Before Adventures of Captain Marvel , comic book characters were mostly confined to newspaper strips or short animated films. This production proved that live-action superheroes could be commercially successful on the big screen.
A mysterious, hooded criminal mastermind known only as The Scorpion steals the idol and begins murdering the expedition members to collect the six lenses needed to activate its full power. Key Cast and Production Adventures of Captain Marvel
The group discovers a powerful ancient weapon called the Golden Scorpion , a large metallic idol with removable lenses that can generate a devastating destructive ray or transmute base metals into gold. Before Adventures of Captain Marvel , comic book