ZvP: the 1/144th scale model

For $65, you can be the proud owner of a resin and metal 1/144th scale model of the Flying Wing from the 1936 Dick Tracy serial, as seen in Zeppelin vs. Pterodactyls (1936).

Zeppelin vs. Pterodactyls: The Lost Cartoon (1942)

A rare collaboration between Fleischer Studios and Ub Iwerks resulted in this cartoon, based on the moderately successful Republic Pictures "Zeppelin vs. Pterodactyls" cliffhanger serials. The cartoon was shelved for half a century due to a three way legal dispute between Republic, Fleischer and Iwerks. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rejected Oscar nominations for Ben Burtt's sound design in the cartoon because it had not been formally released and because of the legal status.



Actually it's a mashup I made from the following old public domain cartoons:
Superman - (self-titled episode)
Superman - Arctic Giant
Superman - Billion Dollar Limited
Superman - The Bulleteers
Superman - Japoteurs
Superman - Jungle Drums
Superman - Mechanical Monsters
Superman - Terror on The Midway
Superman - The Underground World
Betty Boop - Ha Ha Ha! (laughing gravestones)
Cupid Gets His Man
Opening Night (black and white cat swordfight)
The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird (some robot footage)
Bosko Shipwrecked
Sinbad the Sailor

No reputations of Ben Burtts were harmed in the making of these cartoons, since he had nothing to do with it other than starting the inside joke of using Wilhelm screams. Be forewarned that the 1940s Superman cartoons contain some racist stereotypes. My apologies to Ub Iwerks, Fleischer Studios and the Academy.

ZvP pinged by AMC tv SciFi Scanner Blog

"This is the sort of genius project that makes me bless the Internet every day as the greatest invention in the history of mankind."
- John Brownlee, AMC TV's SciFi Scanner Blog

Esto es muy friki.

Esto es muy friki … esta película, llamada “El Zeppelin contra los Pterodactilos: la película perdida (1936)”, no existe. Me explico. Está basada en una idea de bombero de 1971, que nunca se llevó a cabo.

- posted on HombreLobo.com

[Sorry, I just can't stop googling myself.]

I iz in UR boingboings

I iz in UR boingboings
promotin my mashupz.

[Translation: Boingboing.net linked to my Zeppelin vs. Pterodactyls mashup!]