# Lamont Cranston **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 25, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869 "2015-01-25T16:56:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/21 "2015-01-25T23:09:43Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I had to look it up to square it with my memory, but I believe it was: > > ETA: ninja’d by **johnpost** Must of got hold of some bad red coal. For some reason I thought he was a gad. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/22 "2015-01-25T23:19:50Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > There were three Batsons that I can recall, but I’m not sure I could name them all. Do you know the words behind SHAZAM? There’s also “Shazoom”. Strength of an oz, strength of another ox… ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/23 "2015-01-25T23:31:34Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Name the _other_ superheroes created in the accident that gave Daredevil his powers. I believe those were the Adolescent Radioactive Black-belt Hamsters ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/24 "2015-01-25T23:36:33Z")
Probably not what the original poster had in mind, but Sydney Australia’s theatre life in the late 1970s was dominated by Lamont Cranston Productions, responsible for various comedy reviews and musicals. Among ones I fondly remember are Dingo Girl, an attempt at healing the nation from a great tragedy, and ‘Pearls before Swine’, the very first ever Vietnam War era musical [despite what Miss Saigon likes to claim]. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/25 "2015-01-25T23:56:52Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Name the _other_ superheroes created in the accident that gave Daredevil his powers. You would drag those damn turtles into this. :dubious: Who owned the _Helldiver?_ ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/26 "2015-01-26T00:33:40Z")
Dr Clark Savage, jr ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/27 "2015-01-26T00:49:10Z")
So now Clark and Kent have both gotten name-checked in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/28 "2015-01-26T00:59:04Z")
Does MISTER Savage actually have a doctorate? Or is he the Wolowitz of the Five? ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/29 "2015-01-26T05:31:55Z")
Fans of the pulp genre might want to track down a handful of short stories from the 70s by Philip Jose Farmer, “Greatheart Silver,” who kind of exists in continuum with these old-timers. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/30 "2015-01-26T14:16:48Z")
Oh, yeah. My husband is a huge pulp fan; has a ton of Shadow books. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/31 "2015-01-26T14:54:37Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Margo Lane was my secret girlfriend (along with _Champagne_ from the _Kerry Drake_ comic strip) until I discovered Hedy Lamarr! Surely you mean “The _lovely_ Margo Lane.” She was always described as “lovely.” ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/32 "2015-01-26T15:05:45Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#): > > Surely you mean “The _lovely_ Margo Lane.” She was always described as “lovely.” Oh, yes! Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/33 "2015-01-26T15:25:06Z")
I know this, but interestingly only from a MAD Magazine parody (I’ve got a bunch of MAD paperbacks that were my dad’s when he was a kid in the 50s/60s). ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/34 "2015-01-26T16:26:12Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > Does MISTER Savage actually have a doctorate? Or is he the Wolowitz of the Five? Doc Savage received an MD from Johns Hopkins in 1925, and is a physician and surgeon. He received training in many scientific fields from his father and many other specialists but he may not have received a Ph.D. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/35 "2015-01-26T23:17:34Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > Damn, I thought that would take longer. What was the Lone Ranger’s real name, and what was the name of his brother? For that matter, what was the name of the gang that killed his brother? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/36 "2015-01-26T23:24:24Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > What was the Lone Ranger’s real name, and what was the name of his brother? For that matter, what was the name of the gang that killed his brother? :dubious: Reid was the surname. The Cavendish Gang were the baddies. ---
**Author:** ![MsKaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@MsKaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsKaren)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/37 "2015-01-27T00:47:08Z")
The Shadow, Lamont Cranston, is significant to the wonderful novel ‘Mystery’ by Peter Straub. I just happen to be re-reading ‘Mystery’ for the zillionth time so this caught my eye. Read it. You’ll like it. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/38 "2015-01-27T00:47:24Z")
> [@Aquadementia](#): > > Must of got hold of some bad red coal. > For some reason I thought he was a gad. And that’s why you should always ask for Blue Coal! I’ve always wondered if the blue dye/powder made a bigger mess than the coal itself. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/39 "2015-01-27T02:16:07Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > There were three Batsons that I can recall, but I’m not sure I could name them all. Do you know the words behind SHAZAM? Only Billy is a Batson, Mary is his sister but has a different last name Bromfield, Freddy Freeman is unrelated. And SHAZAM’s meaning changes depending on who it’s for. Or at least it meant something different for Black Adam than it did for Cap. (and I’m basing this on the excellent Jerry Ordway Power of Shazam series of the 90’s, I’m sure other versions might vary a bit) ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869/40 "2015-01-27T02:17:22Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > What was the Lone Ranger’s real name, and what was the name of his brother? For that matter, what was the name of the gang that killed his brother? :dubious: What is the name of the Lone Ranger’s nephew’s horse? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamont-cranston/710869.md?page=3)