The Mechanical Monsters

RELEASED 28 Nov 19410h 10m★ 6.9 TMDB

Superman battles a criminal mastermind and his robot army.

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1941 Fleischer Studios animated theatrical short, originally released November 28, 1941; second in the Fleischer Superman shorts sequence. A separate adaptation with no other DC screen title required. Animated Elseworlds collects separate continuities. Covers the original short only, excluding restoration-collection supplements. Bud Collyer voices Clark Kent / Superman and Joan Alexander voices Lois Lane. Exact runtime, supporting voice attributions and complete silent/background appearance coverage remain unresolved.

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