Superman theatrical cartoons western animation tv tropes. Superman animated theatrical cartoon series fleischer studios 1941 1942. Max fleischer s superman dvd cartoon impresario max fleischer was the among the first to bring the printed superman comics to a wide audience in these fanciful 1940s shorts featuring the man of steel saving his true love, lois. Many of the slogans and attributes we ascribe to sup. Theyre fun, accessible, enduring animation classics. Extremely dated but still enormously fun, they were animated by the wellknown fleischer brothers, max and dave. Dec 03, 20 superman ranked number 33 in a list of the fifty greatest cartoons of all time sourced from a 1994 poll of animation professionals, and was nominated for the 1942 academy award for best. The first one is superman s first appearance on the big screen and was nominated for an oscar. Bud collyer, joan alexander, jackson beck, julian noa. Support per nomination, with the alternative possibility of superman fleischer cartoons, per the lead sentence of the article. Classic max fleischer superman cartoons are officially on. Special screening of fleischer superman cartoons march 28, 2018 movie news 12 the new parkway theater, a communitycentered cinema and pub located in oaklands uptown district of california, is hosting their firstever animation week from april 612th, and the fleischer superman animated shorts are part of the schedule. Fleischer superman cartoons superman cartoons produced by paramount pictures and fleischer studios, and famous studios last eight cartoons. When these creatures prepare a ritual sacrifice for the adventurous pair, superman comes to the rescue.
The superman animated cartoons were a series of seventeen animated technicolor short films released by paramount pictures and based upon the newly released comic book character superman. This cartoon collection is definitely a mustsee for all superman fans and cartoon enthusiasts. At midnight, he will launch his electrothanasiaray at an unspecified location. Although superman is still popular today, it has been around since the 1940s when fleischer cartoons originally came out with the show. Criminal who impersonates superman to commit crimes.
The first two classic paramount superman cartoons painstakingly restored and edited into a half hour program suitable for television broadcast in single 30 min. Lost superman cartoon someordinarygamers wiki fandom. The first fleischer superman cartoon, simply named superman although later referred to as the the mad scientist took almost six months to complete and was released on september 26th, 1941. The strong point of this version was its faithfulness to the comic book. Released in 1941, this film has a very strong look of shusters art in the early strips not surprising, as work started on the film less than two years after superman s first appearance in action comics. City editor, perry white, asks reporter clark kent to cover the s a mad scientist sends a shocking letter to the offices of the daily planet. Movies the super guide to the fleischer superman cartoons by ross may. In its prime, fleischer studios was a premier producer of animated cartoons for theaters, with walt disney productions becoming its chief competitor in the 1930s. Mar 29, 2019 in the mid80s a friend bought a vhs tape of the fleischer superman cartoons from rex millers supermantiques shop miller advertised heavily in cbg. Superman cartoons video quality upgrades by max fleischer. Lois and clark are not quite equals in this adventure. Unlike other studios, whose characters were anthropomorphic animals, the fleischers most successful characters were humans with the exception of bimbo, who was a blackandwhite cartoon dog.
Worse, the gaiam logo is permanently burned in on the lower rightcorner of the image. Lois lane and an explorer set out on an expedition through an underground cavern and discover a race of hawkmen. Superman 1941 max fleischer cartoon animation series dvd. They were produced by max and dave fleischer dave as director in between 19412 and subsequently, when fleischer studios dissolved after the first season of nine installments, they were. Parts of it are quite cheeky especially for the day. The episodes produced from 4042 were done by fleischer studios, and the last few episodes up until 1943. The pilot and first eight shorts were produced by fleischer studios from 1941 to 1942, while the final eight were produced by famous studios, a successor company to fleischer studios, from 1942 to 1943. The fleischer superman cartoons of the 1940s are among the most influential theatrical film productions in the history of animation and comic book media. Superman theatrical series fleischer studios by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. Fleischer superman cartoon episode 11 showdown release date october 16, 1942. Although called max fleischers superman 19411942, the fleischers were only involved with the first nine of the 17 superman cartoons collected here on two discs.
Max fleischers superman 19411942 comics worth reading. The remaining eight were produced by the company set up by paramount after they forced the fleischers out of. Cartoon impresario max fleischer was among the first to bring the printed superman comics to a wide audience in these fanciful 1940s shorts featuring the man of steel saving his true love, lois lane, battling mad scientists and overthrowing nazis. The mad scientist is the first of the cartoons the fleischer brothers animation studio made for paramount. It begins with a short recap of superman s origin showing the explosion of krypton. Classic superman cartoons was the final animated series initiated under fleischer studios, before famous studios officially took over production in may 1942. Superman discovers the threat just in time to rush between lois and the bullets from. There are many cheap publicdomain editions of fleischer s superman cartoons its easy to buy the wrong one. The series and episode begin with the typical short narrative of superman s origin. Continue on to the video below to watch our indepth retrospective on the fleischer superman cartoons in honor of the heros 80th birthday. Max fleischer invented rotoscoping, the process in which animation is applied over liveaction film footage to create more natural movement. The man then dumps the vat of molten steel in superman and lois direction. Truth be told, the animation of today cant hold a candle to the 19421944 animation of superman. Superman 1940 cartoon episode 1 full episode youtube.
This tv commercial is also a cartoon, animated by the greats at fleischer brothers studio, the same fellows who brought us popeye, betty boop and superman in the early days. Superman tries to save the world from the villains while protecting the innocent people of his city. A new dvd collection of the series, max fleischer s superman 1941 1942 was released on april 7, 2009. Whether its a dcau movie, episodes from the midnineties show, or some other version of superman, here are the top 10 animated superman stories of all time. Superman, the pilot cartoon, released september 26, 1941, running time 10. Deep in the jungle, a tribe of aboriginal warriors are. Fleischer superman cartoon episode destruction, inc. The fleischer studio produced the first films of superman, in a cartoon series that ran from 1941 1943. These cartoons were a big deal back in the 40s the first short, the mad.
Something to cure your postback friday sticker shock blues. The fleischer supermans got a little more selfcontrol and competency than that, and despite their latter narrative shortcomings, these cartoons largely offer a class act on how to conduct the neverending battle with style, and grace. On a train carrying one billion dollars in gold to. Special screening of fleischer superman cartoons superman. Fleischer studios characters included koko the clown, betty boop, bimbo, popeye the sailor, and superman. Sixty one years have elapsed since this first superman cartoon was shown and it still remains as timeless as ever. The first two classic paramount superman cartoons painstakingly restored and edited into a half hour program suitable for television broadcast in. The commercial is a long form presentation probably initially released in theaters to play before the main feature. Fleischer superman cartoon episode 15 jungle drums release date march 26, 1943. Fleischer superman cartoon episode 7 electric earthquake release date may 15, 1942. Select the sources you want displayed in the episode guide. So you have to look at gaiam throughout each cartoon. In the early 1940s, max fleischer s superman cartoons gave the man of steel an art deco flair and plenty of robots to defeat. Guide, download movies free video downloads movies free.
The distinct artdeco style, vintage science fiction imagery, and use of noirish shadows gave them a look unlike any other cartoons. Nowadays in the superman comics i think lois and clark are married but lois sort of looked down on clark in these adventuresshe doesnt even let him come out on assignment with her. Unlike the cartoons of today, these 17 separate cartoons have surpassed the animation of today. The final short ends with superman flying past the american flag and giving a salute memetic mutation. The mad scientist september 26, 1941 when the daily planet receives a letter from a mad scientist who threatens to turn his ray gun on metropolis at midnight, lois flies a plane to the scientists mountaintop lair to get the scoopbut is taken hostage. Fleischer studios, later called famous studios after being acquired by paramount, produced seventeen superman cartoons and were shown to audiences between 1941 and 1943. The mechanical monsters 1941 remastered hd 1080p 10. The complete collection of superman cartoons from max fleischer. The new adventures of superman is a series of sixminute animated superman adventures produced by filmation that were broadcast on cbs from september 10, 1966, to september 5, 1970. The fact that the cartoons were repeated all over the world as prefilm features for years after they were first made ensured that they became. Beginning in 1941, fleischer studios produced nine animated segments of superman, at which point production was switched over to famous studios, where the series continued until 1943. The animation is smooth and fluid with vivid colors. Only the first nine cartoons were produced by fleischer studios. The only variance to occur before that was the establishment that the superman from the 1930s comics, who fought in wwii, and the modern day superman were two different people living on two different earths in two different universes.
For the superman cartoons, the fleischers employed this technique and over 600 artists and technical personnel to bring the comic book superhero to life. In 1942, fleischer studios was dissolved and reorganized as famous studios, which produced the final eight shorts. Bud collyer, who had provided supermans voice for both the fleischer cartoons and the radio broadcast, reprised his role in this version, too. The only variations of this history were the movies and tv series and the comics after 1985.
When the daily planet receives a letter from a mad scientist who. In total, seventeen episodes were completed and have been widely released. Superman battles a criminal mastermind and his robot army. This show is very similar to what you can expect from a newer superman show today. The first animated superman series was a string of eightminute cartoon shorts produced by max and dave fleischer for fleischer studios. The superman cartoons formed the first actionadventurescifi cartoon series ever, thus setting the stage for all anime, saturday morning tv action toons, video games and such to come. Superman flinches, the man cuts the rope, and superman dives forward catching lois just in time. 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. This latest take on superman by professed comics fans claims to take the hero back to the core of his mythos. In total, seventeen episodes were completed and have been widely. A few notes on the historical importance of the fleischer superman cartoons. These nine prints are sharper and brighter than the existing ia copies, and they are in the correct aspect ratio of their original theatrical releases. I had first seen this decades back not in 1941 because it would be a good several years until i was born and recently i picked up a copy from a car boot sale.
Fleischer superman cartoon episode 16 the underground world release date june 18, 1943. The first nine shorts were produced by fleischer studios from 1941 to 1942, while the final eight were produced by famous studios, a successor company to fleischer studios, from 1942 to 1943. The entire collected fleischer famous cartoons were included in the box sets the christopher reeve superman collection and superman ultimate collectors edition, where both sets also included a minute short documentary on the history of these cartoons, entitled first flight. A look back at the superman fleischer cartoons of the. A mad scientist sends a shocking letter to the offices of the daily planet. One superboy cartoon played between two superman episodes each halfhour show. Cartoon impresario max fleischer was the among the first to bring the printed superman comics to a wide audience in these fanciful 1940s shorts featuring the man of steel saving his true love, lois lane, battling mad scientists, and thwarting nazis. Cartoon impresario max fleischer was the among the first to bring the printed superman comics to a wide audience in these fanciful 1940s shorts featuring the man of steel saving his true love, lois lane, battling mad scientists and overthrowing nazis. Asking for no ransom, he threatens to strike back at those who laughed at him. Fleischer helped pioneer the use of rotoscoping filming and tracing footage of. Superman is the first installment in a series of seventeen animated technicolor short films cartoons based upon the dc comics character.
Bug and, to a much lesser extent, superman was an attempt to return to their urban roots and humor while still working in the west coast cartoon style, but this tragically coincided with the fleischer brothers being ousted from their own studio and the reformation into famous studios, which completely abandoned any remaining vestiges of the. At first the brothers did not want to do this series. The opening narration, especially faster than a speeding bullet, and also up in the sky. This dvd is a compilation of the superman cartoons brought to life by the fleisher brothers back in the 1940s. Superman the mad scientist 1941 fleischer studios animated. The new adventures of superman tv series wikipedia.
The ship lands on earth and the baby is found and raised in an orphanage as was still the story at that. They were a series of animated shorts about the nowiconic superhero superman, with 17 episodes produced over the course of 19401943. Have you ever heard of the fleischer superman cartoons. Fleischer superman cartoon episode 3 billion dollar limited release date january 18, 1942.
Heres a brief history and some episodes of the cartoon. Superman battling a mad scientist with a small army of robots at his command. From the studio that brought you such classics as betty boop and popeye, fleischer studios played a major role in cementing the man of steel as a pop culture icon by means of these lavishly animated, massive budget short subjects which served to bring superman to the big screen, from the golden age of animation. Max fleischer s superman dvd cartoon impresario max fleischer was the among the first to bring the printed superman comics to a wide audience in these fanciful 1940s shorts featuring the man of steel saving his true love, lois lane, battling mad scientists and overthrowing nazis. Max fleischer 18831972 was an animator, director, and producer whose fleischer studios was one of the leading producers of theatrical animated shorts in the 1920s and 1930s, predating the arrival of walt disney. Apr 01, 2017 fleischer superman cartoon episode 2 the mechanical monsters release date november 28, 1941. These fastpaced, ebullient superman cartoons were sponsored by bazooka bubble gum and produced by paramount studios in the 1940s. Fleischer superman cartoon episode 2 the mechanical monsters release date november 28, 1941.
Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website. The first eight cartoons were produced by fleischer studios the name by which the cartoons are commonly known. The fleischer cartoons is an animated action tv series developed by fleischer studios based on the dc comicss powerhouse superman as the superhero faces off against criminals and. The new adventures of superman the cartoon scrapbook.
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