Superman (Fleischer)

“	Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, the infant of Krypton is now the Man of Steel: SUPERMAN! To best be in a position to use his amazing powers in a never-ending battle for truth and justice, Superman has assumed the disguise of Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper.	„
	~ The intro to the first seven shorts

Summary

Superman is the protagonist featured in the seventeen shorts created by Fleischer Studios titled; Superman.

The shorts are remembered for their extremely high-quality animation for the time and reasonably accurate adaptation of Golden Age Superman stories (and adding much to the comics' mythos which would become fundamental parts of the character and his world, such as his ability to fly), and served as both an introduction to the character for the general public and a major inspiration for the DC Animated Universe. They have since entered the public domain.

Powers and Stats

Tier: At least 7-C, likely High 7-C

Name: Clark Kent/Kal-El

Origin: Fleischer Superman shorts

Gender: Male

Age: Likely thirties

Classification: Kryptonian, Superhero, Reporter at the Daily Planet

Powers and Abilities:

• Abilities
• Resistances

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
• Fourth Wall Awareness (Regularly nods and winks at the audience to end off episodes)
• Superhuman Speed (As seen here)
• Stealth Mastery (Hid out from cops on the lookout from him all around the city)
• Flight and Acrobatics (Hypermobility; Can fly and leap great bounds, over buildings and small mountains)
• Enhanced Senses (Has x-ray vision, which allows him to look through objects and metallic beings)
• Attack Reflection (Can physically punch away energy blasts from The Mad Doctor's laser cannon)
• Limited Matter Manipulation (Can somehow bend and unbend metal in such a way that the train can follow the track even after it's moved without any mechanism)

Resistance to:

• Electricity Manipulation (Held onto an electrical gate and ripped it off. Used himself as a current for electricity. Put two electrical wires by himself without any effects. Unaffected by power lines' electricity)
• Status Effect Inducement (Resisted several tear gases)
• Fire and Magma Manipulation (Was unharmed by multiple flamethrowers from robots. His suit is unaffected by molten metal)

Attack Potency: At least Town level (Pushed a chunk off a mountain. Slowed down a meteor that yielded this much energy. Effortlessly bested and overpowered the Arctic Giant), likely Large Town level (Stated to be "mightier than a roaring hurricane", which can be this strong. Scaling from his durability)

Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (Stated to be faster than a streak of lightning, which is this fast)

Lifting Strength: At least Class M, likely Class G (Lifted the Daily Planet. Dragged a train, loaded with gold bars by kilometers behind him. Pulled a warship underwater. Pushed a chunk off a mountain)

Striking Strength: At least Town level, likely Large Town level

Durability: At least Town level, likely Large Town level (Withstood hitting a comet stronger than him twice, which yielded this much energy. Tanked the Electro-Thanasia Ray)

Stamina: Peak Human to Superhuman (Can engage in prolonged melee combat)

Range: Standard Melee Range; Higher with thrown objects

Standard Equipment: His costume, which appears to be quite resistant to damage, allowing him to protect others.

Intelligence: Above Average (Is a trained reporter and decent at disguise, being able to convince everyone as Clark Kent that he and Superman are two different people, even having posed undercover as the night guard. Figured out the secrets of the pyramid and find out the truth about the murder of Doctor Jordan, who wasn't able to find out about the poison needle himself)

Weaknesses: None notable.

Gallery

Superman March Original Cartoon Intro (2011 Remaster)

Notable Matchups

Victories:

Losses:

• Optimus Prime (Transformers One) (Transformers) Optimus' profile (Superman was High 7-C and Optimus was in his third key, speed was equalized)

Inconclusive:

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