The fleischer superman cartoons are a series of seventeen animated short films released in. 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. Superman manages to cage gigantic and put out the fire while lois gets a scoop. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. These are the nine max fleischer scifi adventures and eight famous studios world. They were responsible for superman being able to fly. Miami to honor fleischer studios animation world network. It is not generally known what a great influence the fleischer films had on the superman mythos. Watch as the man of steel leaps into action in this collection containing all 17 of the fleischer studios classic color cartoons from the 1940s.
Max fleischers golden age superman cartoon was the epitome of style and the art of storytelling. The animated man of steel before any liveaction adaptations were created, the superman character was adapted into a groundbreaking animation by max fleischer and his studio. It lost to lend a paw, a pluto cartoon from walt disney productions and rko. 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. A new dvd collection of the series, max fleischers superman 1941 1942 was released on april 7, 2009. The 26th in fleischer studios color classics cartoon series. They pretty much bankrupted the fleischer studios because while they were gorgeous and popular, they didnt make their money back. From the legendary fleischer studios, these early 1940s animated theatrical cartoons represent the first time the man of steel leapt from the comic book pages to the big screen, starting a media sensation with superman that hasnt stopped since. Bimbo is a tubby black and white cartoon dog created by fleischer studios he is most well known for his role in the betty boop cartoon series where he feat.
The first cartoon produced by the studio was nominated for an academy award, so the slight change in. The series had great designs, villains, and set piecestheyre small triumphs of animation. Fleischer studios superman cartoon shorts featured a slightly different logo on the man of steels uniform, with a black background for the red s and a yellow border for the shield. Fleischer studios brought many classic cartoon characters to life, including popeye, superman and betty boop, and produced the classic animated features gullivers travels and mr. These are extremely fun cartoons, full of vitality even after all these years. Fleischer studios also brought the newspaper character popeye the sailor and all the characters of that universe to animated life. Superman 1941 xerox model sheet of superman from the first animated superman cartoon overall size 10 x 14 inches. Max fleischers 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 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.
The animation is very welldetailed, and has lots of action. Music from max fleischer cartoons cuneiform records. The superman of the various series tied to the main cartoon universe, whether it be from the fleischer shorts, the new adventures of superman, the super friends, the 1988 superman, or various cameos and guest appearances in other cartoons, are all the same superman. 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. As youd expect, they featured the last son of krypton fighting against mad scientists, murderous robots, and a defrosted monster from siberia. Included are superman, secret agent, electric earthquake, volcano, showdown, the mechanical monsters, and. Fleischers superman was meticulously and brilliantly animated with a level of precision that we rarely see in handdrawn animation. Watch superman max fleischer cartoons season 1 on dc universe. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Superman the mad scientist 1941 fleischer studios animated. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
Many of the slogans and attributes we ascribe to superman today originated in this series. Collection of the classic public domain max fleischer superman cartoons. This cartoon collection is definitely a mustsee for all superman fans and cartoon enthusiasts. Warner bros posts fleischer superman cartoons online. Made in 1951 and still better than most cartoons today. 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. Superman 19411943 media in category pd cartoon superman the following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total. Also known as the mad scientist, superman was produced by fleischer studios and released to theaters by paramount pictures on. Superman is the first installment in a series of seventeen animated technicolor short films cartoons based upon the dc comics character. Produced by fleischer studios, the story features superman. Fleischer studios original animation art at gremlin fine arts. Fleischer was one of the first major businesses to move to the miami area, producing some of the worlds most beloved animation series and features. The fleischer studio produced the first films of superman, in a cartoon series that ran from 1941 1943.
Produced during 194142, the classic superman cartoons of max and dave fleischer remain among the finest works in animation history. Brothers max and dave fleischer moved on from bray studios to form inkwell studios in 1921. Superman 1940s cartoons harvey comics database wiki. Hunters visit the home of a polar bear community, causing a bear parent to have to rescue its cub subscribe to viewster on youtube. This is the biggest superman compilation running over 2 hours on. You know this is an old cartoon just for the clothes and the technology in it. This is the first of a series of bigbudget animated short films featuring the comic book haracter superman. Superman saves the daily planet building in superman, the first of the technicolor cartoons produced by fleischer studios the first cartoon in the series, simply titled superman, was released on september 26, 1941, and was nominated for the 1941 academy award for best short subject. The playful polar bears 1938 fleischer studios classic.
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. The 19411943 fleischer studios superman cartoons are famous for being the. The fact is both slogans were first heard in the fleischer brothers superman cartoons. Watch superman max fleischer cartoons 19411942 starring jackson beck, joan alexander, bud collyer on dc universe. Max fleischers superman whats the best dvd version available. 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. You can find more information regarding this film on its imdb page. July 19, 1883 september 25, 1972 was an american animator, inventor, film director and producer, and studio founder and owner. Torrents download superman liveaction and cartoon movies, heresupergirl complete season 1 s01 and 1984 movie 720p hdtv x264. Fleischer superman cartoons superman cartoons produced by paramount pictures and fleischer studios, and famous studios last eight cartoons. Max fleischers superman whats the best dvd version. Classic max fleischer superman cartoons are officially. At first the brothers did not want to do this series.
Various character and model sheets relating to the 1940s superman series by the fleischer studios. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Fleischer studios superman animation and after effects. A great reminder of the early days of animation and super heroes.
Many of the slogans and attributes we ascribe to sup. Music from max fleischer cartoons by gary lucas fleischerei featuring sarah stiles, released 05 february 2016 1. As the superman and the gorilla fight, a fire is accidentally started. The mechanical monsters is the second of the seventeen animated technicolor short films based upon the dc comics character superman. The cartoons are produced by fleischer studios inc which was. 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. Superman the fleischer cartoons, the complete series on. Learn how to draw and animate your own cartoon movies with this rare, vintage lesson kit credited by max fleischer himself. Pages in category pd cartoon superman this category contains only the following page. The studio started life in new york, but the fleischer brothers moved to miami in the late 1930s due to labor and union problems. Superman series produced by fleischer and famous studios of the early1940s.
Topnotch ink and layered special effects were the hallmarks of this very important. Fleischer studios operated successfully in new york city from the earliest days of animation until shortly after their relocation to miami, florida and their bankruptcy in the early 1940s. Watch more thrilling full action movies the 26th in fleischer studios color classics cartoon series. Superman 1940s cartoons hey kids comics wiki fandom. 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. Normally this wouldnt be big news because a the cartoons are in public domain.
Superman 1940s cartoons wikipedia republished wiki 2. Superman is the first installment in a series of seventeen animated technicolor short films cartoons based upon the dc comics character superman. As all of these cartoons are now in the public domain, free downloadable links from the. As all of these cartoons are now in the public domain, free downloadable links from the internet archive have been provided.
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