Acknowledging that the star of this series was reaching adulthood, Sheffield is billed here as "John" rather than "Johnny."
The first of the Bomba films to be released under the Allied Artists banner - Allied bought out Monogram Pictures after the previous Bomba entry was released. But in the opening titles, Monogram is still listed as the copyright holder.
Perhaps as a result of Allied Artists' buy-out of Monogram, Walter Mirisch is no longer the credited producer. That title now belongs to longtime Bomba writer and director Ford Beebe.