Monday, December 4, 2023

Character Analysis: Fleischer Superman

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Background

The 1940s animated Superman. In this version of the story people from krypton are just naturally superhuman, rather than being gifted power by the Earth’s sun. Additionally Superman was not adopted by the kents when he came to Earth as a baby. Instead he grew up at an orphanage.  Other aspects of the superman mythos like his human identity of Clark Kent and job as a news reporter are the same.

  • Ep 1 1:19 It’s stated krypton was home to a race of supermen

  • Ep 1 1:27 Superman is sent away from Krypton and landed on earth. He was raised in an orphanage

  • Ep 1 2:13 It’s stated Superman took the identity of Clark Kent at a metropolitan newspaper

Abilities


Flight

Superman first displayed the ability to fly in this series.

  • Ep 1 6:51 Superman flying


X-ray vision

The ability to see through solid objects.

  • Ep 2 5:28 Superman uses x-ray vision to see lois inside of a mechanical monster


Feats

Strength

  • Ep 1 1:56 It’s stated Superman is more powerful than a locomotive

  • Ep 1 7:20 Superman lifts a giant skyscraper

  • Ep 3 6:13 Superman lifts a giant train.Said train had a billion dollars of gold on it

  • Ep 4 7:16 Superman up a giant section of a bridge

  • Ep 5 5:30 Superman deflects a missile like plane with a punch

  • Ep 8 5:43 Superman catches and throws a giant boulder

  • Ep 10 8:15 Superman stops a bomber plane from crashing

  • Ep 12 6:47 Superman pulls a giant ocean liner

  • Ep 13 0:51 Superman is said to be mightier than a roaring hurricane

  • Ep 13 6:34 Superman catches and prevents a torpedo from hitting a boat 

  • Ep 17 6:54 Superman stops a giant cog from crushing Lois


Speed

  • Ep 1 1:48 Superman is faster than a speeding bullet

  • Ep 1 1:58 Superman can leap large skyscrapers

  • Ep 13 0:41 Superman is said to be faster than lighting


Endurance

  • Ep 1 2:44 A scientist says he’s going to use an electrophasia ray to strike the city

    • Ep 1 5:55 This ray can melt through an entire highway bridge in seconds

    • Ep 1 7:45 Superman is hit by the ray beam with no damage

    • Ep 1 8:14 The ray beams power is increased against Superman and still does no damage

  • Ep 2 6:38 Superman is electrocuted by downed power lines

  • Ep 2 9:22 Superman is Immune to molten lava

  • Ep 3 7:03 Superman shows resistance to tear gas

  • Ep 6 1:29 A giant magnet pulls a comet to Earth

    • Ep 6 3:49 This magnet pulls another comet towards Earth

    • Ep 6 5:28,6:05 Superman flies into and hits this comet head on. He seems have some kind of weakness towards it

    • Ep 6 6:29 Superman repairs the magnet to repel the meteor. He also acts as an electrical pathway for its power 

  • Ep 7 6:30 Superman survives multiple explosions

  • Ep 13 8:05 Superman survives being in a truck full of TNT


Experience

  • Ep 1 Superman defeats the mad scientist

  • Ep 2 Superman fights an army of robots  

  • Ep 4 Superman beats a giant dinosaur like monster  

  • Ep 8 Superman helps prevent a city from being destroyed by a volcanic eruption 

  • Ep 10 Superman stops some people from hijacking a japanese plane

  • Ep 12 Superman sabotages a war camp

  • Ep 14 Superman defeated two ancient mummy monsters

  • Ep 15 Superman saves Lois from being burned alive

  • Ep 16 Superman fights an underground race of bird people to save lois in this ep

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