Superman Annual #5

(Summer 1962)

Table of Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Superman's Other Life! Part 1: Krypton Lives On! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Jor-El; Lara; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Zal-El; Futuro [Xan-Du]

Synopsis

Superman programs his Super Univac computer to predict how his life would have been if Krypton had not exploded.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; Krypton

Famous Old Krypton Stories (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

? [as Editor]

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

[Superman's Other Life!] Part II: Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Futuro [Xan-Du]; Krypto; Jor-El; Lara; Zal-El

Synopsis

Kal-El becomes super hero Futuro's pal and also graduates as a spaceman.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)

Keywords

Krypton

Glossary of Kryptonian Names (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

more inclusive than that in Annual #2

[Superman's Other Life!] Part III: The Superman of Two Worlds! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Krypto; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jor-El; Lara; Futuro [Xan-Du]; Zal-El

Synopsis

Kal-El's family are wiped out in an accident whilst Futuro leaves Krypton to live on Earth and marry Lois Lane!

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)

Keywords

Krypton

Flag of Krypton (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / illustration / 0.33 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1 ([Summer] 1960) [minus the caption]

Keywords

Krypton

The Man Who Destroyed Krypton (Table of Contents: 8)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Klax-Ar (villain); Jor-El (flashback); Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent

Synopsis

Klax-Ar, a Kryptonian villain appears, claiming to have destroyed Krypton with a "sky mine", he threatens to inflict the same fate on Earth unless Superboy agrees to exile himself from his adopted planet.

Reprints

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

Keywords

Krypton (flashback)

The Invasion of Krypton! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Krypton (flashback); Jonathan Kent; Krypto (flashback); Lara (flashback); Martha Kent; Jor-El (flashback); Invaders of Krypton (villains)

Synopsis

Superboy uses his Mind Prober Ray to uncover his submerged memories and discovers that he and Krypto had once foiled an alien invasion of Krypton.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #83 (September 1960)

Superman Around the World! (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

various

Inks

various

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Super Albo (Mondadori, 1960 series) #15
• from Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #334
• from Superman (2ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1956 series) #59
• in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #113 (August-September 1968)
• in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)

Indexer Notes

Reprints of foreign comic covers featuring Superman.

How Jimmy Olsen First Met Superman! (Table of Contents: 11)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Ray Burnley

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Professor Crane; Jor-El; Lara; Baby Kal-El; Krypton; Krypto

Synopsis

Jimmy tests a time machine and finds himself on old Krypton where he lands a job as baby Superman's babysitter. When he returns to his own time his memory of the trip is erased but the by now grown up Superman remembers all.

Reprints

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #36 (April 1959)

Vote for the Next Giant Superman Annual Now! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

The Super-Monkey from Krypton! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superboy / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Beppo the Super-Monkey (intro, origin); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Superbaby

Synopsis

Beppo the Kryptonian monkey comes to Earth as a stowaway in Kal-El's rocket, when he causes super mischief at the Kent's house, Superbaby Clark gets the blame.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #76 (October 1959)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

The Sleeping Beauty from Krypton! (Table of Contents: 15)

Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane [also as Rama]; Jor-El (flashback); Batman [also as Clark Kent]

Synopsis

Lois poses as Rama, a survivor from Krypton, in order to find out Superman's secret identity. But after he reveals his identity, Superman realizes that Rama is really Lois and has to rely on the help of a friend to restore his double identity.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #128 (April 1959)

Keywords

green kryptonite (flashback); Krypton (flashback)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

The Super-Teacher from Krypton (Table of Contents: 17)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

John Sikela

Inks

John Sikela

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Lana Lang; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); a robot teacher from Krypton; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent

Synopsis

Jor-El's robot teacher survives Krypton's explosion and arrives on Earth to teach Superboy how to use his super powers - but if he fails even one test, he must give up his career as a super hero.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #240 (September 1957)

Keywords

Krypton (flashback)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Jimmy Olsen; Superboy; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look inside for the super-stories featured on these covers!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El; Lara; Futuro [Xan-Du]; Superboy; robot teacher from Krypton

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #240 (September 1957)
• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #67 (September 1958)
• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #36 (April 1959)
• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)

Keywords

Krypton

Indexer Notes

Back cover.