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Japoteurs (1942) is the tenth of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, originally created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The first Superman cartoon produced by Famous Studios (the successor to Fleischer Studios), Japoteurs covers Superman's adventures stopping Japanese spies from hijacking a bomber plane and bringing it to Tokyo. This cartoon does not bear the Famous Studios name because that company had not yet been fully organized after Max Fleischer was removed by Paramount Pictures from the studio which bore his name. The cartoon was originally released to theaters by Paramount Pictures on September 18, 1942.
The word "Japoteur" is a portmanteau of the ethnic slur "Jap" and the word "saboteur".
Original Release
09/18/1942
US Release
09/18/1942
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Alexander | Lois Lane |
Jackson Beck | Narrator |
Jack Mercer | Press Tour Guide |
Bud Collyer | Clark Kent / Superman / Japanese Hijacker |
Directors
Dave Fleischer, Myron Waldman, Seymour Kneitel
Writers
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Joan Alexander | Lois Lane |
Jackson Beck | Narrator |
Jack Mercer | Press Tour Guide |
Bud Collyer | Clark Kent / Superman / Japanese Hijacker |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Seymour Kneitel | Producer |
Sam Buchwald | Producer |
Dan Gordon | Producer |
Izzy Sparber | Producer |