Uploaded February 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I used to watch Superman cartoons on VHS as a kid. Even now, they still look great: strong colors, stylish designs, fluid, almost ballet-like animation. The electric sparks, explosions, and laser beams pulsate with life.
Prologue:
"In the endless reaches of the universe, there once existed a planet known as Krypton; a planet that burned like a green star in the distant heavens. There, civilization was far advanced, and it brought forth a race of supermen, whose mental and physical powers were developed to the absolute peak of human perfection. But there came a day when giant quakes threatened to destroy Krypton forever. One of the planet's leading scientists, sensing the approach of doom, placed his infant son in a small rocket ship and sent it hurtling in the direction of the Earth, just as Krypton exploded. The rocket sped through star-studded space, landing safely on Earth with its precious burden: Krypton's sole survivor. A passing motorist found the uninjured child and took it to an orphanage. As the years went by and the child grew to maturity, he found himself possessed of amazing physical powers. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, the infant of Krypton is now the Man of Steel: SUPERMAN! To best be in a position to use his amazing powers in a never-ending battle for truth and justice, Superman has assumed the disguise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper."
Fun fact: Jack Mercer, the voice of Popeye, voices the Mad Scientist in this one.
Visit Tales from Weirdland: youtube.com/channel/UCqje4E9YkfGV9IA19AeHygw
Directed by: Dave Fleischer
Produced by: Max Fleischer
Story by: Seymour Kneitel, I. Sparber
Voices by: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Julian Noa, Jack Mercer, Jackson Beck
Music by: Sammy Timberg
Animation by: Steve Muffatti, Frank Endres
Studio: Fleischer Studios
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date(s): September 26, 1941 (USA)
Color process: Technicolor
I used to watch Superman cartoons on VHS as a kid. Even now, they still look great: strong colors, stylish designs, fluid, almost ballet-like animation. The electric sparks, explosions, and laser beams pulsate with life.
Prologue:
"In the endless reaches of the universe, there once existed a planet known as Krypton; a planet that burned like a green star in the distant heavens. There, civilization was far advanced, and it brought forth a race of supermen, whose mental and physical powers were developed to the absolute peak of human perfection. But there came a day when giant quakes threatened to destroy Krypton forever. One of the planet's leading scientists, sensing the approach of doom, placed his infant son in a small rocket ship and sent it hurtling in the direction of the Earth, just as Krypton exploded. The rocket sped through star-studded space, landing safely on Earth with its precious burden: Krypton's sole survivor. A passing motorist found the uninjured child and took it to an orphanage. As the years went by and the child grew to maturity, he found himself possessed of amazing physical powers. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, the infant of Krypton is now the Man of Steel: SUPERMAN! To best be in a position to use his amazing powers in a never-ending battle for truth and justice, Superman has assumed the disguise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper."
Fun fact: Jack Mercer, the voice of Popeye, voices the Mad Scientist in this one.
Visit Tales from Weirdland: youtube.com/channel/UCqje4E9YkfGV9IA19AeHygw
Directed by: Dave Fleischer
Produced by: Max Fleischer
Story by: Seymour Kneitel, I. Sparber
Voices by: Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Julian Noa, Jack Mercer, Jackson Beck
Music by: Sammy Timberg
Animation by: Steve Muffatti, Frank Endres
Studio: Fleischer Studios
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release date(s): September 26, 1941 (USA)
Color process: Technicolor
