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Comic Journey Invades the Public Domain ep 3 - Superman Electric Earthquake
Electric Earthquake (1942) is the seventh of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. This animated short was created by the Fleischer Studios. The story runs about eight minutes and covers Superman's adventures in stopping a madman from destroying Manhattan with electronically induced earthquakes. It was originally released on May 15, 1942.[1] This is the first of the films to make it clear that the action is taking place in Manhattan.
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Directed by Dave Fleischer
Story by Seymour Kneitel Isidore Sparber
Based on Superman by Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster
Produced by Max Fleischer
Starring Bud Collyer , Joan Alexander , Julian Noa , Jackson Beck
Music by Sammy Timberg
Animation by Steve Muffati and Arnold Gillespie
Color process Technicolor Production
Company Fleischer Studios
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date May 15, 1942
Running time 8 minutes (one reel)
Language English
