May 14, 20 the first onscreen superman was a gorgeous series of animated shorts. Superman comic superman artwork superman wallpaper superman superman superman family marvel comic universe comics universe marvel comics new 52 deviantart is the worlds largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art. 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. Something to cure your postback friday sticker shock blues. Public domain movies cartoons public domain movies.
Nov 25, 2008 a shining case in point are the wonderful 8minute superman cartoons created by max and dave fleischers studio. The 19411943 fleischer studios superman cartoons are famous for being the inspiration for batman. Download to watch offline and even view it on a big screen using chromecast. While profits dwindled, paramount continued to advance money to fleischer studios to continue the production of cartoons with its focus mainly on popeye, superman, and a feature film for the 1941 christmas season. The cartoons are produced by fleischer studios inc which was. This show is very similar to what you can expect from a newer superman show today. Brothers max and dave fleischer moved on from bray studios to form inkwell studios in 1921. Liketelevision proudly presents another betty boop classic cartoon, rise to fame. Normally this wouldnt be big news because a the cartoons are in public domain.
For more detail, see my previous post about max fleischer. The fleischer studio produced the first films of superman, in a cartoon series that ran from 1941 1943. Although superman is still popular today, it has been around since the 1940s when fleischer cartoons originally came out with the show. Only the first nine cartoons were produced by fleischer studios. The mechanical monsters superman, robot, action comics. Most, if not all of the early 1940s superman cartoons. As i mentioned in that post, the cartoons themselves can be viewed online via the internet archive or purchased on dvd. Bonus superman trailer for the superman serials 1948 starring kirk alyn. Superman, the pilot cartoon, released september 26, 1941, running time 10. Superman fleischer cartoon theme 1941 sound from fleischer. Superman 1940s cartoons ultimate pop culture wiki fandom. A new dvd collection of the series, max fleischers superman 1941 1942 was released on april 7, 2009. Superman animated theatrical cartoon series fleischer studios 1941 1942. Many of the slogans and attributes we ascribe to sup.
Max fleischer s superman dvd collection 2009 goofy groceries merrie melodies 1941 parody. A mad scientist unleashes robots to rob banks and loot museums. This dvd is a compilation of the superman cartoons brought to life by the fleisher brothers back in the 1940s. Unlike the cartoons of today, these 17 separate cartoons have surpassed the animation of today. Many of the slogans and attributes we ascribe to superman today originated in this series. As youd expect, they featured the last son of krypton fighting against mad scientists, murderous robots, and a defrosted monster from siberia. The character was only four years old when paramount pictures contracted max and dave fleischer to produce a series of cartoons based on the popular character. Produced during 194142, the classic superman cartoons of max and dave fleischer remain among the finest works in animation history.
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. This cartoon collection is definitely a mustsee for all superman fans and cartoon enthusiasts. The man of steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying metropolis with an energy cannon. The fleischer superman cartoons are a series of seventeen animated short films released in technicolor by paramount pictures and based upon the comic book character superman, making them his first animated appearance. Clark kentsuperman bud collyer voice lois lane joan alexander voice mad scientist jack mercer voice directed by dave fleischer and seymour kneitel. A shining case in point are the wonderful 8minute superman cartoons created by max and dave fleischers studio. They were responsible for superman being able to fly. Max fleischer s superman cartoons complete 17 film collection.
Jul 12, 2012 most, if not all of the early 1940s superman cartoons. This animation features max fleischer the creator of betty boop, superman and popeye cartoons in real human form, helping betty boop answer a reporters questions about her life as a cartoon character. The first onscreen superman was a gorgeous series of. Surprizing how well this material holds up over the years save for the antijapanese propaganda cartoons of ww2. Superman 1941 by max fleischer with images superman. Continue on to the video below to watch our indepth retrospective on the fleischer superman cartoons in honor of the heros 80th birthday. Nowadays, they can transfer original tech ib prints and spend a lot of time goosing the density to the point where it will look ok for bluray. Mar 17, 2010 this video contains the first 6 of the 9 superman cartoons that were actually produced by fleischer studio for paramount, omitting the last 3 that they produced as well as the 8 cartoons by famous studios that continued the series for paramount in the fleischers style. Please help support bcdb with a donation or a subscription to the website. The first onscreen superman was a gorgeous series of animated.
Classic max fleischer superman cartoons are officially. A great reminder of the early days of animation and super heroes. 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. Truth be told, the animation of today cant hold a candle to the 19421944 animation of superman. This is the first of a series of bigbudget animated short films featuring the comic book haracter superman. Max fleischers super superman cartoons lines and colors. Wbs offering was unique in that it was the fist time that the fleischer superman cartoons were remastered from superior, original vault elements.
They were originally produced by fleischer studios, who completed the initial short and eight further cartoons in 1941 and 1942. The robots rampage in the mechanical monsters, influential to later animated works. Superman 1940s cartoons harvey comics database wiki fandom. The mechanical monsters is the second of the seventeen animated technicolor short films based upon the dc comics character superman.
With bud collyer, joan alexander, jackson beck, jack mercer. Superman is the first installment in a series of seventeen animated technicolor short films cartoons based upon the dc comics character superman. Max fleischers superman whats the best dvd version. A look back at the superman fleischer cartoons of the. Classic max fleischer superman cartoons are officially on. While still far from perfect, it is the best these cartoons have ever looked. Superman the fleischer cartoons, the complete series on. Superman 1940s animated film series wikimili, the best. A new dvd collection of the series, max fleischer s superman 1941 1942 was released on april 7, 2009. For those not acquainted with the history of entertainment, it was typical for movie theatres to show at least one short cartoon before the feature film, which has since been. At first the brothers did not want to do this series. Max fleischers superman dvd collection 2009 goofy groceries merrie melodies 1941 parody. The studio started life in new york, but the fleischer brothers moved to miami in the late 1930s due to labor and union problems. The 17th and final superman cartoon was released in 1943, but the collection of classic films endured for decades, influencing the art styles of alex ross, hayao miyazaki, frank miller, and kerry conran.
All the superman cartoons ive seen projected at conventions even the handful from nitrate were beat all to hell and had tons of scratches and splices. They were originally produced by fleischer studios, releasing the pilot and eight cartoons in 1941 and 1942 before being. In 1985, dc comics named fleischer studios as one of the honorees in the companys 50th anniversary publication fifty who made dc great for its work on the superman cartoons. Superman was the final animated series initiated by fleischer studios, before. Fleischer studios directory brothers max and dave fleischer moved on from bray studios to form inkwell studios in 1921. Superman artists 4 fleischer cartoons 1 fleischer cartoons 2 underground world superman, superboy, superfriends cbs superman cartoons wb kids tv superman krypton homepage sitemap.
Max fleischers superman whats the best dvd version available. Warner bros posts fleischer superman cartoons online. Production was assumed in may 1942 by famous studios, a successor company to fleischer, who produced eight more cartoons in 1942 and 1943. It is not generally known what a great influence the fleischer films had on the superman mythos. Nov 04, 2006 this cartoon collection is definitely a mustsee for all superman fans and cartoon enthusiasts.
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. Every set you buy has either bad picture, bad sound, missing audio, the wrong intro sequences, inconsistent quality, etc. The animation is very welldetailed, and has lots of action. Bios of the voice actors, max fleischer and superman. Superman cartoons all 17 max fleischer films dvd, download. At long last, that dvd is here in the form of a 2disc collection from warner bros max fleischers superman. The fleischer superman cartoons are a series of seventeen animated short films released in technicolor by paramount pictures and based upon the comic book character superman, making them his first animated appearance they were originally produced by fleischer studios, who completed the initial short and eight further cartoons in 1941 and 1942. In the tradition of the studios fantastic collections of the fleischer popeye cartoons, this set dips into the paramount vaults to dig out the best possible elements to bring the superman series into the digital age with class. The fact is both slogans were first heard in the fleischer brothers superman cartoons. Cartoons as dvds, mp4 video downloads, mpgs on usb flash drives.
Guide, download movies free video downloads movies free. Superman the fleischer cartoons, the complete series on itunes. Super mouse parody 19421943 popeye shesick sailors 1944 parody a hatful of dreams. 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. The fleischer superman cartoons are a series of animated short films released in technicolor by paramount pictures and based upon the comic book character superman, making them his first animated appearance a total of seventeen shorts were produced. Fleischer studios wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Superman 1940s cartoons wikipedia republished wiki 2. Then on may 24, 1941, paramount demanded reimbursement on the penalties still owed after 18 months and assumed full. Max fleischers superman cartoons complete 17 film collection. Dvd booklet the super guide to the max fleischer superman cartoons. Produced by fleischer studios, the story features superman.
Superman theatrical series fleischer studios by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. The result was more vibrant colors, top notch audio, and minimal amounts of dust and debris. Fleischer studios, later called famous studios after being acquired by paramount, produced seventeen superman cartoons and were shown to audiences between 1941 and 1943. Classic superman cartoons was the final animated series initiated under fleischer studios, before famous studios officially took over production in may 1942. Renamed fleischer studios in 1928, the studio proved to be a major player in early animation history, and the only serious rival to disney in the 1930s. This latest take on superman by professed comics fans claims to take the hero back to the core of his mythos. Jun 17, 2017 superman is the first installment in a series of seventeen animated technicolor short films cartoons based upon the dc comics character superman. The first onscreen superman was a gorgeous series of animated shorts.
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