From Warner Home Video: Behold the Man of Steel’s first cinematic incarnation when DC Comics and Warner Home Video Release Max Fleischer Superman. Discover the amazing stranger from Planet Krypton that is “Faster than a streak of lightning!” and “Mightier than a roaring hurricane!” when this Official Release from Re-Mastered and Superior Original Vault Elements arrives on a 2-disc DVD collection featuring 17 action-packed vintage theatrical cartoons on April 7, 2009.

The Superman animated cartoons, commonly known as the “Fleischer Superman Cartoons” were a series of seventeen animated Technicolor short films, which were based upon the comic book character Superman. These groundbreaking theatrical shorts are the very first animated DC Comics Superman cartoons and the first cartoon entitled “Superman” to be nominated for an Academy Award® (Short Film - Animated). Each cartoon is brimming with action and special effects, beautifully drawn and colored, braced with fabulous background paintings and brought to life with realistic movement. These animated shorts are seen as some of the finest, and certainly the most lavishly budgeted, cartoons produced during the Golden Age of animation.

 Max Fleischer Superman will include incredible bonus features such as:

• The Man, The Myth Superman - A revealing and captivating documentary which defines the tradition of the exciting and thought provoking “Super Human” archetype of hero and why Superman resonates with fans on such a deep and personal level.
• First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series - This documentary features interviews with surviving members, relatives and biographers of the animation and production team, also contemporary animators such as Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series), Paul Dini and Dan Riba (Superman: The Animated Series) who detail the influence these cartoons have had on their own works.

“These animated short films were the first cinematic adaptation of the classic comic book character, Superman,” said Amit Desai, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Sports Marketing. “Warner Home Video is absolutely thrilled to release Max Fleischer Superman for an entirely new generation of fans.”

About Warner Home Video: With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video’s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.

About DC Comics: DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.

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