Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane. It’s Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1943 meticulously remastered in High Definition. The architect of modern animation Bruce Timm cites Fleischer’s treasured set of 17 animated Superman shorts as an inspiration for Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series and now fans can enjoy these classic stories in glorious HD. Warner Bros. Discovery returned to the original 35mm source elements to recreate the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.37- to-1, the highest quality raw image was then scanned and then entered into the recombining process . The end result is pristine animated shorts that have been restored to the animators’ originally intended production quality.

Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1943 will be available to purchase Digitally on HD and on Blu-ray May 16, 2023.

From the press release:

“Superman made his comic book debut in 1938, appearing in Action Comics #1 (dated June 1938, but officially published on April 18, 1938), and the Man of Steel’s popularity grew with his subsequent radio program. Max Fleischer gave the world’s first Super Hero his initial animated spotlight, producing 17 theatrical animated shorts from September 1941 to July 1943 that further elevated the character’s profile, and added many significant aspects to his canon – including coining many of Superman’s patented catchphrases and attributes.”

Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1943 STARS well known radio actors Clayton “Bud” Collyer and Joan Alexander reprised their famed The Adventures of Superman radio show roles for the Fleischer/Famous Studios animated shorts as Superman/ Clark Kent and Lois Lane, respectively. Jackson Beck provided the voice of Perry White and the show’s primary narrator. Additional voices, many of whom had participated in the Superman radio program, were provided by Jack Mercer, Grant Richards, Julian Noa, Lee Royce, Max Smith, Sam Parker and Carl Meyer.

Max Fleischer’s Superman 1941-1943 will be available on May 16, 2023 to purchase Digitally in HD from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu and more, and on Blu-ray at major retailers both online and in-store.