The Arctic Giant

RELEASED 27 Feb 19420h 9m★ 7.0 TMDB

A frozen Tyrannosaurus rex is found and put on display in a museum, but when he thaws out and revives, Superman has to stop his rampage!

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1942 Fleischer Studios animated theatrical short, fourth in the Superman cartoon sequence. No earlier DC adaptation is required. Animated Elseworlds collects separate continuities. Covers the original short only, excluding later television packaging and collection supplements. Bud Collyer voices Clark Kent / Superman and Joan Alexander voices Lois Lane. Exact release day, original presentation runtime, supporting voice attributions and complete appearance coverage remain unresolved; Superman Homepage lists February 27, 1942 and 8:35. Perry White's performer attribution and official DC profile verification remain unresolved.

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