Superman Annual #7

(Summer 1963)

Table of Contents (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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typeset

The Story of Superman, Junior (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Coleman

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Mort Weisinger

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Superman Junior [Johnny Kirk]; Professor Morton Kirk (flashback); Superboy (flashback)

Synopsis:

Johnny Kirk is mistakenly shot into space, when he returns years later he is found to have superpowers, however exposure to meteor dust on Johnny's rocket is gradually robbing Superman of his super abilities. Selflessly, Johnny finds a way to transfer his own powers to Superman.

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• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #232 (September 1957)

The Super-Sword (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Coleman?

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Mort Weisinger

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White (also as The Black Knight); "Bull" Mathews (villain)

Synopsis:

After Superman releases the Black Knight from a block of ice after nearly 1,000 years, the villain goes on a crime spree. When the knight wounds Superman with his magical sword, criminal "Bull" Mathews offers to buy it, but finds it was all a set-up to trap him.

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• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #124 (September 1958)

Superman's Mystery Power! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Coleman?

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Super-Imp; Eiffel Tower; green kryptonite

Synopsis:

When Superman is exposed to the radiation from the explosion of an alien space ship, he loses his powers but gains the ability to create a miniature version of himself with his powers to carry out his super-duties.

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• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #125 (November 1958) [retitled there as "Superman's Mystery Power!"]
• in Superman [Golden Story Teller Record Comic] (DC, 1966 series) #[nn] (1966) [under this title, minus 2/3 of a page]

Indexer Notes

Re-coloured to give Superman rainbow beams emanating from his fingers, (originally b & w).

Page 5, panel 6 re-captioned and slightly redrawn to fix minor story error.

Superman in the White House! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; green kryptonite; Krypton (flashback)

Synopsis:

When Jimmy is knocked out, he dreams of what it would be like if Superman were president of the United States.

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• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #122 (July 1958)

The Super-Gorilla from Krypton (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; King Krypton; Krypton (flashback); green kryptonite; Jimmy Olsen

Synopsis:

Superman battles King Krypton the super gorilla, when their struggle unearths a kryptonite meteor, King Krypton shields Superman from the deadly rays with his own body. As death approaches, he reverts to his true human form and reveals that he is really a Kryptonian scientist and had been the victim of a flawed experiment which reversed his evolution.

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• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #238 (March 1958)

Famous Old Foes of Superman (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

?

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

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Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lex Luthor; Toyman; Prankster

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• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #88 (March 1954)

The Punishment of Superboy! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

John Sikela

Inks:

John Sikela

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Superboy Robot; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent

Synopsis:

Jonathan Kent struggles in vain to discipline his invulnerable son, but when Jonathan and Martha argue over Clark and seemingly split up, heartbroken Superboy finally gets the message.

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• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #75 (September 1959)

Famous First Issues! of the "Superman Family"! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Leo O'Mealia

Inks:

Leo O'Mealia

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman

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• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1 (Summer 1939)

Indexer Notes

This page reprinted from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1.

Famous First Issues! of the "Superman Family"! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman

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• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949)

Indexer Notes

This page reprinted from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1

Famous First Issues! of the "Superman Family"! (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:

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Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Jimmy Olsen

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• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #1 (September-October 1954) [1/4 page]

Indexer Notes

This page reprinted from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1

Famous First Issues! of the "Superman Family"! (Table of Contents)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / 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; Lois Lane

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

Indexer Notes

This page reprinted from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1.

The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Coleman

Pencils:

George Papp

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Lana Lang; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (also as the Flying Fox); Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); green kryptonite

Synopsis:

A youthful Bruce Wayne visits Smallville, he adopts the identity of the Flying Fox and discovers Superboy's secret identity. He then realises that he is too young to have such responsibility and willingly undergoes hypnotism to remove the memory.

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• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #275 (August 1960)

Indexer Notes

Superboy meets a teen-aged Bruce Wayne.

Surprise Feature! (Table of Contents)

Superman / filler / 1 page (report information)

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Steve Allen; Gene Skitch

Reprints:

• from Superman daily (McClure Newspaper Syndicate) 1955.??.?? - 1955.??.??

Indexer Notes

Three black and white Superman daily newspaper strips (strips #5265-5267).

Superman's Secret Sweetheart (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger?

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Polly Smith

Synopsis:

Superman agrees to masquerade as kindly but plain Polly Smith's suitor to boost her self esteem and social standing.

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• from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #2 (May-June 1958)