Batman (1943)
The first Batman comic was released in 1939 by Detective Comics (DC). After the release of The first movie, the stories around the winged vigilant had many successors in movies and TV-series. In 1989,…
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Poll: Ground-Breaking Comic Heroes Before the 1950s
Far before the 1950s, the first comic strips about heroes were published and many readers were delighted. A new phenomenal kind of story-telling was about to gain a huge fanbase. The artful paintings of the creators helped to understand the powers and qualities of the unusual and extraordinary characters by literally depicting them. It arose to a magic form of art that seduced masses of young and later even old readers - and from today's point of view also the audiences in cinemas.
Today the artwork of the comics is transported to movies by CGI-effects, which enable to show the full virtual power of those comics that seduced so many, in reality-like movies. We take a look at the oldest characters, which set a big stone in motion.
Which of these comic heroes of the 1940s and earlier do you think had the biggest impact on the whole genre or is the most interesting for you? (If you want, you can click the IMDb and Wikipedia links to read more about them.)
Tell us here. __________________________________________________________
For your interest: List of superhero debuts (wikipedia) All researches for this poll were done in February 2022
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Superman: The Mad Scientist (1941)
The first Superman comic was published in 1938. From 1940 to 1952, a radio play about Superman was very popular. From 1941 to 1943, a series of short movies was broadcasted on TV. Superman was and is … -
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Flash Gordon (1936)
In 1934 Flash Gordon was first released as comic strips. After the huge success the TV-series was made and the further success followed. In 1984 a legendary, but also somehow trashy movie containing …
