The Mechanical Monsters is an episode of season 1 of Superman. It premiered on November 28, 1941.
Synopsis for "The Mechanical Monsters"
A criminal scientist uses giant robots to steal money and jewels. Lois climbs into a robot which Superman discovers using his X-ray vision but is throw off when he tries to rescue Lois. Angered at Lois actions loosing him the jewels his robot was bringing him the scientist puts Lois in a death trap where he plans to dip her in a cauldron of molten gold. Superman destroys the robots, rescues Lois, and captures the mad scientist who is sent to prison.
Appearing in "The Mechanical Monsters"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Lois Lane
- Perry White (Behind the scenes)
Antagonists:
- Unnamed thief (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Metropolis
- The thief's cavern lair
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- The verbal lede in to this episode adds "powered with X-ray vision".
Trivia
- Earliest instance in any medium of Clark Kent using a phone booth to change into Superman.
- Earliest example of Superman's X-ray vision outside the comics.
- This is the only episode in the series where Superman uses his X-Ray vision.
See Also
- 2 Images from Superman (1941 Cartoons) Episode: The Mechanical Monsters
- Episodes of Superman (1941 Cartoons)
- Images from Superman (1941 Cartoons)
- Gallery for the Superman (1941 Cartoons) series
Recommended Media
- None.
Links and References
Footnotes