← Previous revisionRevision as of 20:47, 28 October 2026 Line 52: Line 52: They were originally produced by [[Fleischer Studios]], which completed the initial short and eight further cartoons in 1941 and 1942. Production was resumed in May 1942 by [[Famous Studios]], the successor company to Fleischer, which produced eight more cartoons in 1942–1943. ''Superman'' was the final animated series initiated by Fleischer Studios before Famous Studios officially took over production.Barrier, Michael (1999). ''Hollywood Cartoons''. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 303-305. {{ISBN|0-19-516729-5}}. They were originally produced by [[Fleischer Studios]], which completed the initial short and eight further cartoons in 1941 and 1942. Production was resumed in May 1942 by [[Famous Studios]], the successor company to Fleischer, which produced eight more cartoons in 1942–1943. ''Superman'' was the final animated series initiated by Fleischer Studios before Famous Studios officially took over production.Barrier, Michael (1999). ''Hollywood Cartoons''. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 303-305. {{ISBN|0-19-516729-5}}. Although all entries are in the [[public domain in the United States]],{{cite book |title=Superman Vs. Hollywood: How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmYt2xaxktEC&pg=PT25 |first=Jake |last=Rossen |year=2008 |publisher=[[Chicago Review Press]] |isbn=978-1-56976-501-2 |access-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530213135/https://books.google.com/books?id=OmYt2xaxktEC&pg=PT25#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live}} [[Related rights|ancillary rights]], such as merchandising contract rights, as well as the original 35 mm master elements, are owned today by [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]], which has also owned Superman's publisher, [[DC Comics]], since 1969, as well as the [[Popeye the Sailor (film series)|''Popeye the Sailor'']] series of cartoons produced by both studios. In 2023, Warner Bros. released a [[Blu-ray]] set containing the 17 cartoons, taken from high-definition restorations of the original 35mm source elements.{{Cite web |last=Nash |first=Anthony |date=March 8, 2023 |title=Max Fleischer's Superman Cartoons Get Blu-ray Release Date |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/?p=1272539 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=ComingSoon.net – Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Dar |first=Taimur |date=March 8, 2023 |title=Max Fleischer SUPERMAN shorts get remastered Blu-ray release |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/max-fleischer-superman-remastered-blu-ray-announced/ |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=Comicsbeat.com |language=en-US |archive-date=March 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309001105/https://www.comicsbeat.com/max-fleischer-superman-remastered-blu-ray-announced/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=MAX FLEISCHER'S SUPERMAN 1941–1943 |url=https://www.dc.com/blog/2023/03/08/max-fleischer-s-superman-1941-1943 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=DC |language=en |archive-date=March 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309235315/https://www.dc.com/blog/2023/03/08/max-fleischer-s-superman-1941-1943 |url-status=live}} Although all entries are in the [[public domain in the United States]],{{cite book |title=Superman Vs. Hollywood: How Fiendish Producers, Devious Directors, and Warring Writers Grounded an American Icon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmYt2xaxktEC&pg=PT25 |first=Jake |last=Rossen |year=2008 |publisher=[[Chicago Review Press]] |isbn=978-1-56976-501-2 |access-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530213135/https://books.google.com/books?id=OmYt2xaxktEC&pg=PT25#v=onepage&q&f=false |url-status=live}} [[Related rights|ancillary rights]], such as merchandising contract rights, as well as the original 35 mm master elements, are owned today by [[Warner Bros. Entertainment]], which has also owned Superman's publisher, [[DC Comics]], since 1969, as well as the [[Popeye the Sailor (film series)|''Popeye the Sailor'']] series of cartoons produced by both studios. In 2023, [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] released a [[Blu-ray]] set containing the 17 cartoons, taken from high-definition restorations of the original 35mm source elements.{{Cite web |last=Nash |first=Anthony |date=March 8, 2023 |title=Max Fleischer's Superman Cartoons Get Blu-ray Release Date |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/?p=1272539 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=ComingSoon.net – Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Dar |first=Taimur |date=March 8, 2023 |title=Max Fleischer SUPERMAN shorts get remastered Blu-ray release |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/max-fleischer-superman-remastered-blu-ray-announced/ |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=Comicsbeat.com |language=en-US |archive-date=March 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309001105/https://www.comicsbeat.com/max-fleischer-superman-remastered-blu-ray-announced/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=MAX FLEISCHER'S SUPERMAN 1941–1943 |url=https://www.dc.com/blog/2023/03/08/max-fleischer-s-superman-1941-1943 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=DC |language=en |archive-date=March 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309235315/https://www.dc.com/blog/2023/03/08/max-fleischer-s-superman-1941-1943 |url-status=live}} == History == == History ==