Name: Superman's First Time On Screen
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Description: In 1941, Superman made his debut in something other than a comic book, arriving on the big screen for the first time in this cartoon produced by Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Audiences now could watch the Man of Steel move faster than a speeding bullet, be more powerful than a locomotive, and leap tall buildings in a single bound!

In 1941, Superman made his big screen debut in this cartoon produced by Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Audiences could now watch the Man of Steel move faster than a speeding bullet, be more powerful than a locomotive and leap tall buildings in a single bound!

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In 1941, Superman made his debut in something other than a comic book, arriving on the big screen for the first time in this cartoon produced by Fleischer Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. Audiences now could watch the Man of Steel move faster than a speeding bullet, be more powerful than a locomotive, and leap tall buildings in a single bound!

Superman's First Time On Screen

<p>In the early 20th century, America was flexing its economic and political muscle on the international stage. The era was defined by the temperance movement, Progressive-era activism, the sinking of the Titanic and World War I.</p>


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