Fritzi at Movies Silently is hosting
Snoopathon, A Blogathon of Spies. My entry for the blogathon is on my new movies-mostly blog,
The Big V Riot Squad:
Batman vs Dr. Daka.
I go over the first chapter of the 1943 Columbia serial in great detail, hoping that people will get interested in seeing the movie. My opening paragraph:
"Japanese spies, zombies, caped crusaders, a radium gun, an alligator pit and Ming the Merciless -- you can't go wrong with the 1943 Columbia movie serial
Batman. Well, actually, you could go wrong in a few ways. There is a lot of racism directed at the villain, Doctor Daka and his countrymen. Columbia serials are not highly regarded by many serial lovers because of their minuscule budgets. Every movie serial, especially 15-chapter serials like this one, has moments that drag. Every movie serial has ludicrous plot elements. On the other hand, Japanese spies, zombies, caped crusaders, a radium gun, an alligator pit and Ming the Merciless -- that's pretty cool."
The first issue of Action Comics, from June, 1938, featured the debut of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's Superman. The popularity of Superman revolutionized the comic book business and led to the creation of hundreds of other costumed super heroes. I was always more of a fan of Batman, who was a self-made man. 
