Destruction Inc. (1942)

Superman versus saboteurs at the Metropolis Munitions Plant.

Director:

Izzy Sparber

Writers:

Jerry Siegel (Superman comic strip created by), Joe Shuster (Superman comic strip created by),

Stars:

Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck, Bud Collyer

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Joan Alexander	...	Lois Lane (voice) (uncredited)
Jackson Beck	...	Chief Thug (voice) (uncredited)
Bud Collyer	...	Clark Kent / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Mercer	...	Radio Newscaster / Louis (voice) (uncredited)
Julian Noa	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

A murder at the Metropolis Munitions plant draws Lois Lane into the thick of a sabotage plot; she ends up inside a torpedo about to be tested. Meanwhile, where is Superman?

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Plot Keywords:

torpedo | saboteur | caught spying | bound and gagged | paperboy | 

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Action | Crime

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 December 1942 (USA)

Also Known As:

Destrucción incorporada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Famous Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

9 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Voices: Up in the sky, look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!
Narrator: Faster than a streak of lightning! More powerful than the pounding surf! Mightier than a roaring hurricane! This amazing stranger from the planet Krypton, The Man of Steel: Superman! Possessing remarkable physical strength, Superman fights a never-ending battle for truth and justice, disguised as a mild-mannered newspaper reporter, Clark Kent.

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Connections

Featured in First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series (2006)

User Reviews

Faster Than A Speeding Locomotive

A SUPERMAN Cartoon.

Intrepid reporter Lois Lane discovers that DESTRUCTION INC. - a small band of murderous saboteurs - plans to destroy the Metropolis Munitions Works. Looks like a job for Superman...

This was another in the series of 17 excellent cartoons initially created by Max Fleischer for Paramount Studio. They feature great animation and taut, fast-moving plots. Meant to be shown in movie theaters, they are miles ahead of their Saturday morning TV counterparts. Bud Collyer is the voice of Superman; Joan Alexander does the honors for Lois Lane.