I must say I am a bit baffled by the antagonists in some of these Superman cartoons from the days of World War II. In this one here, he goes up against a gang of extortionists. let us keep in mind. He is basically unkillable and has major superpowers and a random bunch of crooks keeps him busy like that. I don't believe it. Also I personally find it repetitive how Lois gets constantly kidnapped. And we are still supposed to like her? Despite how she constantly acts naive and dumb and gets caught and relies on Superman saving her? This 8-minute film here has several problems (more than they usually do) and that is also why I do not recommend it. Inferiot to other cartoons from 75 years ago. Thumbs down.

This is a cartoon in the Superman series produced by the Fleischer studio. There will be spoilers ahead:Like all of the shorts in the series, the animation is beautifully done in this cartoon. The principal problem with this and the other shorts in the series after the first one is that it's a formulaic series and the character of Superman is one-dimensional, which make the shorts resemble one another.This short opens with a mysterious object destroying city hall. A blackmail message is sent demanding all the city's monies or further destruction will follow. Lois Lane and Clark Kent are assigned to the story.The city rejects the ransom demand and the villains climb in a bullet-like aircraft (hence the title) to wreak havoc. Superman makes a late appearance in the short and rescues Lois more than once, because she has a knack for making unfortunate or all too often foolish decisions (done to increase tension, which is silly, because Lois is a regular character, so her survival is never in doubt).Superman thwarts the bad guys again and saves the day again. In other news, water is wet.This short is available on disc, with multiple options and is worth watching.

In the Fleischer Brothers Superman cartoons, Lois Lane is unusually stupid. Even compared to the 1950s Lois from TV, this one seems bent on getting herself killed. And, like in almost all the cartoons, she is saved and doesn't learn a darn thing! The cartoon begins with a weird bullet-like car/airplane destroying things and then the leader of some weird criminal gang announcing to Metropolis that they must pay him or he'll destroy the town (you'd THINK he'd pick on some town OTHER than the one in which Superman lives!!). Soon, the Bulleteers appear and begin unleashing terror. Not surprisingly, Superman comes to the rescue AND Lois gets herself nearly killed in the process.Like the other Superman cartoons of the era, this one is beautifully animated but the story is very, very simple. One reviewers loved how the action never let up--I just thought it lacked depth. Mildly interesting.

Bulleteers, The (1942)** (out of 4) A maniac scientist creates a "bullet car", which is pretty much just what it sounds like. Criminals can drive this car, which flies like a bullet, into any building and knock it down. Naturally Lois finds herself trapped by the bad guys and only Superman can save her. I'm new to this series and watching them in the order that they were released and there's no question, even only five shorts in, that they all follow the same plot outline with just a new villain added. The build up is always the same as is the way Lois gets herself involved. With that said, this short was pretty boring from start to reason. One reason is that I was disappointed with the animation, which wasn't anything to write home about. Another reason was the actual story because it just wasn't that good or entertaining. The villain was the biggest problem because it too didn't add any excitement.