Trivia / Zombies Of The Stratosphere

• Prop Recycling:
  • Not only the rocketsuit and rocketship from Radar Men from the Moon, but the belt-mounted device that Commando Cody used to disperse the radioactive dust cloud surrounding Earth is presented here as a radio transmitter, with no sign of the insignia badges.
  • The "mechanical man" built by the Martians has been dubbed "The Republic Robot" for its use in prior film serials like Undersea Kingdom (1936) and Mysterious Doctor Satan (1940)—in fact they reuse Stock Footage from the latter rather than spend money filming the bank robbery scene.
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  • J-Men Forever gag-dubs scenes from this film as Rocket Jock battling "enraged water heater" R2ScrewU. They also make the obligatory Spock joke about Narab.
    Moon Goon 1: Hey, ain't that Leonard Nimoy?
    Moon Goon 2: I don't know...can't see his ears.
  • In Plan 7 of 9 from Outer Space, Dr. Zarkendorf makes a snarky comment about "zombies of the battlesphere" in reference to the military officers running The War Room.