Price: 0.25 USD
Pages: 84
On-sale Date: 1963-11-21
Editing: Mort Weisinger (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #8 Edit Cover
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Untold Stories and Secret Origins!
(Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page

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Superman [also as Clark Kent; Superbaby; The Rocking Chair Superman]; Jor-El [as Krypton's First Superman]; Mr. Mxyzptlk
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On-sale date from copyright registration.

Table of Contents
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Inside front cover.

When Lois First Suspected Clark Was Superman!
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Superman / comic story / 8 pages

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Clark Kent [also as Superman]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Lex Luthor
Synopsis:
Clark recalls (in flashbacks) a handful of occasions when Lois had been close to discovering his secret identity but she'd refused to consider him worthy enough.
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Superboy's First Day at School!
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Superboy / comic story / 7.67 pages

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Clark Kent; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
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Clark's first day of school is punctuated by a number of minor super feats, in later years Lana can recall one of the incidents but cannot remember which boy it had been.
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[no title indexed]
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Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

The Amazing Superman Junior
(Table of Contents: 5)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / comic story / 8.67 pages

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Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman Jr
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Lois's impulsive nature causes a rocket with her on board to be prematurely launched into space. To teach her a lesson, Superman contrives to make her think that she has arrived back on Earth 50 years in the future, however, it is Superman's turn to be taken aback when Superman Jr. comes along.
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Members of the Legion of Super-Heroes
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Legion of Super-Heroes / text article / 0.33 page

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List of the Legion of Super-Heroes members.

Mxyzptlk's First Prank!
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Superboy / comic story / 9 pages

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Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Mxyzptlk; Jor-El (Phantom); Fuzastl; Tlndsa
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Mxyzptlk arrives on Earth for the 1st time but is outsmarted by Superboy and sent back to his own dimension. He then vows to make the Boy of Steel's life a super misery.
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Original title: "The Ghost of Jor-El." Titled "Mr. Mxyzptlk's First Prank" in the table of contents.

1st Appearance of Mxyzptlk's parents, his father Fuzastl, and mother Tlndsa

The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite!
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Superman / comic story / 9 pages

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; Superboy [Clark Kent](flashback); Kozz (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback, cameo); Martha Kent (flashback, cameo); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman Robot
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While rescuing a bathyscaph from the ocean bottom where it rests next to a Red Kryptonite meteor, Superman remembers all the other times that Red Kryptonite has affected him.
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Flashbacks to many Superboy / Superman Red Kryptonite stories.

Panel 5, page 5 rewritten to fix minor error.

Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!
(Table of Contents: 9)

Superboy / comic story / 11 pages

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Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]; Krypto; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
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The Legion returns to the 20th century to discredit Superboy, then exile him from Earth.
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Second appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

The Rainbow Clark Kent!
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Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
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When Superman repairs Lois's make-up mirror, he becomes super-sensitized and develops a rainbow aura whenever she opens the case. He must then use his super-wits to prevent her from opening the locket.
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Original title: The Rainbow Superman
Original splash depicting Superman replaced by panel 2, page 8, featuring Clark Kent.

The Origin of Superman's Super-Costume!
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Superboy / comic story / 8 pages

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Clark Kent [Superboy]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
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Whilst toddler Clark is invulnerable, his clothes are not. By unravelling the blankets that he was wrapped in during his journey from Krypton to Earth, the Kents are able to create an indestructable suit.
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Krypton's First Superman!
(Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages

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Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El; Lara; Kil-Lor
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Jimmy uses a magic totem to send Superman back to Krypton to see his parents once again. Fate intervenes and the Man of Steel helps to engineer his own parent's betrothal!
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Originally part 3 of the novel "The Three Magic Wishes".

Original title: "Superman's Return to Krypton."

For Holiday Giving and Holiday Getting!
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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Great covers of the Past! Look for These Cover Stories in Future Giant Annuals!
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Superboy; Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

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Back cover.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Untold Stories and Secret Origins!
    Superman
  2. Table of Contents
  3. When Lois First Suspected Clark Was Superman!
    Superman
  4. Superboy's First Day at School!
    Superboy
  5. [no title indexed]
    Giant Batman Annual
  6. The Amazing Superman Junior
    Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
  7. Members of the Legion of Super-Heroes
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  8. Mxyzptlk's First Prank!
    Superboy
  9. The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite!
    Superman
  10. Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!
    Superboy
  11. The Rainbow Clark Kent!
    Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
  12. The Origin of Superman's Super-Costume!
    Superboy
  13. Krypton's First Superman!
    Superman
  14. For Holiday Giving and Holiday Getting!
  15. Great covers of the Past! Look for These Cover Stories in Future Giant Annuals!
    Superboy; Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
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