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DC Through the Years

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  • Tom Tyler in Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)

    1. Adventures of Captain Marvel

    19413h 36mApproved
    7.1 (1.6K)
    To protect a magic talisman from being used for evil, a teenage boy named Billy Batson is given the power to become an adult superhero, Captain Marvel, with a single magic word: "Shazam!"
    DirectorsJohn EnglishWilliam WitneyStarsTom TylerFrank Coghlan Jr.William 'Billy' Benedict
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist (1941)

    2. Superman: The Mad Scientist

    194110mApprovedShort
    7.3 (3.8K)
    The Man of Steel fights a mad scientist who is destroying Metropolis with an energy cannon.
    DirectorsDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson Beck
  • Superman: The Mechanical Monsters (1941)

    3. Superman: The Mechanical Monsters

    194111mApprovedShort
    7.3 (1.9K)
    Superman battles a criminal mastermind and his robot army.
    DirectorsDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson Beck
  • Superman: Billion Dollar Limited (1942)

    4. Superman: Billion Dollar Limited

    19429mApprovedShort
    7.0 (1.2K)
    Superman battles train robbers seeking to steal a billion dollars worth of gold.
    DirectorsDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson Beck
  • Superman: The Arctic Giant (1942)

    5. Superman: The Arctic Giant

    19429mApprovedShort
    6.8 (1.3K)
    Superman versus a thawed-out Tyrannosaurus.
    DirectorsDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson Beck
  • Superman: The Bulleteers (1942)

    6. Superman: The Bulleteers

    19428mApprovedShort
    6.9 (1.2K)
    Superman versus extortionists with a super-powerful rocket car.
    DirectorsDave FleischerOrestes CalpiniStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson Beck
  • Kane Richmond in Spy Smasher (1942)

    7. Spy Smasher

    19423h 35mApproved
    6.9 (442)
    Alan Armstrong, aka Spy Smasher, battles a Nazi villain known as The Mask, who heads a gang of saboteurs determined to spread destruction across America.
    DirectorWilliam WitneyStarsKane RichmondMarguerite ChapmanSam Flint
  • Superman: The Magnetic Telescope (1942)

    8. Superman: The Magnetic Telescope

    19428mApprovedShort
    7.0 (1.1K)
    When police interfere with a reckless scientist's experiment, it creates a deadly meteor shower only Superman can stop.
    DirectorsDave FleischerThomas MooreStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson Beck
  • Superman: Electric Earthquake (1942)

    9. Superman: Electric Earthquake

    19429mApprovedShort
    6.8 (1.1K)
    Superman versus a fanatical extortionist with an earthquake machine.
    DirectorsDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson Beck
  • Superman: Volcano (1942)

    10. Superman: Volcano

    19428mApprovedShort
    6.9 (1.1K)
    Superman must face the threat of an erupting volcano.
    DirectorsDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJulian Noa
  • Superman: Terror on the Midway (1942)

    11. Superman: Terror on the Midway

    19428mApprovedShort
    6.4 (1K)
    When the circus' animals escape and threaten disaster, Superman must take action.
    DirectorsDave FleischerOrestes CalpiniStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack Mercer
  • Superman: Japoteurs (1942)

    12. Superman: Japoteurs

    19429mApprovedShort
    6.2 (966)
    Superman vs. Japanese spies hijacking a new super-bomber.
    DirectorsSeymour KneitelDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack Mercer
  • Superman: Showdown (1942)

    13. Superman: Showdown

    19428mApprovedShort
    6.8 (912)
    A crook dressed as Superman commits a series of robberies. The real Superman must work fast to counter the bad publicity.
    DirectorsIzzy SparberDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack Mercer
  • Superman: Eleventh Hour (1942)

    14. Superman: Eleventh Hour

    19428mApprovedShort
    6.1 (893)
    While Clark Kent is in wartime Japan, Superman becomes a saboteur.
    DirectorsDan GordonWillard BowskyDave FleischerStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack Mercer
  • Superman: Destruction Inc. (1942)

    15. Superman: Destruction Inc.

    19429mApprovedShort
    6.4 (903)
    Superman versus saboteurs at the Metropolis Munitions Plant.
    DirectorsIzzy SparberDave FleischerDave TendlarStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack Mercer
  • The Mummy Strikes (1943)

    16. The Mummy Strikes

    19438mApprovedShort
    6.4 (916)
    While investigating an egyptologist's mysterious death, Superman must battle dangerous mummies.
    DirectorsIzzy SparberDave FleischerMyron WaldmanStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJulian Noa
  • Jungle Drums (1943)

    17. Jungle Drums

    19438mApprovedShort
    6.2 (850)
    Superman vs. a secret Nazi outpost disguised as a jungle temple.
    DirectorsDan GordonOrestes CalpiniDave FleischerStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack Mercer
  • The Underground World (1943)

    18. The Underground World

    19438mShort
    6.7 (839)
    Lois Lane and an explorer set out on an expedition through an underground cavern and discover a race of hawk-men. When these creatures prepare a ritual sacrifice for the adventurous pair, Superman comes to the rescue.
    DirectorsSeymour KneitelDave FleischerNick TafuriStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJulian Noa
  • Douglas Croft, Shirley Patterson, and Lewis Wilson in Batman (1943)

    19. Batman

    19434h 20mApproved
    6.0 (2.6K)
    The very first serial to adapt the comic book character of the Batman. In it, the Batman is a secret U.S. government agent, attempting to defeat the schemes of Japanese agent Dr. Daka operating in Los Angeles at the height of World War II.
    DirectorLambert HillyerStarsLewis WilsonDouglas CroftJ. Carrol Naish
  • Superman: Secret Agent (1943)

    20. Superman: Secret Agent

    19438mApprovedShort
    6.4 (832)
    Superman battles saboteurs determined to stop a lady double agent from getting important documents to Washington D.C.
    DirectorsSeymour KneitelDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJack Mercer
  • William Bakewell and Jennifer Holt in Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways (1946)

    21. Hop Harrigan America's Ace of the Airways

    1946Approved
    5.9 (100)
    Hop Harrigan (William Bakewell) and his pal "Tank" Tinker (Sumner Getchell) operate a small airport and flying service, and are hired by J. Westly Arnold (Emmett Vogan) to fly an eccentric inventor, Dr. Tabor (John Merton), to his secret laboratory where he has a revolutionary new power unit. However, a mysterious character known as the Chief Pilot is interested in the invention and uses a destroying ray to cripple Hop's airplane and kidnap Tabor. Hop and "Tank", aided by Gail Nolan (Jennifer Holt and her younger brother, Jackie (Robert 'Buzz' Henry), finally overcome the villains - and, then, Tabor goes mad and decides to blow up the world. There is still work to be done.
    DirectorDerwin AbrahamsStarsWilliam BakewellJennifer HoltRobert 'Buzz' Henry
  • The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West (1947)

    22. The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West

    19474h 45mApproved
    5.8 (142)
    The Vigilante, a masked government agent, is assigned to investigate the case of the "100 Tears of Blood", a cursed string of rare blood red pearls sought by a gang led by the unknown X-1 that may have been smuggled into the country.
    DirectorWallace FoxStarsRalph ByrdRamsay AmesLyle Talbot
  • Kirk Alyn, Virginia Carroll, Ed Cassidy, and Carol Forman in Superman (1948)

    23. Superman

    19484h 4mApproved
    6.7 (1.3K)
    Superman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.
    DirectorsSpencer Gordon BennetThomas CarrStarsKirk AlynNoel NeillTommy Bond
  • Jane Adams, Johnny Duncan, and Robert Lowery in Batman and Robin (1949)

    24. Batman and Robin

    19494h 23mApproved
    5.9 (2.2K)
    Second serial featuring the comic book character Batman. In it, Batman, together with his sidekick Robin, face off against the Wizard, a hooded villain with an electronic device that remotely controls vehicles.
    DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetStarsRobert LoweryJohnny DuncanJane Adams
  • Kirk Alyn, Noel Neill, and Lyle Talbot in Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)

    25. Atom Man vs. Superman

    19504h 12mApproved
    6.7 (889)
    Superman battles Lex Luthor who is using a teleportation device and a new identity as Atom Man in his criminal plans.
    DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetStarsKirk AlynNoel NeillLyle Talbot

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