Superman: The Mad Scientist

1941 animated Technicolor short film directed by Dave Fleischer
Movie animated_short_film Q1604699
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Superman: The Mad Scientist

Summary

Superman: The Mad Scientist is an animated short film[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's image is recorded as Supermanshorttitle.PNG[3].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's instance of is recorded as The Mad Scientist — instance of (P31): animated short film[4].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's director is recorded as The Mad Scientist — director (P57): Dave Fleischer[5].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's screenwriter is recorded as The Mad Scientist — screenwriter (P58): Seymour Kneitel[6].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's screenwriter is recorded as The Mad Scientist — screenwriter (P58): Isadore Sparber[7].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's composer is recorded as The Mad Scientist — composer (P86): Sammy Timberg[8].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's genre is recorded as The Mad Scientist — genre (P136): science fiction film[9].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's based on is recorded as The Mad Scientist — based on (P144): Superman[10].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's producer is recorded as The Mad Scientist — producer (P162): Max Fleischer[11].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's part of the series is recorded as The Mad Scientist — part of the series (P179): Superman 1941-1943[12].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's production company is recorded as The Mad Scientist — production company (P272): Paramount Pictures[13].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0034247[14].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's original language of film or TV show is recorded as The Mad Scientist — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[15].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's Commons category is recorded as Superman (1941 film)[16].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's color is recorded as The Mad Scientist — color (P462): color[17].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's country of origin is recorded as The Mad Scientist — country of origin (P495): United States[18].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's publication date is recorded as +1941-09-26T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0w34wjz[20].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's Internet Archive ID is recorded as superman_1941[21].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's voice actor is recorded as The Mad Scientist — voice actor (P725): Bud Collyer[22].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's distributed by is recorded as The Mad Scientist — distributed by (P750): Warner Bros. Home Entertainment[23].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's main subject is recorded as The Mad Scientist — main subject (P921): superhero[24].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's nominated for is recorded as The Mad Scientist — nominated for (P1411): Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[25].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Superman'}[26].
  • Superman: The Mad Scientist's YouTube video ID is recorded as PkLUOIQxvN8[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Superman: The Mad Scientist's producer is recorded as The Mad Scientist — producer (P162): Max Fleischer[11]. Its director is recorded as The Mad Scientist — director (P57): Dave Fleischer[5]. Screenwriters include The Mad Scientist — screenwriter (P58): Seymour Kneitel[6] and The Mad Scientist — screenwriter (P58): Isadore Sparber[7].

Publication

Superman: The Mad Scientist's publication date is recorded as +1941-09-26T00:00:00Z[19]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as The Mad Scientist — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[15]. Its genre is recorded as The Mad Scientist — genre (P136): science fiction film[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Mad Scientist — part of the series (P179): Superman 1941-1943[12].

Subject and Themes

Superman: The Mad Scientist's main subject is recorded as The Mad Scientist — main subject (P921): superhero[24]. Its part of the series is recorded as The Mad Scientist — part of the series (P179): Superman 1941-1943[12].

Why It Matters

Superman: The Mad Scientist ranks in the top 6% of animated_short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . HOLLIS. id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_superman-the-mad-scientist_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Superman: The Mad Scientist}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/superman-the-mad-scientist}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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