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September 1941 - July 1943,
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Superman/Clark Kent
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Lois Lane
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Joan Alexander
Perry White
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Julian Noa
Voices
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Since his creation
for DC Comics in 1938, Superman has starred in a number of
media venues, including a radio show in the 1940s, a
live-action TV series in the '50s, a 1966 Broadway musical,
animated series in 1941, 1966, 1988 and 1996, and four
live-action movies starring Christopher Reeve in 1978, 1980,
1983 and 1987. In each of those incarnations, Superman's
history has remained the same:
Shortly before the planet Krypton exploded, Superman (then
known by his birth name, Kal-El) was put into an escape rocket
by his parents and sent off into space. After crash-landing on
Earth, he was discovered by John and Martha Kent, who raised
him as their son, Clark Kent. As young Kal-El/Clark grew, he
discovered his various talents, such as incredibly powerful
strength and the ability to fly. Relocating to Metropolis,
Clark began to live a dual life, working as a reporter for the
Daily Planet, but turning into Superman whenever trouble
surfaced.
Superman left the comics pages in 1941 to star in his first
animated cartoons, a series of 8-10 minute theatrical shorts.
Lavish in their production values, these cartoons are still
highly esteemed by animation aficionados. The series survived
the conversion of the Fleischer Studio to Paramount's Famous
Studios midway through its run, ending in 1943 after a total
of 17 cartoons.
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Superman (a.k.a. "Man Of Steel" and "The Mad
Scientist")
Mechanical
Monsters
Billion
Dollar Limited
The Artic
Giant
The
Bulleteers
The
Magnetic Telescope
Electric
Earthquake
Volcano
Terror On
The Midway
Japoteurs
Showdown
Eleventh
Hour
Destruction, Inc
The Mummy
Strikes
Jungle
Drums
The
Underground World
Secret
Agent
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