Superman - The Mechanical Monsters (1941)

The Mechanical Monsters is the second of the seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character Superman. Produced by Fleischer Studios, the story features Superman battling a mad scientist with a small army of robots at his command. It was originally released by Paramount Pictures on November 28, 1941. The Mechanical Monsters is referenced in works such as Hayao Miyazaki’s animated film Castle in the Sky, and the more modern short World of Tomorrow (2004) by Director Kerry Con