Query: Superhero comedy short films from the 1940s
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
Springman and the SS
Evidence from documents: Springman and the SS: short films from the 1940s: '''''Springman and the SS''''' () is a 1946 Czechoslovak animated short film directed by Jiří Trnka featuring Pérák, the Spring Man of Prague.
Superhero: Trnka's postwar interpretation of Pérák as a quasi-superhero formed the basis for sporadic revivals of the character in Czech science fiction and comic book stories.