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Superman's First Time On Screen

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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!

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