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Campy 60s superheroes rule at the Retro Cocktail Hour's next Cinema a Go Go at Liberty Hall - Friday, January 27 at 7:00pm. Our big double feature begins with Superargo Vs. Diabolikus, an Italian-Spanish co-production from 1966 in which the indestructible, red-suited Superargo battles a madman who's plotting to steal the world's uranium. |
The Superargo movies (well, there were only two) are sort of a cross between 007 and Batman, with definite influence from the very popular Mexican lucha libre films of the 1960s, epecially the El Santo movies. |
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Our second big feature is Japan's Golden Bat. The Golden Bat is considered Japan's first superhero, a character who began in the Kamashibai storytelling tradition in 1930 and was later adapted for comic books, TV and movies. The Golden Bat is a survivor of ancient Atlantis, who rises from his tomb to fight the forces of evil with his super strength and his magic scepter, which hurls lightning bolts and causes earthquakes!
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For this 1966 feature, the Earth is threatened by some evil outer space types who are out to steal the Super Destruction Beam Cannon! Legendary action star Sonny Chiba leads a secret U.N. team against the baddies, with help from The Golden Bat. |
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Tickets at the door |
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