Issue 16
Notebook

The Adaptation ff Pulp Publications, Dailies, Sundays, and Comic Books into Cinematographic Serials During the Thirties and Forties in the US

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  • Diego Mollá
Diego Mollá
Universitat de València
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Published 2013-07-01

Keywords

  • Pulp,
  • daily,
  • sunday,
  • comic book,
  • serial,
  • Universal Pictures,
  • Columbia Pictures,
  • Republic Pictures.
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Abstract

During the thirties and forties in the United States the main characters from pulp publications, dailies, sundays, and comic books were adapted into cinematographic serials. Tarzan, The Shadow, Flash Gordon, Dick Tracy, Batman and Superman became the stars of matinees addressed to a young audience, eager for adventures and entertainment. These serials were low cost productions made with little technical means. Their success lied in their use of characters known by everybody because of their celebrity as characters from four different publication formats: pulp, daily, sunday and comic book.

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