Another challenge for the Green Hornet, his aid Kato, and their rolling arsenal the Black Beauty. On Police records a wanted criminal, Green Hornet is really Britt Reid, owner-publisher of the Daily Sentinel, his duel identity known only to his secretary and the district attorney. And now, to protect the rights and lives of decent citizens, rides The Green Hornet!

The Green Hornet was the secret identity of Britt Reid, crusading editor of the Daily Sentinel. With his faithful manservant, Kato, Britt Reid in the guise of the Green Hornet battled organized crime. His arsenal of weapons included a stun gun/cane which shot a non-lethal immobilizing gas, and the Kung Fu talents of his manservant Kato. Their automobile, the Black Beauty, was a sleek gadget-filled vehicle with a TV camera that circled the city transmitting pictures back to the car; and small brooms that dropped from the rear bumper to whisk away tire tracks. Only the D.A. knew that the Hornet and Kato (despite their underworld dealings) were actually working for and not against the law. The Green Hornet was actually the great grandnephew of the Lone Ranger. Both of whom wore a trademark mask to conceal their identity. The Green Hornet was created by George Trendle and Fran Striker. The character originated on Detroit radio station WXYZ in 1936.