Superheroes and supervillains have been locked in a never-ending battle for decades. But when their battles blow up on the big screen, who has been the very best of them all?
While superhero movies have exploded in popularity in the 21st century, they’ve been present in the medium almost since its beginning. Depending on one’s definition, 1920’s The Mark of Zorro marks the beginning of superhero movies, while the 1939 film Mandrake the Magician is the first comic book strip to get a movie adaptation.
