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I think 1995 is too recent for me to have seen it at the age I saw it. Perhaps the Fleischer Studios one[1] was running on TV at the right time? Let's leave th

I think 1995 is too recent for me to have seen it at the age I saw it. Perhaps the Fleischer Studios one[1] was running on TV at the right time? Let's leave that as a rhetorical question having nothing to do with TFA on BofA. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1940s_cartoons) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1940s_cartoons)

jaclaz 8y ago
I didn't dare to assume that you were that old (like I also am, BTW). Anyway it is actually documented, here is the prologue from the first episode of the "Superman (1940s cartoons)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1941_film)#Prologue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1941_film)#Prologue “In the endless reaches of the universe, there once existed a planet known as Krypton; a planet that burned like a green star in the distant heavens. There, civilization was far advanced, and it brought forth a race of supermen, whose mental and physical powers were developed to the absolute peak of human perfection. But there came a day when giant quakes threatened to destroy Krypton forever. One of the planet’s leading scientists, sensing the approach of doom, placed his infant son in a small rocket ship and sent it hurtling in the direction of the Earth, just as Krypton exploded. The rocket sped through star-studded space, landing safely on Earth with its precious burden: Krypton’s sole survivor. A passing motorist found the uninjured child and took it to an orphanage. As the years went by and the child grew to maturity, he found himself possessed of amazing physical powers. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, the infant of Krypton is now the Man of Steel: SUPERMAN! To best be in a position to use his amazing powers in a never-ending battle for truth and justice, Superman has assumed the disguise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper.”

jaclaz 8y ago

I didn't dare to assume that you were that old (like I also am, BTW). Anyway it is actually documented, here is the prologue from the first episode of the "Superman (1940s cartoons)": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1941_film)#Prologue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1941_film)#Prologue “In the endless reaches of the universe, there once existed a planet known as Krypton; a planet that burned like a green star in the distant heavens. There, civilization was far advanced, and it brought forth a race of supermen, whose mental and physical powers were developed to the absolute peak of human perfection. But there came a day when giant quakes threatened to destroy Krypton forever. One of the planet’s leading scientists, sensing the approach of doom, placed his infant son in a small rocket ship and sent it hurtling in the direction of the Earth, just as Krypton exploded. The rocket sped through star-studded space, landing safely on Earth with its precious burden: Krypton’s sole survivor. A passing motorist found the uninjured child and took it to an orphanage. As the years went by and the child grew to maturity, he found himself possessed of amazing physical powers. Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, the infant of Krypton is now the Man of Steel: SUPERMAN! To best be in a position to use his amazing powers in a never-ending battle for truth and justice, Superman has assumed the disguise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper.”