Adventures of Captain Marvel Adventures of Captain Marvel Adventures of Captain Marvel is a 1941 American 12-chapter black-and-white movie serial from Republic Pictures, produced by Hiram S. Brown, Jr., directed by John English and William Witney, that stars Tom Tyler in the title role of Captain Marvel and Frank Coghlan, Jr. as his alter ego, Billy Batson. This serial was adapted from the popular Captain Marvel comic book character then appearing in Fawcett Comics publications "Whiz Comics" and "Captain Marvel Adventures". "Adventures of Captain Marvel" was the 21st of 66 film serials produced by Republic and their first comic book character adaptation (not counting
The Jam (comics) The Jam (comics) The Jam, formally known as the Jammer, is a fictional costumed hero, created by writer-artist Bernie Mireault, who originally appeared in Canadian comic books published by Matrix Graphics Series. The Jammer made his first appearance in "New Triumph Featuring Northguard" #2 (1985). The Jammer is the alter ego of Gordon “Gordie” Kirby, an otherwise normal guy who found he enjoyed patrolling the rooftops of his home city of Montréal in a homemade superhero costume. The Jammer is not really a superhero. He often finds himself in the right place at the right time, and is compelled to