Dragon Men" and "Mark of the Man Wolf"

_____BR 517 - Wonder Woman: "Wonder Woman vs. The God of War" and "Amazons from Space"
NOTES: Neal Adams cover.

_____BR 518 - Kojak: "Five Star Final" and "A Question of Honor"

_____BR 519 - The Six Million Dollar Man: "Birth of the Bionic Man" and "The Man from the Future"

_____BR 520 - Superman: "The Mxyyzptlk-Up Menace" and "Alien Creatures"

_____BR 522 - Star Trek: "Crier in the Emptiness" and "Passage to Moauv"

12" 33 1/3; rpm albums, no comic

_____#1134 - Conan the Barbarian: "The Movie"

_____#8144 - Spider-Man: "Invasion of the Dragonmen", "The Abominable Showman," "The Mad Hatter of Manhattan," "Conqustador", and "Bells of Doom"

_____#8146 - Spider-Man & Friends: "Mark of the Man-Wolf", "The Incredible Hulk: At Bay," "The Fantastic Four: The Way It Began", and "Captain America: A Phoenix Shall Arise"

_____#8147 - Planet of the Apes: "Planet of the Apes", "Beneath the Planet of the Apes," "Escape from the Planet of the Apes", and "Battle for the Planet of the Apes"

_____#8148 - Planet of the Apes: "Dawn of the Tree People", "Mountain at Delphi", "Volcano", and "Battle of Two Worlds"

_____#8155 - Batman: "The Scarecrow's Mirages", "Stacked Cards," "Challenge of the Catwoman" and "If Music Be the Food of Death"
NOTES: Neal Adams art

_____#8156 - Superman: "Alien Creatures", "P.O. Box 65", "Witherspoon's Catalyst" and "Mystery of the Mad Minnows"
Notes: Neal Adams art. Copyright 1975.

_____#8158 - Star Trek: "Passage to Moauv", "The Crier in Emptiness", and "In Vino Veratis"
_____#8162 - Space 1999: "Breakaway", "Death's Other Dominion", and "Mission of the Darians"

_____#8165 - Wonder Woman: "The Secret of the Magic Tiara", "Wonder Woman vs. the War God" and "Amazons from Space"

_____#8166 - The Six Million Dollar Man: "Birth of the Bionic Man", "Bionic Berzerker," "The Man from the Future" and "The Iron Heart"

_____#8167 - Batman: "Robin Meets Man Bat", "Catwoman's Revenge," "Gorilla City," and "The Mystery of the Scarecrow Corpse"
NOTES: Neal Adams art. Copyright 1975. Produced by Arthur Korb.

_____#8168 - Star Trek: "The Time Stealer", "To Starve a Fleaver", "A Mirror for Futility," and "The Logistics of Stampede"

_____#8169 - Superman: "Tomorrow the World", "The Best Cop in the World", and "The Mxyzptlk-Up Menace"
NOTES: Copyright 1975.

_____#8174 - The Justice League of America: "Aquaman: The Defeat of the Dehydrator," "The Flash: The Three Faces of Mr. Big", "Wonder Woman: The Return of Brunhilde," "Plastic Man: Invasion of the Plastic Men," and "Metamorpho: Fumo the Fire Giant"
NOTES: Neal Adams art. Copyright 1975.

_____#8179 - Space 1999: "Return to the Beginning", "End of Eternity", "Dragon's Domain" and "It Played So Softly On the Ear"

_____#8180 - Conan the Barbarian: "Crawler in the Mists", "The Jewel of the Ages," "The Thunder Dust", and "Shadow of the Stolen City"
NOTES: Neal Adams art.

_____#8186 - The Six Million Dollar Man: "The Hati Connection", "To Win an Oscar," "Operation Deep Freeze" , and "The Loch Ness Syndrome"

_____#8199 - A Super Hero Christmas: "Superman: Light up the Tree, Mr. President," "Batman: Christmas Carol Caper," and "Wonder Woman: Prisoner on Christmas Island"
NOTES: Neal Adams art.

_____#8208 - The Six Million Dollar Man: "The Toymaker", "The Kris Kringle Kaper," "Elves Revolt", and "Christmas Lights"

_____#8211 - Superman: "The Man from Krypton", "City Under Seige", "The Killer Bees" and "The Star of Bangalore"

_____#8216 - The Incredible Hulk: "Monster from the Deep", "Blind Alley," "The Assassin", and "Black Chasm"

_____#8236 - Star Trek: "The Man Who Trained Meteors", "The Robot Masters", "The Human Factor", and "Dinosaur Planet"

The credits
The Neal Adams Checklist

Guide to Star Trek Story Records

The Power Records Checklist (defunct, formerly at http://www.geocities.com/powerrecordsguy/checklists.html)