Comic Books Into Movies - Part One

He was the first superhero from DC Comics to star in a feature film.

Superman
Batman
Blackhawk

Dr. Octopus and his mechanical tentacles give Spider-Man a run for his money in 2004’s Spider Man 2. The myopic villain was created in 1963 by Stan Lee and this artist.

Steve Ditko
Jack Kirby
John Severin

Jean Marais played the title character in a 1964 film based on a French comic about the fantastic exploits of this elusive arch-villain.

Fantômas
Tenebrax
Le Griffre Grise

Cigar-chomping secret agent Nick Fury is played by Sam Jackson in Marvel’s The Avengers franchise. Who was the first actor play Fury?

David Hasselhoff
Jason Priestley
Tim Daly

Terry Southern, screenwriter for Dr. Strangelove (seen here in this photograph by Stanley Kubrick), wrote the screenplay for the movie based on this comic book adventuress.

Barbarella
Modesty Blaise
Barb Wire

In 1972’s Tales from the Crypt, based on a series of EC Comics, who played the pivotal role of the Cryptkeeper?

Ralph Richardson
Alec Guiness
John Gielgud

in Batman Returns, Christopher Walken plays a villain with the name of an actor famous for playing a vampire.

Max Schreck
Bela Lugosi
John Carradine

This was the first comic book film to win an Academy Award for acting.

The Dark Knight
Batman Begins
Batman Returns

1968’s Danger Diabolik was based on a long running Italian comic created in 1962 by two sisters, Angela and Luciana Giussani. Who directed the film version?

Mario Bava
Riccardo Freda
Sergio Martino

Since his first appearance in 2008’s Iron Man, the steel-plated warrior has appeared in 6 films. His creator Stan Lee based the character of Tony Stark, Iron Man’s alter ego, on what historical character?

Howard Hughes
Andrew Carnegie
J.P. Morgan