Superman, "The Mad Scientist"

When Lois is kidnapped by a mad scientist, she is given a demonstration of his energy cannon as he attacks Metropolis.

Only Superman can stop it in his first cinematic adventure Written by Kenneth Chisholm {kchishol@execulink.com}

The Mad Scientist threatens to use his Electrothanasia-Ray to cause "total destruction" to the fools who had laughed at him. Lois Lane pilots an airplane to his mountaintop laboratory, but The Scientist has her bound and gagged before she knows it.

He forces her to watch on a television screen as his ray destroys a famous bridge. Next, he uses the ray to topple over the Daily Planet, but Clark Kent changes to Superman in time to save the building and put his indestructible body in front of the ray.

The Mad Scientist is thrilled at the opportunity to pit his deadly machine against the Man of Steel. Written by J. Spurlin, imdb

Director: Dave Fleischer
Writers: Seymour Kneitel (writer)
Joe Shuster (characters)

Characters:
Joan Alexander...Lois Lane (voice) (uncredited)
Jackson Beck...Perry White / Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Bud Collyer...Clark Kent / Superman (voice) (uncredited)
Jack Mercer...The Mad Scientist (voice) (uncredited)
Julian Noa...Perry White (voice) (uncredited)

Produced: September 26, 1941

Run time: 10:20

Also known as:
Superman: The Introduction (UK) (video box title)
The Death Ray (UK) (video box title)
The Mad Scientist