Captain Action as The Phantom, "The Ghost Who Walks"

The Phantom was the first fictional character to wear the skintight costume that has become a trademark of superheroes and the first to wear a mask with no visible pupils, another superhero standard. The Phantom was made into a movie in 1996. The movie was set in the 1930s, and starred Billy Zane in the title role, Kristy Swanson as Diana Palmer, and Catherine Zeta-Jones as Sala, an evil aviatrix.