He first appeared in the 1938 June issue of 'Action Comics,' and was an immediate success with the public. The character 'Superman' was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The following text is what Bosko Video, a company specializing in the release of classic cartoons, has to say of the collection from its DVD release of the serials: The cartoons are available today on VHS and DVD. Thanks in part to these cartoons his fame would snowball to create his lasting success and international stardom. With only the comic books Superman would have been popular with children in America, but the radio and cartoon serials made the character so well known that he was soon recognized by all of North America, and then the entire world. Their importance in making Superman publicly renown can not be understated. Superman's first moving picture appearance, animated or live action, was in this series of cartoons.

Superman's original medium was, of course, comic books, and his second venue was a radio program that began in 1940.

This was the original venue for the Superman cartoons, though they have appeared on television since then. For those not acquainted with the history of entertainment, it was typical for movie theatres to show at least one short cartoon before the feature film, which has since been replaced with straight advertising. Movies The Super Guide to the Fleischer Superman Cartoonsby Ross Mayįleischer Studios, later called Famous Studios after being acquired by Paramount, produced seventeen Superman cartoons and were shown to audiences between 19.

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