Although the film project was initiated in 1937 and was planned to be the studio""s 2nd feature-length animated film followingSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), other films took precedence, includingPinocchio (1940),Fantasia (1940), andDumbo (1941).But this time, nephew, you did fine." Now, Luthor""s single-minded objective was to: "Destroy Superman!"In Metropolis at 9:15 am, one of the Metro City Transit subways carryingDaily Planetreporter Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) suddenly went out of control when the train""s engineer suffered a heart attack.After fifteen years of mute silence, an exasperated Dr.Loomis told Michael that he had become his "best friend," but after having done everything he could, he was giving up the case ("I have to move on.Beasts in the Jungle (1913)andTarzan of the Apes (1918)with Elmo Lincoln as the title character undoubtedly served as further inspiration.When he finds an opportunity, he asks what she thinks of Monte Carlo, o which she responds in a forward way: "Oh well, well I think it""s rather artificial.