Superman Annual #1
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- [August] 1960
- Page count
- 84
- Cover price
- 0.25 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: Superman National Comics
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/15427
Credits
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Superman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Superbaby; Lois Lane; Superboy; Jimmy Olsen; Krypto; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Jor-El; Lana Lang; Lori Lemaris; Perry White
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger
Reprint history
- Printed in
- in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn
in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006) [black and white]
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- Based on
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #106 (July 1956) — Superman's First Exploit
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Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #78 ([March 1957]) — Superman's First Exploit
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Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #2 ([September 1962?]) — Superman's First Exploit
- Printed in
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Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #78 ([December 1956?]) — Superman's First Exploit
- Also printed
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #215 (April 1969) — Superman's First Exploit
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Giant Superman Album (KG Murray, 1973 series) #23 ([May 1974?]) — Superman's First Exploit
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Giant Superman Album (Murray, 1978 series) #39 ([February 1980?]) — Superman's First Exploit
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Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #[nn] (June 1998) — Superman's First Exploit (as reprinted in Superman Annual #1)
- From GCD
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #106 (July 1956)
2Featuring
- Feature
- Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1 (March-April 1958) — The Witch of Metropolis
- Also printed
-
Superman's Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #2 ([December 1958]) — The Witch of Metropolis
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Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #2 ([September 1962?]) — The Witch of Metropolis
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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #77 (October 1967) — The Witch of Metropolis
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Giant Lois Lane Album (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #5 ([June 1968?]) — The Witch of Metropolis
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Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #[nn] (June 1998) — The Witch of Metropolis
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Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) — The Witch of Metropolis
Synopsis
Lois thinks she turns into a witch at night.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Supergirl
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (introduction, first appearance, origin); Zor-El (introduction); Miss Hart (introduction)
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Art
- Al Plastino
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
- Also printed
-
Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #113 ([September 1959?]) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
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Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #2 ([September 1962?]) — The Supergirl from Krypton
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Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #334 (March 1966) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
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Secret Origins (DC, 1973 series) #2 (April-May 1973) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
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Giant Supergirl Album (KG Murray, 1974 series) #5 ([March 1974?])
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Giant Supergirl Album (KG Murray, 1974 series) #5 ([March 1974?]) — The Supergirl from Krypton
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Superman Presents Supergirl Album (KGM, 1976 series) #7 ([March 1976?])
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Superman Presents Supergirl Album (KGM, 1976 series) #7 ([March 1976?]) — The Supergirl from Krypton
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Superman Presents Supergirl Comic (Murray, 1977 series) #27 ([December 1977?])
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Superman Presents Supergirl Comic (Murray, 1977 series) #27 ([December 1977?]) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
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Superman Presents Supergirl Comic (Murray, 1977 series) #33 ([March 1979?]) — The Supergirl from Krypton
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DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #19 (Fall 1979) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
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Superman Supacomic (Murray, 1982 series) ([1982?]) — The Supergirl from Krypton
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Superman From the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown, 1983 series) (1983) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
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Supergirl (Federal, 1985 series) #5 ([October 1983?]) — The Supergirl from Krypton
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Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #[nn] (June 1998) — The Supergirl from Krypton! (as reprinted in Superman Annual #1)
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Millennium Edition: Action Comics 252 (DC, 2000 series) (July 2000) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
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The Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #Volume 1 (2001) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
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Superman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) ([September] 2002) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
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Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #Vol. One ([September] 2005) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
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Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #Volume One ([November] 2007) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
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DC Silver Age Classics Action Comics 252 (DC, 1992 series) (1992) — The Supergirl from Krypton!
- From GCD
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959)
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.
Notes
Final caption altered.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Krypton flag
Reprint history
- From GCD
- in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #5 (Summer 1962) [minus the caption]
in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn
in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 [black and white, minus the caption]
in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn]
Notes
Notes that the Krypton flag was first introduced in Action Comics #246.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Ray Burnley
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #55 (March 1957)
6Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris (introduction, first appearance); Lois Lane
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129 (May 1959)
Synopsis
Superman recalls his college romance with Lori Lemaris, a mermaid from sunken Atlantis.
Notes
First appearance of Lori Lemaris.
7Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Jor-El; Lara; Kal-El
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Art
- Al Plastino
Reprint history
- From GCD
- in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #100
in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn
in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn]
Notes
Sequentially after page 7 of the previous sequence. Credits from the Superman Annual reprint. This is not the same Map of Superman (Old World/New World hemispheres) in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #239 (June-July 1971).
8Reprint history
- From GCD
- in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn
Notes
Announces the theme of the next Superman Annual: All-Menace issue featuring monsters and villains from past stories. Readers are invited to vote for their favorite menace via postcard.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder?
- Art
- George Papp
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #67 (September 1958)
10Featuring
- Feature
- Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman; Professor Colby; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #5 (November-December 1958) — The Fattest Girl in Metropolis
- Also printed
-
Superman's Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #3 ([March 1959]) — The Fattest Girl in Metropolis
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Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #2 ([September 1962?]) — The Fattest Girl in Metropolis
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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #77 (October 1967) — The Fattest Girl in Metropolis
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Giant Lois Lane Album (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #5 ([June 1968?]) — The Fattest Girl in Metropolis
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Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #[nn] (June 1998) — The Fattest Girl in Metropolis
- From GCD
- from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #5 (November-December 1958)
Notes
Lois gets candy from "Schaff's Candy", a self-reference by Kurt Schaffenberger.
11Reprint history
- From GCD
- in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn
Notes
House ad for Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #19, Action Comics #267, and Adventure Comics #275.
12Featuring
- Feature
- Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Superman; Perry White; Professor Potter (first appearance)
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Ray Burnley
Reprint history
- Based on
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #22 (August 1957) — The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen
- Printed in
-
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Colour Comics, 1955 series) #32 ([December 1957]) — The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen!
- Also printed
-
Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #2 ([September 1962?]) — The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #29 ([May 1964?]) — The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #113 (August-September 1968) — The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen
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Giant Jimmy Olsen Album (Colour Comics, 1966 series) #6 ([September 1971?]) — The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen
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Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #[nn] (June 1998) — The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen
-
Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #Volume One (2006) — The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen
-
Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2007 series) ([July] 2007) — The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen
- From GCD
- from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #22 (August 1957)
13Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Fortress of Solitude (intro); Batman; Joker (image on trophy); Green Kryptonite
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Coleman
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- First print
-
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #241 (June 1958) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #99 ([September 1958]) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #2 ([September 1962?]) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #173 (February 1968) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #16 (September 1981) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [March 1988]) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([April] 1989) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #[nn] (June 1998) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #Volume 1 ([September] 2004) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
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Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #Vol. One ([September] 2005) — The Super-Key to Fort Superman
- From GCD
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #241 (June 1958)
Synopsis
Someone has broken into Superman's Fortress of Solitude, so Superman searches the place for clues.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Script
- Alvin Schwartz
- Art
- Win Mortimer
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Superman dailies (McClure Newspaper Syndicate) 1953.05.25 - 1953.05.27
in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn [in this form]
Notes
Black and white Superman daily newspaper strips (strips #4503-4505). Promo to ask the reader to contact their local newspaper to add the strip. Credits from the Superman Annual reprint.
15Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
- Art
- Joe Shuster
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1 (Summer 1939) ["No. 1" added]
in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn [with the next three sequences in this form]
Notes
Art changed to Joe Shuster; was credited Leo O'Mealia (2008-08-09).
16Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman (no Superboy)
Credits
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) [minus Red Cross symbol, and price moved]
17Featuring
- Feature
- Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #1 (September-October 1954) ["No. 1" added, and Independent Distributors logo removed]
18Featuring
- Feature
- Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- From GCD
- 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]
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.