Monday, December 4, 2023

Master Notes: Superman 1948 Serials

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(serial) 

https://www.supermanhomepage.com/movies/movies.php?topic=m-serial 

Superman Serials (Complete)

https://archive.org/details/superman-1948_202205 


Superman vs Atom Man

  • 0:50 It’s explained there’s a distant planet named Krypton that had various moons around it #Background

  • 1:45 It’s stated Krypton is being drawn into its sun. It’s also stated that Krypton is home to supermen and women. #Background

  • 10:13 Superman lands on Earth in front of the Kents in a spaceship #Background

  • 12:35 It’s stated Superman had x-ray vision, super hearing and super strength even as a child #Background #Abilities

  • 14:50 Clark is electrocuted #Endurance

  • 16:00 Clark is told by his parents to use his powers for good and utilize them in  a place where they’ll be needed #Background

  • 17:00 Clark’s parents pass away. Clark’s mom made him his original costume #Background

  • 20:10 Superman prevents a train from derailing #Experience


Depths of the Earth

  • 22:50 Clark arrives in Metropolis  and intends to become a reporter at the Daily Planet #Background

  • 23:55 Superman sees inside a burning building with X-ray vision #Abilities

  • 27:19 Superman meets Perry white for the first time #Background

  • 31:10 Lois is trapped in a collapsed mine #Background

  • 33:30 Superman runs through solid rock #Strength

  • 33:40 Superman rescues Lois and others form underground


The Reducer ray

  • 35:40 Superman saves various people across the planet #Experience

  • 39:10 A “Reducer ray” is made that can make explosions greater than the atomic bomb. Superman needs to protect it #Background

  • 40:30 Superman flies #Abilities

  • 49:50 Superman is weakened by kryptonite #Weaknesses


Man of Steel

  • 52:10 Superman can’t see through lead #Abilities

  • 1:01:00 Lois is kidnapped by a criminal leader named Spider-lady. Spider-Lady later desires to use kryptonite against Superman #Background


A Job for Superman

  • 1:09:50 Superman is immune to bullets. Superman saves Lois from Spider-Lady’s goons #Experience #Endurance


Superman in Danger

  • 1:17:00 Superman blows out a fire with Super breath. Spider-lady’s goons steal kryptonite #Background #Abilities

  • 1:19:10 Superman is weakened by Kryptonite #Weaknesses

  • 1;25:30 Spider-lady’s gets the help of a scientist named Hackett #Background


Into the electric furnace

  • 1:37:40 Spider-lady intends to kidnap “Clark” to lure in Superman #Background


Superman to the rescue

  • 1:46:17 Superman saves Jimmy Olsen from Spider-Lady goons #Experience

  • 1:54:20 Spider-Lady intends to steal the reducer ray #Background


Irresistible force

  • 2:05:11 Lois picks up Hackett from an airport thinking that he’s a man called Dr. Graham. Hackett is using Lois as a means to find the reducer ray for Spider-Lady. The real Dr.Graham is taken by hostage by Spider-Lady #Background


Between two fires

  • 2:20:50 After the original reducer ray is rendered unusable, Spider-Lady forces Dr. Graham to build another one #Background


Superman’s Dilemma 

  • 2:33:10 Spider-Lady also wants to recruit a chemist named Dr. Larkin to help finish Graham’s new reducer ray #Background


Blasts in the Depths

  • 2:48:56 Spider-Lady wants to try to recruit a person named Collier #Background


Hurled to destruction

  • 3:01:20 Superman breaks through solid stone. Superman saves Lois from Spider-Lady minions #Background #Experience

  • 3:05:40 Spider-Lady and her minions plan to steal machine parts needed for the reducer ray #Background

  • 3:13:14 Superman saves Jimmy from Spider-Lady minions #Experience


Superman at Bay

  • 3:16:50 The new reducer ray is complete #Background

  • 3:30:35 Spider-lady targets various locations with the reducer ray #Background


The Payoff

  • 3:44:00 Superman used a lead suit to protect himself against Kryptonite. He confronts Spider-Lady and defeats her. #Experience

  • 3:44:35 Superman tanks being hit by the reducer ray #Endurance


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