Max Fleischer's Superman, 1941-1942 Cover Image

DVD

Max Fleischer's Superman, 1941-1942 [videorecording (DVD)] / Paramount.

Fleischer, Max, 1883-1972 (Added Author). Fleischer, Dave, 1894-1979 (Added Author). Siegel, Jerry, 1914-1996 (Added Author). Shuster, Joe. (Added Author). Fleischer Studios Inc. (Added Author). Famous Studios (Firm) (Added Author). Paramount Pictures. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 141987909X
ISBN: 9781419879098
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (145 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Authorized ed.
Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2009, c1942.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the character created by Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster. Special features: Disc 1: Sneak peek at DC Universe's upcoming animated feature Green Lantern (10:12, 2009) -- Disc 2: "The man, the myth, Superman": exploring the tradition of "Superman" heroes on the page and screen (13:37, 2009) ; "First flight: the Fleischer Superman series": the origins and influence of this groundbreaking cartoon series (12:55, 2006). "Superman: the Max Fleischer cartoon collection is intended for the adult collector and is not suitable for children" --container.
Formatted Contents Note:	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).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Produced by Fleischer Studios and Famous Studios ; films on disc 1 directed by Dave Fleisher.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC ; Dolby Digital, mono.; fullscreen presentation, remastered.
Language Note:	Soundtrack in Engllish ; subtitles available in English SDH or French.