By Carl Slaughter: Hollywood was quick to adapt early comic book superheroes to the big screen, beginning in the late 30s and early 40s. Superheroes are notoriously difficult to adapt without camp and corn. In contrast to sci fi/fantasy, live action superhero TV shows have not endured, Smallville excepting. My favorite is the second Green Hornet. The scriptwriters and actors do the superhero genre ultra straight and ultra serious.
Captain Marvel movie series (1941)
Original Green Hornet TV series (1940)
Green Hornet Strikes Again movie series (1941):
Green Hornet TV series (1966)
Phantom movie series (1943)
Captain America movie series (1944)
Batman movie (1943)
Batman and Robin movie (1949)
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Well, these “Superheros” don’t need any really fancy special effects, do they?
I always liked how, when the villains shot at superheroes, the superhero would stand stock still, fearless of the bullets. But then the gun would run out of bullets, and the villain would throw the gun a the hero, and then the hero would duck or flinch.
I keep having flashbacks to J-Men Forever.
Thanks for these, Carl. I have a weakness for vintage serials and haven’t seen the Phantom one before.
I’ve got them all! (and the early superman cartoon series too!)
thanks for this!