Superman Annual #1

([Summer] 1960)

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) ([October] 1998)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Superman's First Exploit (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Superbaby]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Dr. Reese Kearns

Synopsis

Discredited scientist Dr. Kearns suggests a competition to Perry White to find Superman's first super feat, but he has an ulterior motive.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #106 (July 1956)

The Witch of Metropolis (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White

Synopsis

Lois thinks she turns into a witch at night.

Reprints

• from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1 (March-April 1958)

The Supergirl from Krypton! (Table of Contents: 4)

Supergirl / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

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Letters

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Editing

Mort Weisinger (original)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (introduction, first appearance, origin); Zor-El (introduction); Miss Hart (introduction)

Synopsis

Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl. She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning. Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959)

Indexer Notes

Final caption altered.

Flag of Krypton (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / illustration / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #5 (Summer 1962) [minus the caption]
• in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) ([October] 1998)
• in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]

Keywords

Krypton flag

Indexer Notes

Notes that the Krypton flag was first introduced in Action Comics #246.

A Visit from Superman's Pal (Table of Contents: 6)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lana Lang

Synopsis

Jimmy Olsen travels into the past and becomes Superboy's pal, to the extent that the Boy of Steel even reveals his secret identity to him!

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #55 (March 1957)

The Girl in Superman's Past! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris (introduction, first appearance); Lois Lane

Synopsis

Superman recalls his college romance with Lori Lemaris, a mermaid from sunken Atlantis.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129 (May 1959)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Lori Lemaris.

Map of Krypton (Table of Contents: 8)

Superman / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Jor-El; Lara; Kal-El

Reprints

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #100 (October 1962)
• in World of Krypton (K. G. Murray, 1982 series) ([1982])
• in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) ([October] 1998)
• in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([August] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Sequentially after page 7 of the previous sequence. Credits from the Superman Annual reprint.

Coming... in the Next Giant Superman Annual (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Execution of Krypto (Table of Contents: 10)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto

Synopsis

Superboy frames Krypto for killing Clark Kent.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #67 (September 1958)

The Fattest Girl in Metropolis (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Superman; Professor Colby; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen

Synopsis

Professor Colby's growth ray accidentally doubles Lois Lane's weight for one month.

Reprints

• from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #5 (November-December 1958)

Indexer Notes

Lois gets candy from "Schaff's Candy", a self-reference by Kurt Schaffenberger.

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Action Comics; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Jimmy Olsen [The Cosmic Brain]; Lois Lane; Superman; Perry White; Professor Potter (first appearance)

Synopsis

Professor Potter's Z-ray evolves Jimmy Olsen into the Cosmic Brain, he then forces Superman into performing some seemingly strange acts.

Reprints

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #22 (August 1957)

The Super-Key to Fort Superman (Table of Contents: 14)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Coleman

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Batman; Joker (image on trophy)

Synopsis

Someone has broken into Superman's Fortress of Solitude, so Superman searches the place for clues.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #241 (June 1958)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude (intro); green kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Titled "The Key to Fort Superman" in the table of contents.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Famous First Issues! (Table of Contents: 16)

Superman; Superboy; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Joe Shuster; Leo O'Mealia; Wayne Boring; Curt Swan

Inks

Joe Shuster; Leo O'Mealia; Stan Kaye

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #[1] ([Summer 1939]) ["No. 1" added; 1/4 page]
• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) [minus Red Cross symbol, and price moved]
• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #1 (September-October 1954) ["No. 1" added, and Independent Distributors logo removed; 1/4 page]
• from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1 (March-April 1958) ["No. 1" added, minus the price and the Independent Distributors logo]
• in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #7 (Summer 1963) [slightly modified]
which is reprinted
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #243 (October 1971)
• in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) ([October] 1998)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.