Mick Farren has personal observations on the horror, the horror.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
BUT, IN THE NICK OF TIME, HERE’S SUPERMAN!
Animator Max Fleischer is recognized primarily as the creator of Betty Boop but, in the early 1940s, he produced a series of animated Superman episodes that are a wonder to behold. (Click here for more)
Interesting factoids about Superman: He was originally written/drawn as a bad guy something like Lex Luthor and in Cuba he's used as an icon possessing the exact opposite of U.S. connotations... a symbol of American imperialism rather than truth, justice and the American way.
Interesting factoids about Superman: He was originally written/drawn as a bad guy something like Lex Luthor and in Cuba he's used as an icon possessing the exact opposite of U.S. connotations... a symbol of American imperialism rather than truth, justice and the American way.
ReplyDeleteReally cool cartoons though!