| Superman | |
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| Information | |
| Title: | Superman |
| Format: | Animated |
| Running time: | 10 min. |
| country: | USA |
| Episodes: | 17 |
| Production | |
| Production company: | Fleischer Studios |
| Distributor: | Paramount Pictures |
| Executive producers: | Max Fleischer |
| Principal cast: | Bud Collyer; Joan Alexander; Jackson Beck; Grant Richards |
| Air dates | |
| First aired: | September 26th, 1941 |
Superman is a series of animated film shorts that were released theatrically and were screened as a preview to feature films. They were developed by Max Fleischer using rotoscope technology, which he invented. The segments were directed by his younger brother Dave Fleischer. The film shorts premiered in the United States on September 26th, 1941. They starred the voice talents of Bud Collyer as Clark Kent, aka Superman, along with Joan Alexander as Lois Lane, and Jackson Beck as Perry White. Segments were narrated by Grant Richards.
Shorts[]
- Superman: The Mad Scientist
- Superman: The Mechanical Monsters
- Superman: Billion Dollar Limited
- Superman: The Arctic Giant
- Superman: The Bulleteers
- Superman: The Magnetic Telescope
- Superman: Electric Earthquake
- Superman: Volcano
- Superman: Terror on the Midway
- Superman: Japoteurs
- Superman: Showdown
- Superman: Eleventh Hour
- Superman: Destruction, Inc.
- Superman: The Mummy Strikes
- Superman: Jungle Drums
- Superman: The Underground World
- Superman: Secret Agent
Notes & Trivia[]
- Superman was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. He first appeared in Action Comics #1 in June, 1938 in a story called "Superman, Champion of the Opressed".
- Coloring processes for the film shorts were produced by Technicolor.
- Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope, which allowed animators to draw realistic movements using live-action images as a template.
- The animation style of these film shorts inspired television producer Bruce Timm when developing Batman: The Animated Series. Early episodes of the show were highly influenced by the Fleischer style.