Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942

7.5/10 • 16

2009-04-07 • 2h 25m

AnimationAdventureScience Fiction

This is a job for Superman!

More than just a landmark in superhero animation, Max Fleischer's Superman shorts were no less than the foundation for so many shows that succeeded it. Playing in theaters in 1941-42, only a few years after the Man of Steel made his debut in Action Comics, these 17 exciting films were produced by Fleischer and made famous the phrase "This looks like a job for Superman!" At 10 minutes, each film had just enough time to run the opening credits, establish the threat, let Lois Lane make a headstrong rush into peril, and allow Clark Kent to change to his alter ego and save the day. The films show a remarkably dynamic and atmospheric storytelling style that enables them to hold up for modern viewers. At first the films followed a science fiction-fantasy theme, but not unexpectedly for that time soon focused on wartime concerns.

Directors: Max Fleischer, Dave Fleischer

AnimationAdventureScience Fiction

Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942

2009-04-07 • 2h 25m

7.5/10 • 16

This is a job for Superman!

Directors: Max Fleischer, Dave Fleischer

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Bud Collyer
Superman / Clark Kent (voice) (archive sound)
Joan Alexander
Lois Lane (voice) (archive sound)

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Vincont

Jun 7, 2024

The Max Fleischer Superman movies, produce by Paramount, were a series of movies created and released from 1941 to 1943. The first in the series was released in theaters September 26, 1941 and the last of the seventeen was released July 30, 1943. It is considered a series, though not a television series. It was the highest budgeted animated series in film history and some consider this to still be the case, when adjusting for the value change in dollars. The cartoon artistry is of a high quality for its time and was well received by the public. A worthwhile collectable to immortalize the ever changing story of, and figure known as, Superman! List of movies: 1) Superman (1941) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/95414-superman 2) The Mechanical Monsters (1941) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/71129-the-mechanical-monsters 3) Billion Dollar Limited (1942) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/145931-billion-dollar-limited 4) The Arctic Giant (1942) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/145961-the-arctic-giant 5) The Bulleteers (1942) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/145963-the-bulleteers 6) The Magnetic Telescope (1942) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/99678-the-magnetic-telescope 7) Electric Earthquake (1942) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/145967-electric-earthquake 8) Volcano (1942) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/145969-volcano 9) Terror on the Midway (1942) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/145977-terror-on-the-midway 10) Japoteurs (1942) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/71128-japoteurs 11) Showdown (1942) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/146053-showdown 12) Eleventh Hour (1942) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/146058-eleventh-hour 13) Destruction Inc. (1942) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/146059-destruction-inc 14) The Mummy Strikes (1943) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/146061-the-mummy-strikes 15) Jungle Drums (1943) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/146062-jungle-drums 16) The Underground World (1943) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/146072-the-underground-world 17) Secret Agent (1943) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/146074-secret-agent