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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published [August] 1960
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 84
Editing Mort Weisinger
Notes On Sale Date - June 23rd 1960

Cover Details - "An All-Star Collection Of The Greatest Super-Stories Ever Published"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Superbaby; Lois Lane; Superboy; Jimmy Olsen; Krypto; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Jor-El; Lana Lang; Lori Lemaris; Perry White
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn; in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006) [black and white]

1 page Superman foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Table of Contents"

Letters typeset

8 page Superman story "Superman's First Exploit"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #106 (July 1956)

8 page Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane story "The Witch of Metropolis"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
Synopsis Lois thinks she turns into a witch at night.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprinted from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1 (March-April 1958)

7 page Supergirl story "The Supergirl from Krypton!"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Editing Mort Weisinger (original)
Notes Final caption altered.
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959)

Half page Superman filler "Flag of Krypton"

Characters Krypton flag
Genre Superhero
Notes Notes that the Krypton flag was first introduced in Action Comics #246.
Reprinted 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]

8 page Superboy story "A Visit from Superman's Pal"

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!
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Ray Burnley
Reprinted from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #55 (March 1957)

9 page Superman story "The Girl in Superman's Past!"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes First appearance of Lori Lemaris.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129 (May 1959)

2 page Superman filler "Map of Krypton"

Characters Jor-El; Lara; Kal-El
Genre Superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Notes Sequentially after page 7 of the previous sequence. Credits from the Superman Annual reprint.
Reprinted 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]; in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Coming... in the Next Giant Superman Annual"

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.
Reprinted in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn

8 page Superboy story "The Execution of Krypto"

Characters Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto
Synopsis Superboy frames Krypto for killing Clark Kent.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder?
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Reprinted from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #67 (September 1958)

7 page Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane story "The Fattest Girl in Metropolis"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Notes Lois gets candy from "Schaff's Candy", a self-reference by Kurt Schaffenberger.
Reprinted from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #5 (November-December 1958)

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Coming... Super-Attractions!"

Notes House ad for Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #19, Action Comics #267, and Adventure Comics #275.
Reprinted in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn

8 page Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen story "The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Ray Burnley
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #22 (August 1957)

12 page Superman story "The Super-Key to Fort Superman"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Fortress of Solitude (intro); Batman; Joker (image on trophy); Green Kryptonite
Synopsis Someone has broken into Superman's Fortress of Solitude, so Superman searches the place for clues.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Coleman
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #241 (June 1958)

1 page Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "These Three Strips"

Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
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.
Reprinted 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]

Half page Superman cover reprint (on interior page) "Famous First Issues! [Superman #1]"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Joe Shuster
Inks Joe Shuster
Notes Art changed to Joe Shuster; was credited Leo O'Mealia (2008-08-09).
Reprinted 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]

Half page Superboy cover reprint (on interior page) "Famous First Issues! [Superboy #1]"

Characters Superman (no Superboy)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) [minus Red Cross symbol, and price moved]

Half page Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen cover reprint (on interior page) "Famous First Issues! [Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #1]"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #1 (September-October 1954) ["No. 1" added, and Independent Distributors logo removed]

Half page Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane cover reprint (on interior page) "Famous First Issues! [Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #1]"

Characters Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted 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]