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
Alter Ego (magazine) "Alter Ego". Schwartz loaned Bails his copies of the comics and science fiction fanzine "Xero", and Bails wrote to everyone in their letter column as well. Soon, Bails was receiving two or three responses daily from people interested in subscribing. The first issue of "Alter Ego" appeared in March 1961. Bails' wife Sondra typed out the contents, and the lettering was done with plastic lettering guides. The 22-page issue featured three JSA-related articles, two columns, and an amateur comic strip: "Alter Ego" also sponsored the Alley Awards, a series of comic book awards that lasted until the end of the