Superhero film as action, horror, fantasy, comedy etc. Almost immediately after superheroes rose to prominence in comic books, they were adapted into Saturday film serials aimed at children, starting with "Mandrake The Magician" (1939). Serials such as "Adventures of Captain Marvel" (1941), "Batman" (1943), "The Phantom" (1943), "Captain America" (1944), and "Superman" (1948) followed. In the following decades, the decline of Saturday serials and turmoil in the comic book industry put an end to superhero motion pictures, with the exception of "Superman and the Mole Men", starring George Reeves, which was a trial balloon for the television series "Adventures of Superman", compilations
Kick-Ass 3 (comic book) she is now going to train him to be a superhero. John Ernenputsch of ComicOSity.com reviewed "Kick-Ass 3" giving a score of 9.5 out of 10. The last issue reveals that "Wanted", "Nemesis", , "Superior" and "MPH" all take place in the same universe as "Kick-Ass". Additionally, "Jupiter's Legacy", and "Supercrooks", are movies in the Kick-Ass universe, known as the Millarverse. Kick-Ass 3 (comic book) Kick-Ass 3 is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics' Icon Comics imprint. Created by writer Mark Millar and penciler John Romita Jr., it is a sequel to the "Kick-Ass" and "Kick-Ass 2"