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“‘Adventures of Captain Marvel’ doesn’t make any radical moves to subvert its serial form, maintaining a certain look and feel of the tradition, which wasn’t known for its big budgets or depth of logic. It’s freewheeling heroism, and one rooted in dark magic, with Shazam the wizard presenting Billy with ‘Shazam!’ the transformative call, permitting the scrawny guy to become the bulky, caped Captain Marvel, whose primary mission is to retrieve the Golden Scorpion, making sure the destructive device doesn’t remain in the wrong hands for long. Captain Marvel is endowed with super-strength and flight, making repeated use of his abilities throughout the chapters. Special effects aren’t high-tech, but they’re effective, showcasing plenty of reverse photography and model work, while flying is achieved with the help of rear-projection techniques and a paper mache dummy on a wire, which, through the help of attentive editing, doesn’t look as bad as it sounds.
‘Adventures of Captain Marvel’ doesn’t offer the most profound tale of interrogation and theft, and the strain of storytelling is felt over the chapters, which tend to follow a routine of pursuit and pummeling, while a mild mystery brews concerning the true identity of the Scorpion, keeping Billy busy with suspects as he looks to the members of the initial expedition for answers. Thankfully, the serial is action-oriented, offering crude stunt choreography or simply nothing at all, viewed during fistfights, which largely oversees two actors rolling around a set, making sure to hit as much breakaway furniture as possible.”
its the first cover to Zap Comix! now where is Mr Natural?