The Line That Wasn’t There: “Superman” (1941)
Today we open a cold case with a solid piece of new evidence. But whose side does this evidence support?
Tag Archives: Superman
Up, Up and Away: Cartoon Character Balloons in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The many famous animated characters who have appeared as balloons in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
And “Justice” For All: The 50th anniversary of “Super Friends”
Just hearing that line of booming narration from none other than Ted Knight means DC superheroes for many a generation.
We, Robots! (Part 14): Freaks and Finks
Time to close out the prolific 60’s, and move on.
We, Robots! (Part 3) – Unfinished Business
It’s time to return to the subject of cartoons featuring robots, and the advances of mechanization into the war years.
In His Own Words: Dave Tendlar on Superman
Tendlar worked not only on the Fleischer Superman cartoons, but on the character for Filmation and Hanna-Barbera. Here’s what he said about that.
Flights of Fancy (Part 12) – More Yankee Doodling
Many a cartoonist stayed well behind the lines, each winning the war single-handedly – at least with the imagery created from their drawing boards.
Flights of Fancy (Part 10): Pass the Ammunition
We progress further into 1942, the planes kept rolling out of the factories and into the air, inspiring animators and providing our continued focus for this series.
Filmation Superman
The New Adventures of Superman, produced by Filmation in 1966, literally changed the face of Saturday morning cartoons.
Reign of the Supertoons (Part 2)
We continue our survey of the super-heroic character in the classic Hollywood cartoon.
