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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) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn8PJ4AEhmY&feature=related]
''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) <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn8PJ4AEhmY&feature=related</ref>
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)
==References==
==References==
*Muir, John Kenneth. ''The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television'', McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina (2004)
*Muir, John Kenneth. ''The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film and Television'', McFarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina (2004)
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==External Links==
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