Chapter #1 from the Captain America serial circa 1940sThe Purple Death
This is very cool for the marvel lovers. File is from a decent print audio and video is converted nicely (especially for a serial of this date) Some interesting things to note for Cap fans - where's Caps shield? What no wings on his cowl? Very entertaining chapter.
file info: 25+ minutes - 720x544 - 149 mbs - avi
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No wings, no shield, no Bucky, no WWII references (astonishing, given the harsh propaganda element in the first Batman serial)...hell, no Steve Rogers; Cap is a district attorney.
Wikipedia has some wild trivia bits (lightly edited here):
In Captain America v1 #219, it is revealed that the Captain America serial also exists within the Marvel continuity. In this version, Captain America himself plays the role (in secret), taking the place of the stunt man who was shot by a Nazi spy. Like the real-life serial, Cap's shield is replaced with a gun, his identity is changed, and his sidekick Bucky is absent.
Timely, the owner of Captain America, was unhappy with the omission of Steve Rogers, the lack of an army setting and his use of a gun. Republic responded in writing that the sample pages provided by Timely did not indicate that Captain America was a soldier called Steve Rogers, nor that he did not carry a revolver.
Dick Purcell as District Attorney Grant Gardner/Captain America. Purcell was cast as the hero despite appearing a bit overweight and average. He died a few weeks after filming was completed. The strain of filming Captain America had been too much for his heart and he collapsed in the locker room at an LA country club.
I don't want to spoil anything, but this thing is amazing in that "Cap" fails in every respect except surviving, and finally nailing the main villain. He fails to stop plots, he fails to stop killings, he even fails to keep his identity secret. Sheesh. You're no Steve Rogers.
Thanks for this, ZT! I've had a crummy VHS for a long time, hope this is a serious upgrade!
Thanks fgor the additional info -Great post! gotta love wiki - they find such unusual facts (now i want to find that cap comic to see what they did with it!) I hope this copy was better than the one you had!
Ive also got a few more of similar quality if interested.
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