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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published Summer 1962
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 84
Editing Mort Weisinger
Notes On Sale Date - June 14th 1962

Cover Details - "The Superman Family on Krypton!"

Characters Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Futuro; Krypto; Jor-El; Lara; Krypton; Jor-El's Robot; Invaders of Krypton; Super-Monkey; Klax-Ar
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Reprinted in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3

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

Letters typeset

10 page Superman story "Krypton Lives On! [Superman's Other Life! part 1]"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)

Half page Superman text article "Famous Old Krypton Stories"

Genre Superhero
Script Julius Schwartz? (as Editor)
Letters typeset

8 page Superman story "Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton! [Superman's Other Life! part 2]"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)

Half page Superman text article "Glossary of Kryptonian Names"

Genre Superhero
Letters typeset
Notes more inclusive than that in Annual #2

7 page Superman story "The Superman of Two Worlds! [Superman's Other Life! part 3]"

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!
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)

Half page Superman filler "Flag of Krypton"

Characters Krypton
Genre Superhero
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1 [minus the caption]

8 page Superboy story "The Man Who Destroyed Krypton"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Reprinted from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #67 (September 1958)

8 page Superboy story "The Invasion of Krypton!"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Reprinted from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #83 (September 1960)

1 page Superman cover reprint (on interior page) "Superman Around the World!"

Genre Superhero
Pencils various
Inks various
Notes Reprints of foreign comic covers featuring Superman.
Reprinted in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #113; in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn]

8 page Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen story "How Jimmy Olsen First Met Superman!"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Ray Burnley
Reprinted from Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #36 (April 1959)

9 page Superboy story "The Super-Monkey from Krypton!"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Reprinted from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #76 (October 1959)

9 page Superman story "The Sleeping Beauty from Krypton!"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #128 (April 1959)

12 page Superboy story "The Super-Teacher from Krypton"

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.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils John Sikela
Inks John Sikela
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #240 (September 1957)

Half page Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen cover reprint (on interior page) "How Jimmy Olsen First Met Superman!"

Characters Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El; Lara; Krypton
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #36 (April 1959)

Half page Superman cover reprint (on interior page) "Superman's Other Life!"

Characters Superman; Krypton; Futuro [Xan-Du]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)

Half page Superboy cover reprint (on interior page) "The Super-Teacher from Krypton!"

Characters Superboy; robot teacher from Krypton
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #240 (September 1957)

Half page Superboy cover reprint (on interior page) "The Man Who Destroyed Krypton!"

Characters Superboy
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #67 (September 1958)