Max Fleischer’s Superman Restored!
Friday, March 7, 2025
7:00 pm
Cost:$10.00 per person, popcorn included! Members receive 20% off. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door.
Join us for a special showcase of the Max Fleischer Superman cartoons on the big screen! The 1941-42 Fleischer Studios shorts were Superman’s first animated theatrical adventures that not only created a definitive style but went on to influence animated portrayals of other comic book characters such as Batman: The Animated Series. Long revered as among the best of the superhero cartoons, these films are presented in newly restored 4K resolution from 35MM archival prints spearheaded by Max’s granddaughter, Jane Fleischer Reid, who will be in attendance to discuss the legacy of Fleischer Studios and the work she is doing to restore and present the films to a new audience.
ABOUT FLEISCHER STUDIOS
Created in the early 20th century by brothers Max and Dave Fleischer, Fleischer Studios was responsible for creating and animating some of the most beloved characters in American animation, including Betty Boop and Koko the Clown. The studio was also renowned for its animation of the popular comic-strip characters Popeye (originally created by Elzie Segar) and Superman (originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster).
The artists of Fleischer Studios were not only animators but innovators as well. Known for their ground-breaking marriage of live action with animation, their ingenious “bouncing ball” cartoons, their gritty, urban, and often surreal landscapes, their jazz cartoons featuring early film footage of the era’s popular artists, including the very first film footage of Cab Calloway, and many inventions including Max’s rotoscope and “set-back” process, the influence of Fleischer Studios can be seen today in everything from music videos to karaoke to Japanese animé.
Today, Max Fleischer’s grandson, Mark Fleischer, serves as Chairman and CEO of Fleischer Studios. An entertainment executive and attorney, Mark helms a dedicated team of artists and innovators to bring Betty Boop and all the Fleischer characters into the 21st century and works in close partnership with Global Icons, Inc., the exclusive worldwide licensing agent for all the Fleischer characters, to development new and exciting opportunities for beloved Fleischer characters around the globe including media, merchandising and more.
