Max Fleischer's Superman, 1941-1942

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Based on the character created by Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster.
"Superman: the Max Fleischer cartoon collection is intended for the adult collector and is not suitable for children"--Container.
Release date: Apr. 7, 2009.
Special features: "First flight: the Fleischer Superman series": the origins and influence of this groundbreaking cartoon series; "The man, the myth, Superman": exploring the tradition of "Superman" heroes on the page and screen; sneak peek at DC Universe's upcoming animated feature Green Lantern.
Disc 1. Superman (Mad scientist) (Sept. 26, 1941) -- The mechanical monsters (Nov. 28, 1941) -- Billion Dollar Limited (Jan. 9, 1942) -- Arctic giant (Fev. 27, 1942) -- The Bulleteers (March 27, 1942) -- The magnetic telescope (Apr. 24, 1942) -- Electric earthquake (May 15, 1942) -- Volcano (July 10, 1942) -- Terror on the midway (Aug. 28, 1942) -- Disc 2. The Japoteurs / direction, Seymour Kneitel (Sept. 18, 1942) -- Showdown / direction, I. Sparber (Oct. 16, 1942) -- The eleventh hour / direction, Dan Gordon (Nov. 20, 1942) -- Destruction, Inc. / direction, I Sparber (Dec. 25, 1942) -- The mummy strikes / direction, I. Sparber (Feb. 19, 1943) -- Jungle drums / direction, Dan Gordon (March 25, 1943) -- Underground world / direction, Seymour Kneitel (June 18, 1943) -- Secret agent / direction, Seymour Kneitel (July 30, 1943).
Superman's adventures in comic books were scarcely three years old when Max Fleischer began producing these animated films for Paramount. Contains 17 theatrical shorts filmed in Technicolor, with stories steeped in heroics and wartime topicality.
DVD; region 1; Dolby Digital, mono.; fullscreen presentation.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

superman submitted by nasuaada on July 26, 2011, 12:07pm The Man of Steel is the best superhero ever! i recommend superhero comics!

classic submitted by wampishing on July 5, 2013, 4:56pm The animation is incredibly beautiful, even now, and the episodes themselves are fun. Watch out for some really unfortunate portrayals of Japanese characters from the episodes which were produced during WWII, however.