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
Excalibur (comic book) Excalibur (comic book) Excalibur is the name of several comic book titles featuring the team Excalibur and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original "Excalibur" comic book series which debuted in 1988. "Excalibur"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s original creative team, writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer Alan Davis, incorporated elements of two Marvel properties: the X-Men and Captain Britain. The resulting superhero team Excalibur first gathered together in "Excalibur Special Edition" #1 (1988) and were soon featured in a monthly series. Davis left with "Excalibur" #24 (1990) and Claremont with "Excalibur" #34 (1991), leaving a number of various plot points unresolved before his departure.