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)

The Libby Adventure Map

Adventures of Og - Son of Fire © Libby McNeill & Libby 1935. Fred Boulton, Cartographer. 15x19¾"

(click to enlarge)

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) 1st Journey 1st Village Valley of Mist Here died Ak - Father of Nada Volcano Great wolf pack Mountains Found Wab here Captured by Tree People Met Mountain-That-Walks Tree People Valley Forest Fire Invent bow & arrow and kill Sabre Tooth Tiger's Cave Great Cave where they met Stalking Death Came out here - Captured by Flatheads Flathead Village - they lived in trees Rescued Wab from Flatheads They escaped on a log Great River 2nd Cave Village 2nd Journey 2nd Cave Village Found Big Tooth wounded here Hunt goats here Volcanoes Lake Underground River Here Big Tooth killed Thunderer Met first glacier Little Glacier where mammoths are frozen in Captured by Red Beards Ice Cave Falls Land of Fog They thought this was the end of the world Cave where Red Beards held them captive Snow Slide Land of Giant Men Herd of Mastadons Swamp of Reptiles Turtle Beach - Chased by Red Beards Met three-horned reptile here Little Horses Killed Red Beards here 2nd Cave Village 3rd Journey 2nd Cave Village Start of 3rd Journey on raft -- to rescue Sud, Gar and others from Red Beards Mountains Big crocodile tried to get on raft Carried out to sea Tried sail here Sea Serpent adventure Great Moa Beach - Jungle Lost raft here Cave where Ru rescued Nada from giant spider Here Og save life of Ipo, Pigmy chief Stalking Death and Great Rhino fight Great Rhino killed in pit here Pigmy Village Lake - great crocodile captured in net Land of fire pits Little horses here Og fell into fire pit here Lakes Great Swamp - Bird Bats and Thunder Beasts Grassy meadow where Nada tamed stray little horse Desert Oasis - Here little horse found water Sandstorm Great Wolf Pack - killed little horse Yang's Dog People's stronghold in the mountain Yang's Village that Red Beards seized Fire Pit where great battle occurred Land of Red Beards They came down river on raft Went down on raft after flood Falls - Lost Ru and Nada here Found by Ab and Cave People 2nd Cave Village

OG Adventure Game

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.)

RULES FOR PLAYING Each player chooses a piece and spins to determine the order in which he is to play. Highest number moves first. Each player then spins and moves his piece the number of points indicated by the spinner. Every player landing on a point with special instructions follows those instructions. If a player lands on a point occupied by another player, the first occupant must go back five points. First player to reach the finish point by exact count wins.

The box is the gameboard map

START 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

The game pieces didn't maintain the caveman motif... but the premium figurines would have made great ones!

 

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