Mysterious Doctor Satan

"CRAZED WITH THE LUST TO KILL! A power-mad maniac unleashes a lightning attack on an unsuspecting nation...And finds the Copperhaed thirsting for revenge!"

A mad scientist named Dr. Satan plots to steal key pieces of technology to enable him to build an army of robots based on his prototype to conquer America. The only one standing in his way is Bob Wayne, who fights Satan as the enigmatic Copperhead. Mysterious Doctor Satan is a 1940 film serial named after its chief villain. Doctor Satan's main opponent is the masked mystery man, "The Copperhead", whose secret identity is Bob Wayne, a man searching for justice and revenge on Satan for the death of his step-father. The serial charts the conflict between the two as Bob Wayne pursues Doctor Satan, while the latter completes his plans for world domination.

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Release Date

December 13, 1940

Status

Released

Original Title

Mysterious Doctor Satan

Runtime

4h 27min

Budget

$147,381

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

The Mysterious Doctor Satan Collection

Part of

The Mysterious Doctor Satan Collection

Includes: Mysterious Doctor Satan, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Return of the Copperhead, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Thirteen Steps, Mysterious Doctor Satan: The Human Bomb, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Undersea Tomb, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Doctor Satan's Man of Steel, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Double Cross, Mysterious Doctor Satan: The Monster Strikes, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Highway of Death, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Double Jeopardy, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Bridge of Peril, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Death Closes In, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Crack-Up, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Disguised, Mysterious Doctor Satan: The Flaming Coffin, Mysterious Doctor Satan: Doctor Satan Strikes