"Up in the sky, look! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Superman!" In his first animated appearance. Originally produced by Fleischer Studios (and later Famous Studios) from 1941 to 1943. Superman was the final animated series initiated by Fleischer Studios, before Famous Studios (a successor company to Fleischer) officially took over production. Based on the comic strip created by Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster for Action Comics. Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. The amazing stranger from the planet Krypton, the man of steel, Superman!