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title: 'The Arctic Giant (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dave Fleischer'
released: '1942-02-26'
runtime_minutes: 9
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-arctic-giant-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034466/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Arctic Giant (1942)

1942 · 9 min · United States

Part of: Superman

## Synopsis

The Arctic Giant is the fourth of seventeen animated Technicolor short films based upon the DC Comics character of Superman, created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster. This animated short was created by Fleischer Studios. The story runs nine minutes and covers Superman's adventures in defeating a giant defrosted dinosaur that terrorizes the city. It was released on February 27, 1942. The short depicts a Godzilla-esque scenario while predating the 1954 film by 12 years.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Joe Shuster](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-shuster), [Tedd Pierce](https://cinepixo.com/people/tedd-pierce), [Jerry Siegel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-siegel)
- **Director:** [Dave Fleischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/dave-fleischer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sammy Timberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/sammy-timberg)
- **Producer:** [Max Fleischer](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-fleischer)

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