Teräsmies (Short 1941)

Teräsmies (Short 1941). Teräsmies: Directed by Dave Fleischer, Steve Muffati. With Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Bud Collyer, Jack Mercer. The Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.

“Sixty one years have elapsed since this first Superman cartoon was shown and it still remains as timeless as ever.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI had first seen this decades back (not in 1941 because it would be a good several years until I was born) and recently I picked up a copy from a car boot sale. I watched it and enjoyed it throughly.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story is perfectly simple. A mad scientist has some kind of ray aimed at Metropolis and he also kidnaps Lois Lane. Superman of course comes to the rescue. There is no complex plot, just plenty of action.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLois and Clark are not quite equals in this adventure. Nowadays in the Superman comics I think Lois and Clark are married but Lois sort of looked down on Clark in these adventures-she doesnu0026#39;t even let him come out on assignment with her.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnother thing I liked was the way Clark changed into Superman. He would always say, u0026quot;This is a job for Superman,u0026quot; before heading into a storeroom and changing. Magic!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFor fans of Superman (particularly younger fans), I recommend they check this out if they can get a copy.”