Time for another one of the great Superman cartoons produced by the Max Fleischer Studios. We're serving The Arctic Giant, which was the fourth one in the series. It was released February 27, 1942.
One of the credits you'll see on this cartoon is for animator Reuben Grossman. Mr. Grossman later went to work for DC Comics drawing, among other strips, Peter Porkchops and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
You'll also notice a writing credit there for Ted Pierce. Mr. Pierce was, before and after his stint at Fleischer's, a gagman and occasional voice for Warner Brothers cartoons. For example, he did the Bud Abbott imitation in the cartoon, A Tale of Two Kitties. Lured away to the opposite coast for a few years, he worked on the Fleischer Brothers' Gullivers Travels and a few other films. (He is sometimes given the credit/blame for Popeye getting those four nephews in his cartoons.) He also did voice work there. He's in this cartoon in a couple of roles, including (I think) Perry White. Superman and Lois are Bud Collyer and Joan Alexander.
Okay, it's cartoon time!
