THE BRAINSTORMS

Batman: Serial Hero? An in-depth look at the 1943 serials featuring the Caped Crusader In 1943, there were basically no superhero comic adaptations, mostly because the genre of superhero comics was so new. Superman had gotten a radio show (which introduced Kryptonite, Perry White and Jimmy Olsen!), and animated shorts, while Captain Marvel got his own live action movie. Once the US entered the war, a lot of the focus on media like serials and movies was on supporting war effo