Issue Details

Issue	#[nn]
Published	1998
Cover Price	4.95 USD; 6.95 CAD
Pages	86
Editing	Bob Kahan (replica edition); Rick Taylor (replica edition); Jim Spivey (associate editor replica edition); Mort Weisinger (original editor)
Notes	Front cover folds out. Cover and some interior art reconstruction by Rick Keene. ISBN: 1-56389-466-1.

Cover Details

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
Colors	Rick Taylor
Notes	Front cover folds out. Cover and some interior art reconstruction by Rick Keene. ISBN: 1-56389-466-1.
Reprinted	from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1

1 page text article "Every Comic Book Is Someone's First Comic Book"

Script	Mike Carlin
Letters	typeset

8 page Superman story "Superman's First Exploit"

Genre	superhero
Script	Edmond Hamilton
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Colors	Rick Taylor
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #106 (July 1956) [as reprinted in Superman Annual #1]

8 page 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
Colors	Rick Taylor
Reprinted	from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1 (March-April 1958) [as reprinted in Superman Annual #1]

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
Colors	Rick Taylor
Editing	Mort Weisinger (original)
Reprinted	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959) [as reprinted in Superman Annual #1]

Half page Superman filler "Flag of Krypton"

Characters	Krypton Flag
Genre	superhero
Colors	Rick Taylor
Notes	Notes that the Krypton flag was first introduced in Action Comics #246.
Reprinted	from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1

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

Characters	Superboy; Jimmy Olsen
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Ray Burnley
Colors	Rick Taylor
Reprinted	from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #55 (March 1957) [as reprinted in Superman Annual #1]

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
Colors	Rick Taylor
Notes	First appearance of Lori Lemaris.
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129 (May 1959) [as reprinted in Superman Annual #1]

2 page Superman filler "Map of Krypton"

Characters	Jor-El; Lara; Kal-El
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino
Colors	Rick Taylor
Notes	Sequentially after page 7 of the previous sequence.
Reprinted	from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1 (1960)

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	from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1

8 page Superboy story "The Execution of Krypto"

Characters	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder?
Pencils	George Papp
Inks	George Papp
Colors	Rick Taylor
Reprinted	from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #67 (September 1958) [as reprinted in Superman Annual #1]

7 page Lois Lane story "The Fattest Girl in Metropolis"

Characters	Lois Lane; Superman; Professor Colby; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors	Rick Taylor
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) [as reprinted in Superman Annual #1]

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	from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1

8 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen"

Characters	Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Superman; Perry White; Professor Potter (first appearance)
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Ray Burnley
Colors	Rick Taylor
Reprinted	from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #22 (August 1957) [as reprinted in Superman Annual #1]

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
Colors	Rick Taylor
Reprinted	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #241 (June 1958) [as reprinted in Superman Annual #1]

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.
Reprinted	from Superman dailies (McClure Newspaper Syndicate) 1953.05.25 - 1953.05.27; from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1 [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
Colors	Rick Taylor
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1 (Summer 1939) ["No. 1" added]; from Superman Annual #1 (DC, 1960 series) #1 [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
Colors	Rick Taylor
Reprinted	from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) [minus Red Cross symbol, and price moved] from Superman Annual #1 (DC, 1960 series) #1 [in this form]

Half page 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
Colors	Rick Taylor
Reprinted	from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #1 (September-October 1954) ["No. 1" added, and Independent Distributors logo removed]; from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1 [in this form]

Half page 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
Colors	Rick Taylor
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]; from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1 [in this form]