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==Film and television==

==Film and television==

''The Adventures of Captain Marvel'' came on to the big screen as a 12-chapter serial in 1941, starring Tom Tyler in the title role.  The plot involved a mad scientist, a masked man who dubbed himself “the Scorpion”, seeking the means with which to conquer the world.  The first film to portray a comic book superhero, ''The Adventures of Captain Marvel'' has been critically-acclaimed to be among the finest serial films made.  (Muir, 9)

''The Adventures of Captain Marvel'' came on to the big screen as a 12-chapter serial in 1941, starring Tom Tyler in the title role.  The plot involved a mad scientist, a masked man who dubbed himself “the Scorpion”, seeking the means with which to conquer the world.  The first film to portray a comic book superhero, ''The Adventures of Captain Marvel'' has been critically-acclaimed to be among the finest serial films made.  (Muir, 9) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn8PJ4AEhmY&feature=related]

Captain Marvel would not be filmed again until the 1970’s when ''Shazam!'' came to [[television]] on CBS in 1974.  Filmation executives Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott had marked success with Saturday morning [[cartoons]], using a progressive approach to children’s programming, particularly with ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' ''The Archie Show'', and the successful transfer of ''Star Trek'' to animation in 1973.  Going into live-action fantasy television, ''Shazam!'' was a half-hour series focusing on morality and civic responsibility rather than action; violence was avoided.  Michael Gray starred as Billy Batson, who traveled the country in an RV driven by Mentor, played by Les Tremayne.  Captain Marvel was played by two actors: John Davey (1974-75), and Jackson Bostwick (1976).  The last two seasons had ''Shazam!'' paired with a female superhero, Isis, in ''The Shazam/Isis Hour''.  (Muir, 400)

Captain Marvel would not be filmed again until the 1970’s when ''Shazam!'' came to [[television]] on CBS in 1974.  Filmation executives Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott had marked success with Saturday morning [[cartoons]], using a progressive approach to children’s programming, particularly with ''Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids'' ''The Archie Show'', and the successful transfer of ''Star Trek'' to animation in 1973.  Going into live-action fantasy television, ''Shazam!'' was a half-hour series focusing on morality and civic responsibility rather than action; violence was avoided.  Michael Gray starred as Billy Batson, who traveled the country in an RV driven by Mentor, played by Les Tremayne.  Captain Marvel was played by two actors: John Davey (1974-75), and Jackson Bostwick (1976).  The last two seasons had ''Shazam!'' paired with a female superhero, Isis, in ''The Shazam/Isis Hour''.  (Muir, 400)