Superman - 1941 - Max Fleischer's First Superman Cartoon

This is the very first Max Fleischer cartoon in his famous Superman series. It has fallen into the public domain and we've captured it for your viewing pleasure. You can view other classic cartoons at thehiddenart.com, as well as purchase them for a small price for immediate download or deliver on DVD or for your iPod or PSP. Please visit thehiddenart.com today and help support our efforts to keep classic movies alive and to provide great new programming.

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[Metamusik]

Holy... look at those angles, the perspective, the design. 3:50 --> How come this level of elegance is so damn rare nowadays?

[100Batarangs]

"He isn't human!"

What was it that gave it away? Was it when he started punching the deathray? Personally, I had my suspicions when he started to fly!

[daiatlus79]

anyone else think that this is the Earth 2 (Kal-L) Superman?

[HIGGERHAGGERHOFF]

@Lupucillo Big fan of Bakshi's work. The technique was also a big cost-saving measure for him, especially the large battle scenes, in some of which he incorporated "stock" footage from other films. Another grest Bakshi film, "American Pop"

[Lupucillo]

@HIGGERHAGGERHOFF Ah, I see. It was used extensively in The Lord of the Rings, Heavy Traffic and Wizards, I believe Ralph Bakshi was very partial towards this technique.

[HIGGERHAGGERHOFF]

@Lupucillo Actually Fleischer invented rotoscoping. Used by Walt Disney studios to make "Snow White", it was also employed in the "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" sequence of "the Beatles movie "Yellow Submarine".

[Lupucillo]

Does this cartoon use rotoscoping? I thought Ralph Bakshi pioneered in rotoscoping.

[bigddagenius]

i found these cartoons on netflix, i literally haven't seen these superman cartoons in about 12 years.

[bigddagenius]

"he isn't human."

well hell, i could have told you that.

[cfmanipulate]

@skinwalkerxxx I'd say fail is a bit harsh. Especially if you compare the Batman and Superman 90s cartoons to the crappy Superfriends stuff of the 70s and 80s. I'm grateful we have those to right the wrongs of the latter.

[cfmanipulate]

@mrvantuber a lot of animation was better back then. just look at anything that Disney or Warner Bros was putting out back then.

[hhhwebkinz]

The animation on this is so smooth, I feel so lucky to see animation like this!