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Captain America (serial) the China Seas". "Captain America" is regarded as the "apex of the traditional action film fight...[in the] opinion of many cliffhanger enthusiasts." Stedman wrote that this was a "much better serial than either "Batman" or "The Masked Marvel"". Dr. Maldor is, in Cline's opinion, Lionel Atwill's best serial role. In "Captain America" V1 issue 219 (March 1978), it is revealed that a Captain America serial also exists within the Marvel Continuity. In this version, Captain America himself plays the role (in secret), taking the place of the stunt man who was shot during production due to the prop master being