The Magnetic Telescope (1942)
- Directed by
- Dave Fleischer
- Genre
- animation, fantasy, action, family, adventure, science fiction
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 46 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A scientist builds a magnetic telescope that accidentally pulls a comet toward Earth. Superman steps in to stop the disaster and save the town.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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