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Super Movies – Captain America: The First Avenger, Part 3

So we finally come to the conclusion of last year’s Marvel epic, Captain America: The First Avenger. When we left off, Steve had finally been accepted into the fight with Hydra and given a new uniform (based on his USO … Continue reading

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Super Movies – Captain America: The First Avenger, Part 2

Continuing our look back at the Captain America movies, here’s part 2 of the recap of last year’s Captain America: The First Avenger.  As we left off last week, Dr. Erskine’s secret serum had just transformed scrawny Steve into Big … Continue reading

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Super Movies: Captain America: The First Avenger, Part 1

Yes, I am finally getting around to finishing the Captain America series with Captain America: The First Avenger, produced by Marvel Studios and released in 2011 by Paramount. And though this is the fourth version of Cap to be produced, … Continue reading

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Super Movies – Captain America (1990), Part 2

Sorry this is so late, but this summer has been hell on my productivity. Continuing our look at the early 90’s version of Captain America directed by Albert Pyun and starring Matt Salinger. When we left off, Cap had been … Continue reading

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Super Movies – Captain America (1990)

Continuing our look at Captain America on the big and small screens. Okay, that 1990 above is a little misleading. In 1990,  21st Century Films produced Captain America for theatrical release in the U.S., but the film was pulled before … Continue reading

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Super (TV) Movies – Captain America II

Less than a year after the Universal pilot of Captain America aired, they gave him another shot with Captain America II (the DVD box and IMDB list the full title as Captain America II: Death Too Soon, but that title … Continue reading

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Super (TV) Movies – Captain America (1979)

So yeah, I’m breaking my own rules here by featuring a TV movie version of Captain America.  I can only justify including this and not, say, the 1970’s TV version of The Incredible Hulk with two excuses. Number one, the … Continue reading

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Super Movies – Captain America, Chapters 11-15

This is it, the conclusion to Captain America, the most expensive serial of all time and the first appearance of a Marvel Comics superhero on screen. This may seem to go by more quickly than previous entries simply because some … Continue reading

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Super Movies – Captain America, Chapters 6-10

Continuing our look back at Captain America, the 1944 Republic serial that marked the first on-screen appearance of a Marvel Comics character, sort of. As in past serials, I thought I might try a drinking game this week, but was … Continue reading

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Super Movies – Captain America, Chapters 2-5

Continuing our look back at Captain America’s first screen appearance, the 1944 Republic serial Captain America. At the end of Chapter One, “The Purple Death,” Captain America (also known as crusading district attorney  Grant Gardner) was trapped in a building … Continue reading

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