Serial Adventures : The incredible story of the superheroes of the silver screen

by James Van Hise

Book with short chapters on movie serials that adapted adventure comic books and comic strips.

154 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1990

About the author

James Van Hise is an American popular culture historian and comic book author. He had a long connection with the popular fanzine Rocket's Blast Comicollector (RBCC), and was its editor/publisher from 1974 to 1983. He also had a lengthy association with Hal Schuster, owner of New Media Publishing and Pioneer Books. Van Hise is the author of more than ten books, many of them published by Pioneer Books.

Reviews

[Michael P. · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is comprised of brief chapters about movie serials that adapted adventure comic books and comic strips. Way too much of the text is given to synopsis and way to few to saying anything meaningful. The illustrations are drawn from photographs from these serials. I strongly suspect that most of us would much rather see the photos. I don't know if this book is self-published, but everything about it smacks of a vanity project.

[Ronald · Rating 5 out of 5]

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