Libby Adventure Map OG Adventure Game
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Dinosaurs? Yes, apparently the radio show added dinosaurs to the cave boy's adventures, although such anachronisms don't appear in the books. The radio show also seems to have replaced Og and Ru's young sidekick Tao with a girl, Nada... for romantic interest?. |
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The Og statuette was released first, followed by Nada, Big Tooth, and then Ru.
Rex also came in a cannister, but 3-horn was delivered in a small box...
![]() newspaper clipping (unknown source, date): "All six Libby's Lincoln Logs metal figures from radio's 'Og, Son of Fire' serial. Original mailers include the only known Three Horn in its shipping box. A complete set, as shown, is valued at more than $3,000. A major rarity." (Thanks to Paul Neumayer) |
![]() Adventures of Og - Son of Fire © Libby McNeill & Libby 1935. Fred Boulton, Cartographer. 15x19¾" |
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![]() ![]() The map provides the best evidence for the themes of many of the radio episodes, as it is a record of "Three Journeys" of Og and his friends.
Journey 1, the red line at upper left, more or less exactly parallels the Big Little Book version of the Og saga. |
The Three Journeys (as recorded on the map)
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Whitman, publisher of the Big Little Book,
produced an Og - Son of Fire adventure board game.
(click on an image to enlarge)
Under the words "Adventure Game" is printed
"Licensed by Stephen Slesinger, Inc.",
the copyright holder of the Whitman Big Little Book.
Thanks to Paul Fink for supplying the image formerly used here
(from Alex Malloy's (Krause Publication) "American Games"!).
The spinner for moving is the box top. (The center rivet shows on the cover.)
play. Highest number moves first. Each player then spins and moves his piece the number of points indicated by
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Og starts on a journey discovers fire Og is attacked by a saber tooth tiger Og makes a friend Og spears a fish Og is lost in the forest plays with monkey people Og meets an enemy Og sees a mammoth Og wins a race Og brings home his dinner HOME |
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