Superman: Electric Earthquake

Original title: Electric Earthquake

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Superhero Action Adventure Animation Family Fantasy Sci-Fi Short

Superman versus a fanatical extortionist with an earthquake machine.Superman versus a fanatical extortionist with an earthquake machine.Superman versus a fanatical extortionist with an earthquake machine.

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6.8/10

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Bud Collyer

Clark Kent
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(uncredited)
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Joan Alexander

Lois Lane
(voice)
(uncredited)

Jackson Beck

Narrator
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(uncredited)
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Julian Noa

Perry White
(voice)
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Unlike the other Superman cartoons, this film has the characters and the Daily Planet set explicitly in New York City, rather than in the City of Metropolis.

Quotes
[first lines]
Voices: Up in the sky, look! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman!
Narrator: Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, this amazing stranger from the planet Krypton, The Man of Steel: Superman! Possessing remarkable physical strength, Superman fights a never-ending battle for truth and justice, disguised as a mild-mannered newspaper reporter, Clark Kent.

Crazy credits
The episodic title of 'Electric Earthquake' begins to shake, causing it to crumble and the letter Q falls apart in half.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #6.9 (1992)

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Featured review

10/10

Very interesting Superman cartoon

A Native American man says that Manhattan (Metropolis) belongs to his people and demands that it should be returned to them. Naturally he's refused. So, he plants something like explosive charges in the water under Manhattan and sets them off causing earthquakes. Naturally Lois Lane (as usual) is captured and tied up by him. Looks like it's Superman to the rescue.

Very good and very interesting in that it has a Native American as a villain. Also bringing up how Manhattan belongs to the Indians was very advanced for a 1942 cartoon. Still it's not really dealt with--this was just for entertainment and the action scenes delivered. I especially liked the elevator that traveled underwater to the villain's hideout.

Lots of fun! A 10.