The Fleischer & Famous Superman Cartoons/Episodes

The Fleischer & Famous Superman Cartoons are a series of seventeen animated Technicolor short films released by Paramount Pictures and based upon the comic book character Superman. The pilot and first eight shorts were produced by Fleischer Studios from 1941 to 1942, while the final eight were produced by Famous Studios, a successor company to Fleischer Studios, from 1942 to 1943.

The series appeared on Toonami and The Midnight Run as part of Cartoon Roulette from 1997-2000.

The Superman cartoons are widely available on VHS, DVD and online. The most recent DVD release came on April 7, 2009. A collection of all the cartoons was released by Warner Home Video as the first authorized collection from the original masters, titled Max Fleischer's Superman: 1941-1942 with a suggested price at $26.99; the set included one new special feature in the form of "The Man, The Myth, Superman" featurette, along with an old special feature seen in the Superman II 2006 DVD release entitled "First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series".