The Arctic Giant
| The Arctic Giant | |
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The entire short | |
| Directed by | Dave Fleischer |
| Story by | Bill Turner Tedd Pierce |
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| Produced by | Max Fleischer |
| Starring | Bud Collyer Joan Alexander Jackson Beck Julian Noa |
| Music by | Sammy Timberg Winston Sharples (uncredited) Lou Fleischer (uncredited) |
| Animation by | Willard Bowsky Reuben Grossman |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 9 minutes (one reel) |
| Language | English |
The Arctic Giant is the fourth of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. This animated short was created by Fleischer Studios. The story runs nine minutes and covers Superman's adventures in defeating a giant defrosted dinosaur that terrorizes the city. It was released on February 27, 1942. The short depicts a Godzilla-esque scenario while predating the 1954 film by 12 years.