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
The Unexpected (2018 comic book) published as well as the fourth best-selling title by DC to debut in that month. The second issue fell to 123rd place in July. The Unexpected (2018 comic book) The Unexpected is an ongoing American superhero comic book written by Steve Orlando and published monthly by DC Comics. The series is part of the "New Age of DC Heroes" initiative, which launched following the conclusion of the "" crossover event, and began publication on June 6, 2018. It focuses on the tituler team—consisting of Firebrand, Neon the Unknown, Viking Judge, and Ascendant—and follows their adventures, which relate to the events