Superman Theatrical Cartoons: Difference between revisions

''Able to leap tall buildings [[In a Single Bound|in a single bound!]]<ref>alternately, "Able to soar higher than any plane!"</ref>''

''This amazing stranger from the planet Krypton!''

 

From the studio that brought you such classics as [[Betty Boop]] and [[Popeye the Sailor]], [[Fleischer Studios]] played a major role in cementing [[Superman|the Man of Steel]] as a pop culture icon by means of these lavishly animated high-budget short subjects which served to bring Superman to the big screen, from [[The Golden Age of Animation]]. These cartoons were a ''huge'' deal back in the '40s -- the first short, "[[The Mad Scientist]]", nearly won the 1942 [[Academy Award]] (losing to a [[Classic Disney Shorts|Disney]] [[Pluto the Pup|Pluto short]], "Lend A Paw") and has placed No. 33 on [[The 50 Greatest Cartoons]] list. These cartoons were among the first cartoons that were made for genuine action and drama, rather than crude comedy, which was part of what contributed to their success, and they became so popular, they even had '''trailers''' made for them -- that's right, trailers for ''short cartoons.'' Try to wrap your head around that.