This is the first of a series of big-budget animated short films featuring the comic book haracter Superman. The animation is very well-detailed, and has lots of action. Surprizing how well this material holds up over the years (save for the anti-Japanese propaganda cartoons of WW2). Well worth a loook!
When you watch this cartoon, you learn that Superman was found by a passing motorist after his spaceship landed on the earth and he was taken to an orphanage.
This is certainly a lot different than the contemporary tale where the baby Superman is taken into the home of Martha and Johnathan Kent.
In the very first comic story written about Superman, it’s a good Samaritan. The following year (39) Ma and Pa Kent were introduced – and continued to be important in almost every version of the story. The main difference is whether Pa survives after Clark becomes an adult or not.
In the original comic book Superman is picked up by a good samaritan and taken to an orphanage. The radio show has him land on earth fully grown. By the 1940 DC comics had introduced Superboy, Smallville, Johnathan and Martha Kent, Lana Lang, and Krypto, Superboy’s Super dog. This version of his history is the one most people of MY generation is familiar with.
Not sure what a mad scientist with a pet vulture using a destructo-ray has to do with 9/11 but feel free to read anything you want to into these cartoons.
BTW contrary to popular opinion the Fleishers were far from bankrupted by these cartoons..Popeye and Betty Boop were paying the bills just fine. Any money lost on these just served a s a tax write-off.
Five stars for the quality of the movies.
Incidentally the voices of Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane, and Perry White are being provided by the same people who were doing the radio show.
September 20th, 2005 at 8:07 pm
This is the first of a series of big-budget animated short films featuring the comic book haracter Superman. The animation is very well-detailed, and has lots of action. Surprizing how well this material holds up over the years (save for the anti-Japanese propaganda cartoons of WW2). Well worth a loook!
October 4th, 2005 at 12:21 am
When you watch this cartoon, you learn that Superman was found by a passing motorist after his spaceship landed on the earth and he was taken to an orphanage.
This is certainly a lot different than the contemporary tale where the baby Superman is taken into the home of Martha and Johnathan Kent.
Wow…how times have changed.
January 20th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
Good old cartoons, they just don’t play the good stuff like this anymore.
Great stuff!
August 19th, 2006 at 12:07 am
tdhdxrthdx
August 19th, 2006 at 6:13 pm
saut
August 25th, 2006 at 12:03 am
muy buen apelicula
September 25th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
In the very first comic story written about Superman, it’s a good Samaritan. The following year (39) Ma and Pa Kent were introduced – and continued to be important in almost every version of the story. The main difference is whether Pa survives after Clark becomes an adult or not.
April 14th, 2008 at 3:29 am
Did anyone notice a HUGE SKYSCRAPER is
toppling & turns to
dust particles – 9/11 revisted?
Did anyone notice a bridge blowing up?
How about the police warning everyone to stay inside – hints of possible Marshall law
this is a very prophetic cartoon
May 28th, 2008 at 1:15 am
In the original comic book Superman is picked up by a good samaritan and taken to an orphanage. The radio show has him land on earth fully grown. By the 1940 DC comics had introduced Superboy, Smallville, Johnathan and Martha Kent, Lana Lang, and Krypto, Superboy’s Super dog. This version of his history is the one most people of MY generation is familiar with.
But it’s WAY more complicated than that as a visit to Wikipedia’s Superboy article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superboy will tell you.
Not sure what a mad scientist with a pet vulture using a destructo-ray has to do with 9/11 but feel free to read anything you want to into these cartoons.
BTW contrary to popular opinion the Fleishers were far from bankrupted by these cartoons..Popeye and Betty Boop were paying the bills just fine. Any money lost on these just served a s a tax write-off.
Five stars for the quality of the movies.
Incidentally the voices of Clark Kent/Superman, Lois Lane, and Perry White are being provided by the same people who were doing the radio show.