Destruction Inc. (1942)

Superman versus saboteurs at the Metropolis Munitions Plant.

Director:

Izzy Sparber (as I. Sparber)

Writers:

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

Stars:

Bud Collyer, Joan Alexander, Jackson Beck

Cast

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

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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?

Goofs

During the factory chase when Lois swings down on a rope, she has no facial features at all.

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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

Follows The Bulleteers (1942)

User Reviews

Lesser Superman cartoon

During WWII people at the Metropolis Munitions Works keep getting killed. Lois Lane, sensing a story, becomes a worker at the plant. She (quite conveniently) overhears a plot from saboteurs to blow up the plant. They discover her listening, kidnap her and put her in a torpedo that's going to be used to blow up a ship (!!!). Will Superman find out what's going on and save the day?

So-so entry. The plot is more than a little silly and the introduction of Superman into the story is handled VERY badly. Also watch Lois' skirt change from blue to green in a few shots! Still it is colorful and full of action...the plot just needed work. I give it a 7.