ZOWIE WEDNESDAYS!
Welcome to ZOWIE WEDNESDAYS — in which we’re serializing across 13 weeks Mark Voger’s forthcoming book Zowie! from publisher TwoMorrows. Click here for a ton more on this feature — and info on the book itself, a brightly colored history of “the TV Superhero Craze in ’60s Pop Culture.” You can also find there links to previous installments. Right on! — Dan
Italian filmmakers in the 1960s were so fixated on the Batmania phenomenon that they produced enough movies to stock a Justice League of Italy: The low-budget costumed exploits of Superargo, Argoman, Goldface and more, were a heady mix of costumed superheroics, Bondian espionage, beautiful women and both intentional and unintentional camp.
Many of the films are accessible now to American viewers who want a wacky and wild time:
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Zowie! by Mark Voger, is a 192-page, full-color hardcover that lists for $43.95. It is scheduled to be released July 31 and will be available through booksellers and comics shops. You can also pre-order it directly from TwoMorrows. Click here.
Also check out MarkVoger.com!
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— The Complete ZOWIE WEDNESDAYS! Index. Click here.
— Your Complete BATMAN ’66 Guide to Every Actor Who Played a Major SPECIAL GUEST VILLAIN. Click here.
