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Film ⏱ 8m

The Magnetic Telescope

Based On “Superman”

The Magnetic Telescope (1942) is the sixth of the seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. This animated short was created by Fleischer Studios. The story runs for about eight minutes and covers Superman's adventures in saving the town from a comet drawn toward Earth by a magnetic telescope. It was originally released on April 24, 1942.

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Release date:
1942
Director:
Dave Fleischer
Country:
United States
Language:
English
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The Film · 1942

The Magnetic Telescope

Dave Fleischer

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