This was the opening sequence of the first "Superman" cartoon, released in September 1941. The origin story was "revised" many times over the years, in print, radio and film; Robert Maxwell's version (written by him, as "Richard Fielding") was used in the radio and original TV edition of "THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN".
A friend of mine who saw one of these old Superman cartoons said that the people who made them had to have invented a way to make the characters look real.
I said that Max and Dave Fleischer,the producer and director,did invent a method called rotoscoping-which involved tracing live action footage.
Paramount Pictures spared no expense on their Superman cartoons.
Um... do I detect arguments about the REAL Superman? You DO all know he married Wonder Woman, carried on an affair with Jimmy and finally married Perry White?
Back in the 40s planets didn't get sucked into a black hole, destroyed by the death star or melted into lava and consumed by galactus they just exploded randomly in a relatively small poof of smoke. I miss those less violent days of science fiction.
Fleischer's animated shorts were incredible! Beautifully done and great fun. The orphanage origin is the original one found in Action Comics where Superman makes his first appearance. In the beginning, he could only leap great distances and his skin could tolerate a bursting shell!
Orphanage my foot! Ma and Pa Kent found him in Smallville (a fictional Kansas town) before Clark relocated to Metropolis (a representation of Chicago in the same way that Gotham is based off of New York).
Man, I watched this all the time. I'm so glad this available to the public. Max Fleischer was a legend.
DCMarvelFanGuy 1 month ago
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"This was the opening sequence of the first "Superman" cartoon, released in September 1941. "
-fromthesidelines
VERY NICE.. =)
field7297 8 months ago
wait so the Fleischer origins different wow i thought every one followed the farmboy origin where he was found by the kents.
thorgrim103 1 year ago
@thorgrim103 It's a bit of a mix. The original origin had the Kents finding him and giving him to an orphanage. Later the adopted him themselves.
As time went on the orphanage angle was dropped.
Clickyable 1 week ago
This was the opening sequence of the first "Superman" cartoon, released in September 1941. The origin story was "revised" many times over the years, in print, radio and film; Robert Maxwell's version (written by him, as "Richard Fielding") was used in the radio and original TV edition of "THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN".
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
A friend of mine who saw one of these old Superman cartoons said that the people who made them had to have invented a way to make the characters look real.
I said that Max and Dave Fleischer,the producer and director,did invent a method called rotoscoping-which involved tracing live action footage.
Paramount Pictures spared no expense on their Superman cartoons.
RJRanke 2 years ago 2
unforchanetly AOL took all the superman stuff off there site except "Lois and Clark"
so, yeah, SCREW YOU AOL!!!!!!!
SUPERMEDIABROTHERS6 2 years ago 3
Um... do I detect arguments about the REAL Superman? You DO all know he married Wonder Woman, carried on an affair with Jimmy and finally married Perry White?
Rummelhart 2 years ago
Back in the 40s planets didn't get sucked into a black hole, destroyed by the death star or melted into lava and consumed by galactus they just exploded randomly in a relatively small poof of smoke. I miss those less violent days of science fiction.
Coldspider801 2 years ago
Fleischer's animated shorts were incredible! Beautifully done and great fun. The orphanage origin is the original one found in Action Comics where Superman makes his first appearance. In the beginning, he could only leap great distances and his skin could tolerate a bursting shell!
Pacisdiligo 3 years ago
This is the Golden Age/Earth 2 origin for Superman. Ma and Pa Kent finding him is the Silver Age/Earth 1 origin.
Fenris30 3 years ago 5
yep, and new earth/ modern age orgin, ma and pa kent
uman347 2 years ago
Orphanage my foot! Ma and Pa Kent found him in Smallville (a fictional Kansas town) before Clark relocated to Metropolis (a representation of Chicago in the same way that Gotham is based off of New York).
TherealRNO 3 years ago
Fuck AOL.
Mysterious0Bob 4 years ago
Fuckin' AOL cut the end of the intro!
TampaRed 4 years ago
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Earthquakes made the planet explode? holy shit.
Sener 5 years ago
It was good. Then it got gay'd up by AOL.
CaptainShazam 5 years ago