Editing Fleischer Studios (section)

=== ''Popeye'' and ''Superman'' ===
The ''Popeye'' series, a property licensed from [[King Features Syndicate]], was acquired by [[Associated Artists Productions|Associated Artists Productions (a.a.p.)]], which later became part of [[United Artists]] (for info on the ''Popeye'' retitling, see the a.a.p. article) and [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. [[Turner Entertainment|Turner Entertainment Co.]], after briefly owning MGM outright, settled for ownership of the library, including the ''Popeye'' cartoons, in 1986. A small number of ''Popeye'' cartoons have also entered the public domain.

''Superman'', the other series based on licensing, reverted to [[DC Comics|National Comics]] after Paramount's rights to the character expired. TV syndication rights were initially licensed to Flamingo Films, distributors of the 1950s ''[[Adventures of Superman (TV series)|Adventures of Superman]]'' TV series. All 17 entries in this series entered the public domain in the late 1960s, when National failed to renew their copyrights.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}

Nevertheless, the ''Superman'' and ''Popeye'' cartoons are now under the ownership of [[Warner Bros.]], a subsidiary of [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]; Warner bought the original film elements to the ''Superman'' series in 1969, after becoming a sibling (and later the parent) to DC Comics.{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}