Batman 1943 and 1949 movie serials on BD?

[elk3605]

I wish they’d release these old DC movie serials; Batman, Superman, Captain Marvel, Captain Midnight and their sequels. Have any movie serials been released on BD?

[Region_unlocked]

Captain Marvel's been released a couple times.

[elk3605]

Well i’ve been sleeping on that. Glad to hear it. I had a feeling it may have. How’s the transfer?

[Phillip c. Niethe]

My favorite parts of the old Batman serials is how Batman always drives around in Bruce Wayne's car...and when he is point blank asked why he has Bruce's car, he says" He lets me borrow it" lol. And no one catches on that Bruce Wayne is Batman...also I love the floppy bat ears and how the whole ensemble looks like it was sewn together by someone's grandmother who maybe had a little bit to much Scotch at the time

[JEDGAR1000]

There's also this one

[elk3605]

Originally Posted by JEDGAR1000

There's also this one

Never heard of this one. What’s it about?

[elk3605]

Originally Posted by Phillip c. Niethe

My favorite parts of the old Batman serials is how Batman always drives around in Bruce Wayne's car...and when he is point blank asked why he has Bruce's car, he says" He lets me borrow it" lol. And no one catches on that Bruce Wayne is Batman...also I love the floppy bat ears and how the whole ensemble looks like it was sewn together by someone's grandmother who maybe had a little bit to much Scotch at the time

Dude, yes, I love these old serials. They were inspiration for the Adam West series. Batman and Robin constantly call each other Bruce and Dick while in costume, they get their asses handed to them by criminals constantly, many non-PC dialogue in the first one regarding the Japanese. In the second one, at one point, Batman actually pulls out a blow torch from his utility belt . Awesome.

Some firsts in the 1943 one too such as first appearance of Alfred and the Bat Cave (here called the Bat’s Cave.)

I really like the Superman serials too, particularly the 1950 one. First Lex Luther on film and the Phantom Zone (or the Empty Doom as it’s called here.)

Captain Marvel is on another level though and much better quality. As someone said it’s probably the best movie serial ever made.

[dcfan88]

Grapevine, they made the first Captain Marvel release also released Spy Smasher and Spy Smasher returns.

[Region_unlocked]

Originally Posted by elk3605

Well i’ve been sleeping on that. Glad to hear it. I had a feeling it may have. How’s the transfer?

I don't own either, but I'm pretty sure the Kino release has the better transfer.

[chriskl99]

Originally Posted by elk3605

Have any movie serials been released on BD?

I got this list from TCM Shop of all places:

Adventures of Captain Marvel
Commando Cody: Sky Marshal of the Universe
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Flying Disc Man from Mars
The Invisible Monster
Jungle Queen
Lost City of the Jungle
The Mysterious Mr. M
Panther Girl of the Kongo
Perils of Nyoka
The Phantom Creeps
The Red Rider
The Roaring West
Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery
Trader Tom of the China Seas
The Vanishing Shadow
The Whispering Shadow
Zombies of the Stratosphere

I loved Adventures of Captain Marvel.

[Blu-ray monster]

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[Stein256]

It needs to happen.