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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-08 · 20 entries checked · 15 flagged · 30 issues confirmed · 15 corrected · 15 still open
Adventures of Captain Marvel — The serial was the twenty-first of Republic’s 66 serials — incorrect; it was actually the 20th serial released by Republic Pictures.
Adventures of Captain Marvel — The serial was produced by Hiram S. Brown, Jr. — incorrect; the producer was Hiram S. Brown (without 'Jr.').
Atom Man vs. Superman — The serial is the first Superman movie serial, not the second. The first was 'Superman' (1948).
Batman (serial) — The claim that the serial introduced the Batcave is incorrect; the Batcave first appeared in Detective Comics #83 in January 1944, after the serial's release.
Batman (serial) — The claim that the serial introduced the secret entrance through a grandfather clock inside Wayne Manor is incorrect; that specific element was introduced in the 1960s Batman TV series.
Blackhawk (serial) — The entry states that Carol Forman played a villain in Columbia's earlier Superman serial, but she actually played the villainess in the 1949 serial 'Batman and Robin', not in a Superman serial.
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars — The serial's location was changed from Mongo to Mars to capitalize on Orson Welles' famous War of the Worlds broadcast.
The Green Hornet (serial) — The serial describes Kato as Korean, but in the 1940 serial Kato is explicitly portrayed as Japanese, not Korean.
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! — The serial is described as 'the 117th serial released by Universal (the 49th with sound) out of a total of 137.' This is incorrect. Universal released 137 serials total, but *The Green Hornet Strikes Again!* was the 118th serial and the 50th sound serial.
The Green Hornet Strikes Again! — The entry states that the serial 'is notable for having mostly self-contained chapters rather than continuous cliffhangers, a structure also used in Universal’s first Green Hornet serial.' This is factually inaccurate. The first Green Hornet serial (1940) did
Hop Harrigan (serial) — The serial is based on the Hop Harrigan comic strip, not comic books by DC Comics.
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