Superman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. He is widely considered to be an American cultural icon. The origin story of Superman relates that he was born Kal-El on the planet Krypton, before being rocketed to Earth as an infant by his scientist father Jor-El, moments before Krypton’s destruction. Discovered and adopted by a Kansas farmer and his wife, the child is raised as Clark Kent and imbued with a strong moral compass. Very early he started to display superhuman abilities, which upon reaching maturity he resolved to use for the benefit of humanity. The Fleischer & Famous Superman cartoons are a series of seventeen animated Technicolor short films released by Paramount Pictures and based upon the comic book character Superman. The pilot and first eight shorts were produced by Fleischer Studios from 1941 to 1942, while the final eight were produced by Famous Studios, a successor company to Fleischer Studios, from 1942 to 1943. Superman was the final animated series initiated under Fleischer Studios, before Famous Studios officially took over production in May 1942. Although all entries are in the public domain, ancillary rights such as merchandising contract rights, as well as the original 35mm master elements, are owned today by Warner Bros. Animation. Warner has owned Superman publisher DC Comics since 1969.
A female intelligence agent for the U.S. escapes her Nazi pursuers and attempts to deliver precious documents to Washington. On the way to the capitol, she is ambushed. Superman rescues her and once again, saves our country from evil!
A carrier plane with vital military information crashes in the African jungle due to Nazi saboteurs. Lois Lane is entrusted with hiding the secret documents from the dying pilot. She does so, but she’s captured and taken to a secret Nazi base in the jungle. The natives attempt to burn her at the stake. Flying overhead on a search mission, Clark Kent spots the downed plane and parachutes down. It’s up to Superman to save Lois from death at the hands of natives (with bones in their noses) who are controlled by a Nazi dressed as a jungle god. Changing to Superman, he rescues Lois for the 2,356th time, then proceeds to beat up the villains. The plot is stopped, much to Adolf Hitler’s annoyance!
When a night watchman for the Metropolis Munitions Factory turns up dead, Clark and Lois both decide that there’s more the story, and they follow up on a gang of saboteurs who attempt to destroy the whole factory. Some spies sabotage the munitions plant, capture Lois, and place her in a torpedo fired at a ship. It’s up to Superman to save her.
Clark and Lois are captives of the Japanese in the city of Yokohama. This gives Superman the opportunity to do some major sabotage! Lois is almost executed!
“Friend turned foe” reads the newspaper headline. But Lois Lane suspects there’s more to the story of Superman turning into a jewel thief and bank robber. And, of course, Clark Kent, knows it can’t be true. But someone is out there committing crimes and he’s doing it dressed like Superman. Clark Kent finally meets the impostor at the opera. And that’s where the impostor meets the real Superman. Catching the low-class crook is easy. But behind the cheap gangster is a powerful crime boss. And he proves more resourceful than his stooge.