Superman Annual #5

(Summer 1962)

Table of Contents (Table of Contents)

Superman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Krypton Lives On! [Superman's Other Life! part 1] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Jor-El; Lara; Krypton; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Fortress of Solitude; 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)

Famous Old Krypton Stories (Table of Contents)

Superman / text article / 0.3 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz? (as Editor)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton! [Superman's Other Life! part 2] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Krypton; 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)

Glossary of Kryptonian Names (Table of Contents)

Superman / text article / 0.3 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

more inclusive than that in Annual #2

The Superman of Two Worlds! [Superman's Other Life! part 3] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

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

Flag of Krypton (Table of Contents)

Superman / filler / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Krypton

Reprints:

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

The Man Who Destroyed Krypton (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Klax-Ar (villain); Jor-El (flashback); Krypton (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)

The Invasion of Krypton! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

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)

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

Credits

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Reprints:

• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G50 (August-September 1968) [1st page only]
• in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #113 (September 1968)
• in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([September] 1999)

Indexer Notes

Reprints of foreign comic covers featuring Superman.

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

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Ray Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

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)

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

Superboy / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

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)

The Sleeping Beauty from Krypton! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane (also as Rama); green kryptonite (flashback); Jor-El (flashback); Krypton (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)

The Super-Teacher from Krypton (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

John Sikela

Inks:

John Sikela

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Lana Lang; Krypton (flashback); 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)

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

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El; Lara; Krypton

Reprints:

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

[Superman's Other Life!] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Krypton; Futuro [Xan-Du]

Reprints:

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

The Super-Teacher from Krypton! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superboy; robot teacher from Krypton

Reprints:

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

The Man Who Destroyed Krypton! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superboy

Reprints:

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