produced by Republic's team, the Lydecker brothers. Release Theatrical The Masked Marvel'''s official release date is 6 November 1943, although this is actually the date the sixth chapter was made available to film exchanges. TelevisionThe Masked Marvel was one of twenty-six Republic serials re-edited into features for television release in 1966. The title was changed to Sakima and the Masked Marvel. This version was 100-minutes in length. Critical reception Harmon and Glut describe The Masked Marvel as an "exciting serial, one of Republic's best". They especially note "some of the most beautifully photographed and edited action sequences in the history of cliffhangers". Cline writes that the sight of seeing the hero "jump right into his own fights" rather than have the camera cut between an actor and a stuntman, more than compensated for the reveal in the final chapter when the actor playing the Masked Marvel removes his mask and is clearly not the same actor playing the part in every other scene. This scene is described as almost anticlimactic and "must have been just a little embarrassing". This was one of Republic's best serials. Chapter list The Masked Crusader (26min 11s) Death Takes the Helm (15min 33s) Dive to Doom (15min 33s) Suspense at Midnight (15min 33s) Murder Meter (15min 33s) Exit to Eternity (15min 33s) Doorway to Destruction (15min 34s) Destined to Die (15min 34s) Danger Express (15min 33s) Suicide Sacrifice (15min 33s) The Fatal Mistake (15min 33s) The Man Behind the Mask'' (15min 34s) Source: References External links 1943 films American spy films American superhero films American World War II films American black-and-white films 1940s English-language films Republic Pictures film serials Films directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet 1940s spy films Films with screenplays by George H. Plympton Films with screenplays by Joseph F. Poland 1940s American films