Jason Voorhees on a minor aspect of him. Jason made his first cinematic appearance in the original "Friday the 13th" on May 9, 1980. In this film, Jason is portrayed in the memories of his mother, Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer), and as a hallucination of the film's protagonist, Alice (Adrienne King). Though the character makes no contemporary appearance onscreen, he propels the film's plot—Mrs. Voorhees, the cook at Camp Crystal Lake, seeks revenge for his death, which she blames on the camp counselors. Jason's second appearance was in the sequel, "Friday the 13th Part 2" (1981). Revealed to be alive, an adult
Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film) five-issue comic book miniseries "Jason and the Argonauts: The Kingdom of Hades" (2007) from TidalWave Productions' "Ray Harryhausen Signature Series", continued the story. It was followed by "Jason and the Argonauts: Final Chorus" (2014). Columbia released the film on Blu-ray (for regions A, B, and C) on 6 July 2010. The disc's special features include two new audio commentaries, one by Peter Jackson and Randall William Cook, and the other by Harryhausen in conversation with his biographer Tony Dalton. Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film) Jason and the Argonauts (working title: "Jason and the Golden Fleece") is a 1963 independently