I’d already made a picture based on the 1941 Tom Tyler starring Captain Marvel serial but, given I’m currently doing some serial favorites, figured I’d give it another go.

If there’s one serial modern audiences may want to see it’s this one, which features a hero that is more in line with Dirty Harry than the more quippy/humorous heroes so popular today.  Hard to believe this serial debuted only three years following the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics #1 (1938) and a mere year after Captain Marvel’s first appearance in Whiz Comics #2 (1940).

Even more incredible are the serial’s special effects which, though not all that great by today’s standards, are remarkably good given the year it was released.  Recommended… though I wouldn’t encourage anyone to sit through the whole thing at one go!