"Amazing! Startling! Superman is here!"

1941

0h 10m

6.9(122 votes)

Action

Animation

Family

Adventure

Science Fiction

Fantasy

Overview

After The Daily Planet receives a letter from a mad scientist threatening to wreak destruction with his Electrothanasia Ray, Lois Lane heads out in the hopes of getting more information for a news story.

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Cast & crew

5 featured cast members

Starring

Bud Collyer

Clark Kent / Superman (voice) (uncredited)

Joan Alexander

Lois Lane (voice) (uncredited)

Jack Mercer

The Mad Scientist (voice) (uncredited)

Julian Noa

Perry White (voice) (uncredited)

Jackson Beck

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Dave Fleischer
Written by: Izzy Sparber
Jay Morton
Produced by: Max Fleischer

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