Cartoon Resource entry #046 - Superman Theatrical Shorts (1941)

SUPERMAN

ORIGINAL THEATRICAL RUN: Sep 26, 1941-Jul 30, 1943
SHORTS: 17
ANIMATION BY: Fleischer/Famous Studios
DISTRIBUTED and OWNED BY: Warner Bros.

SUMMARY

Paramount and Fleischer Studios produced the first animated series featuring Superman shortly after his 1938 debut.  Superman began to fly regularly in these cartoons and later did so in the comics.  The series was popular and only ended after the seventeenth short due to costs.  Famous Studios produced the last eight shorts after the Fleischer Studios dissolved.  The films are all in public domain and have been released on home video numerous times.  Warner Bros. officially released the films for the first time remastered in 2009 on DVD.

DVD

Max Fleischer's Superman (04.07.2009) by Warner Bros.

FILMOGRAPHY
Fleischer Studios shorts:

#01 Superman (also known as The Mad Scientist) (09.26.1941)
#02 The Mechanical Monster (11.21.1941)
#03 Billion Dollar Limited (01.09.1942)
#04 The Artic Giant (02.26.1942)
#05 The Bulleteers (03.26.1942)
#06 The Magnetic Telescope (04.24.1942)
#07 Electronic Earth Quake (05.15.1942)
#08 Volcano (07.10.1942)
#09 Terror On The Midway (08.30.1942)

Famous Studios shorts:

#10 Japoteurs (09.18.1942)
#11 Showdown (10.16.1942)
#12 Eleventh Hour (11.20.1942)
#13 Destruction, Inc (12.25.1942)
#14 The Mummy Strikes (02.19.1943)
#15 Jungle Drums (03.26.1943)
#16 The Underground World (06.18.1943)
#17 Secret Agent (07.30.1943)

VOICE ACTORS

Joan Alexander (1915-2009) as Lois Lane
Jackson Beck (1912-2004) as the Narrator
Clayton "Bud" Collyer (1908-1969) as Superman/Clark Kent
Jack Mercer (1910-1984) as the Mad Scientist
Julian Noa (1879-1958) as Perry White