Super Powers: Darkseid of the Moon Video Cassette
date: label: Date made
content: 1985
name: label: maker
content: Kid Stuff Toys
label: maker
content: Kid Stuff Toys
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The 1985 film "Super Powers: Darkseid of the Moon" is an animated adaptation of a "see and read" story book and sound recording set. Starring superheroes from the DC Comics Universe, the half hour movie was released on videocassette by Kid Vid Productions and sold to home audiences. Using images from the original book, the film features captioned audio as an aid in the development of literacy skills.
label: Description (Brief)
content: In the film, superheroes such as Superman, Flash, Green Lantern, Red Tornado, Doctor Fate and Firestorm battle the villainous Darkseid. The movie was made in conjunction with a line of "Super Powers" toys produced by Kenner from 1984 until 1986.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The character of Superman first flew into action in 1938. The costumed superhero was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two Jewish teenagers from Cleveland Ohio, who used, among other things, classical mythology and the era's popular science fiction and adventure writing for inspiration.
label: Description (Brief)
content: With his debut in Action Comics #1, Superman became an instant sensation with audiences, inspired by the "Man of Tomorrow's" virtue and heroics at time when the Nation was slowly emerging from the economic catastrophe of the Great Depression and moving closer to World War.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Born on the doomed planet Krypton, Superman was sent to Earth as a child, where our world's yellow sun granted him extraordinary powers such as flight, super-strength, near-invulnerability, as well as other extraordinary abilities including heat and X-Ray vision. As an adult living in the city of Metropolis, the alien, born Kal-El, protects his identity by assuming the persona of Clark Kent, a "mild-mannered" journalist.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Fighting for "Truth and Justice," Superman birthed a cultural fascination with superheroes, and has become one of the most recognizable and influential fictional characters in history. In addition to comic books, the character has been explored in all forms of media, including radio, television, and film, and has been used to promote a variety of successful consumer products, educational initiatives and public service campaigns.
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Los Angeles, Hollywood
topic: label: Subject
content: Superman
label: Subject
content: Literature
label: Subject
content: Education
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: DC Comics, Incorporated
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1987.0213.165
label: accession number
content: 1987.0213
label: catalog number
content: 1987.0213.165
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Cassette, Video
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 in x 8 1/2 in; 38.1 cm x 21.59 cm