After The Daily Planet receives a letter from a mad scientist threatening to wreak destruction with his Electrothanasia Ray, Lois Lane heads out in the hopes of getting more information for a news story.
Sound
That iconic opening fanfare — you'll hum it forever.

Director
Dave Fleischer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the most expensive cartoon ever made at the time — $50,000 per episode, roughly ten times the average budget.
The Fleischers invented Superman's flight; comics only had him leaping tall buildings until this cartoon made him actually soar.