The Arctic Giant

The Arctic Giant
The entire short
Directed byDave Fleischer
Story byBill Turner
Tedd Pierce
Based on
Superman
by
Produced byMax Fleischer
StarringBud Collyer
Joan Alexander
Jackson Beck
Julian Noa
Music bySammy Timberg
Winston Sharples
(uncredited)
Lou Fleischer
(uncredited)
Animation byWillard Bowsky
Reuben Grossman
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 27, 1942 (1942-02-27)
Running time
9 minutes (one reel)
LanguageEnglish

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.