First superhero movie
- Who
- The Adventures of Captain Marvel
- What
- First
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 28 March 1941
It is possible to credit the earliest cinematic superhero if the term “superhero” is narrowly defined. Not until Adventures of Captain Marvel (USA) in March 1941 had moviegoers seen a comic-book adaptation in which an ordinary man, transformed into a costumed hero with superhuman powers.