Over the years, Hollywood has given masked crazed crusaders like Dare Devil, Batman, Vendetta, Zorro, The Mask, Phantom and last but not the least, Spider-Man. On the other hand, there are masked villains like Dr. Doom, Dirth Vader, and Green Goblin. In this post series I am going to talk about these masked heroes and villains of
Dare Devil:
Dare Devil is a comic character created by Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett. Lawyer Matthew Murdock became blind in an accident as he was exposed to toxic radioactive substance at his teenage. However, his other four senses grew stronger. After his father’ death, Matthew decides to fight crime under the name Dare Devil. Dare Devil wears a red mask and prowls over roof tops of New York city at night. He was trained in martial arts by a blind man name Stick. Dare Devil came out in 2003 with Ben Affleck playing the character of Dare Devil. Later in 2005, a spin off, Electra came out.
Batman:
This comic character has been taken to big screen many times. Animated movie, mini series, movies, cartoon series, you name it; Batman is every where. Millionaire Bruce Wayne’s life changed when his parents were killed by a small time criminal. After he grew up, he decided to fight with the evil that took his parents lives and with that end in mind, he designs a costume resembling the bat and wears a black mask and becomes Batman. Batman was published by DC comics in 1939. The earliest Batman was a miniseries produced by NBC in 1943. Lewis Wilson and Douglas Croft played Batman and Robin in that series. In 1966, another tv series was produced by 20th century Fox where Adam West played Batman. In 1989, Michael Keaton played the character of Batman which won Oscar.
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