The Magnetic Telescope (1942)

Name: The Magnetic Telescope
Genre: animation, fantasy, action, family, adventure
Released: 1942-04-24
Duration: 8 min

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

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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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