The title of this 1973 masterpiece translates as “Three Mighty Men” — an accurate title, if a bit on the lackluster side. The more well-known name “Turkish Spider-Man vs. Captain Turkish America” is perhaps more evocative, though it leaves out the third mighty man, Santo.

Yes, Santo, the masked wrestler and hero of Mexico, joins Captain America on a task force to take out the nefarious gangsters led by Spider-Man. Well, it’s somebody’s unique interpretation of Spider-man, anyway…despite some spider-logos and a fantastic reluctance to stay dead, this character fails to resemble Peter Parker’s alter-ego in almost every way. If it weren’t for the evocative cowl and the fact that the other characters keep referring to him as Spider-man, you might simply think that you’re watching an out-of-shape Bond villain (from one of the lamer Roger Moore years).

Captain America is actually somewhat faithful to his more authorized depictions, though you don’t need to be a die-hard Steve Rogers fan to note the many telltale discrepancies. Santos is likewise much more akin to his original inspiration, though a little more out of shape and not as dedicated to keeping his identity secret.

If you’re familiar with Turkish pulp sleaze, you probably won’t need to be told that 3 Dev Adam contains a lot of sadistic torture, tacky sexuality that repeatedly crosses the border between simple tastelessness and misogyny, and unbelievable action scenes from oddly-choreographed fights to strangely-shot car chases. If this is your first stop on the Turkish Express (no smuggling!), you’ll either be horrified and disgusted or fall in love with the genre.

I found all my old pulp films when I was packing boxes before Oasis Moving and Storage came to help move my collection of films.