 The short was a notable success, and was nominated for the 1942 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons), which it lost to the "Pluto" cartoon "Lend a Paw".Animator Bruce Timm also was influenced to use "Superman's" vintage color scheme and film noir approach to the successful Warner Bros. television programs "" and "".In both of these 1990s series, many of the character and background designs are based on the Fleischer Superman shorts.