Colossal Comic Annual #1
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia.
- Published
- August 1956
- Page count
- 148
- Cover price
- 3/6 [0-3-6 AUP]
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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Colour Comics Pty Ltd
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/579360
Credits
- Editing
- , editor
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Superman; Batman and Robin; Aquaman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman; Batman and Robin; Aquaman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Batman; Robin; Aquaman
Credits
- Art
- Hart Amos, line art
- Win Mortimer, original designer (concept)
- Hart Amos, penciller
- Colours
- , colourist
Reprint history
Notes
Amos has added Aquaman to the original US cover.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dr. Carl Sand (criminologist); Henry Royce (head of welfare league); John Carver (alderman candidate); Mrs. Bixby; Lloyd Marwick (president, Scientific Truth Society); Sam Nichols (photographer); Mike Chesney (mobster); Pinky (criminal); Nix (criminal)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ira Yarbrough , penciller
- Win Mortimer , inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
Reprint history
- First print
-
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #114 (November 1947) — The Man Who Was Honest!
- Also printed
-
Superman All Color Comics (KGM, 1947 series) #8 ([January 1948?]) — The Man Who Was Honest
-
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #5 ([September 1965?]) — The Man Who Was Honest
Synopsis
After a famous criminologist states that no person is completely honest, Lois is assigned a story to find an honest man, with an assist from Superman.
Notes
DC logos and “Action Comics” banner removed from every page of story. pp3: wording “thousand-dollar bill” changed to “hundred-pound note”, and pp4 “$1,000” changed to “£100”. pp4: wording “candidate for alderman from the third ward” changed to “candidate for alderman”.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Doc (villain); Blinky (villain); Moose (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #80 (December 1953-January 1954) — Dick Grayson's Nightmare!
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #49 ([June 1954]) — Dick Grayson's Nightmare
Notes
Actually a Robin story with Batman making only a token appearance.
DC logos and “Batman” banner removed from every page of story. pp10 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 10 pages instead on 9.67. pp2: wording “Chicago” changed to “down south”. Pp3 and pp4: wording “dollars” changed to “pounds”.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Kayo Burke; Tom Burke
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Al Wenzel, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #134 (November 1948) — Silver Gloves Sellout!
- Also printed
-
Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (Color Comics, 1949 series) #4 ([May 1949]) — Silver Gloves Sellout
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #40 ([February 1967?]) — Silver Gloves Sellout
Synopsis
Superboy battles gangsters trying to fix a title fight between school kids.
Notes
DC logos and “Adventure Comics” banner removed from every page of story. Screentone textures and shades added to all pages. pp5: wording “hoods” changed to “toughs”. pp6: wording “due to make half a million clams” changed to “due to make a fortune”.
4"It's the very latest in cameras, dad ---- takes pictures automatically, develops the neg an' enlarges too!!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Atomical Tom The Boy Inventor
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Jim Borella Swan, scripter
- Art
- Jim Borella Swan, line art [signed]
- Text
- Jim Borella Swan , letterer
- Editing
- , editor
Reprint history
5Featuring
- Feature
- Hopalong Cassidy
- Genre
- Western-Frontier
- Characters
- Hopalong Cassidy; Bill Drake, Milo Riggs; Hardpan Hank; Natt Scott
Credits
- Writing
- Don C. Cameron, scripter
- Art
- Gene Colan, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Sy Barry, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Hopalong Cassidy (DC, 1954 series) #87 (March 1954) — The Amazing Animal Bandits
- Also printed
-
Hopalong Cassidy (Colour Comics, 1954 series) #65 ([November 1954?]) — The Amazing Animal Bandits!
-
Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #38 ([June 1968]) — The Amazing Animal Bandits
Notes
DC logos and “Hopalong Cassidy” banner removed from every page of story. pp 4: word “unlimber” changed to “loosen”. pp8 of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into 8 pages instead on 7.67 pages.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Mighty Boy (introduction); Jay V. Atkins
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Woolfolk, scripter
- Art
- Al Wenzel, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) — Superboy Meets Mighty Boy!
- Also printed
-
Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (Color Comics, 1949 series) #5 ([June 1949?]) — Superboy Meets Mighty Boy
-
Superboy Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1953 series) #1954-55 (1954) — Superboy Meets Mighty Boy
-
Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series) (February 2001) — Superboy Meets Mighty Boy!
Synopsis
A young boy is duped by an unscrupulous promoter into thinking he's stronger than Superboy.
Notes
Takes place in Metropolis. DC logos and “Superboy” banner removed from every page of story. Screentone textures and shades added to all pages. pp2: wording “$50” changed to “£5”.
7"What difference is there between a frog and a toad? Why were pre-historic periods called the Stone Age… Bronze Age… Iron Age? Are there any snow-covered mountains on the equator? How much air does the average individual breath in one day?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Quick Quiz
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Horace Elmo, scripter
- Art
- Horace Elmo, line art
- Text
- Horace Elmo, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
Notes
Artwork spaced out with additional borders to fill .75 page.
8"Is a zebra white or black? Where is the world’s largest clock?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Quick Quiz
Credits
- Writing
- Horace Elmo, scripter
- Art
- Horace Elmo, line art
- Text
- Horace Elmo, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #196 (June 1953) — Untitled
9"About a “Boat”. What is another proof that the world is round? Is there a difference between a thief and a robber? Did the “Irish” potato originate in Ireland? Is the horn of a Rhinoceros made of bone?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Quick Quiz
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Martin Naydel, scripter ("About a Boat")
- Horace Elmo, scripter
- Art
- Martin Naydel, line art ("About a Boat")
- Horace Elmo, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- , editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #68 (January-February 1951) — Untitled (only "About a Boat" panel reprinted.)
-
Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #118 (July 1951) — Untitled (Only three of four panels reprinted (excludes "Whales" panel))
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Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #17 (November-December 1951) — Untitled (Single panel: Is there a difference between a thief and a robber?)
10Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Commissioner Gordon; Vicki Vale (blonde hair); Guy Banning; “Soupy” Sellers; Charlie Williams; The Blaster; “Spots” Derrow
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller (Batman & Robin figures)
- Lew Schwartz, penciller [as Lew Sayre Schwartz]
- Charles Paris, inker
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, Story Editor
- George Kashdan, Story Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #65 (July-August 1953) — The Five Different Batmen!
- Also printed
-
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #39 ([June 1966?]) — The Five Different Batmen
Synopsis
Five people tell their memories of Batman, who appears to be dead.
Notes
DC logos and “World's Finest Comics” banner removed from every page of story. pp7: word “dollars” changed to “pounds”.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; also as Superboy] (as Superboy in flashback); Lester "Pudge" Smythe (introduction); Stanley "Flip" King (introduction); Benjamin "Dizzy" Dowling (introduction); Peggy "Red" Watson (introduction); Lois Lane
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Siegel, scripter
- Art
- John Sikela, penciller
- George Roussos , inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, editor (uncredited assistant editor)
- Mort Weisinger, editor (uncredited assistant editor)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #46 (May-June 1947) — That Old Class of Superboy's!
- Also printed
-
Superman Color Comics (KGM, 1947 series) #2 ([July 1947?]) — That Old Class of Superboy's
-
Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #6 ([October 1965?]) — That Old Class of Superboy's
Synopsis
Clark Kent does a story researching how his school classmates lived up to their ambitions. But as he did as Superboy when they were younger, Superman must step in to help them when needed.
Notes
Reprints the first mention of Superboy in Superman. DC logos and “Superman” banner removed from every page of story.
12Featuring
- Feature
- Aquaman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman; Blackjack
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- John Daly, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #134 (November 1948) — Exiled from the Sea!
- Also printed
-
Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (Color Comics, 1949 series) #4 ([May 1949]) — Exiled from the Sea
-
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #1 ([August 1956])
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #40 ([February 1967?]) — Exiled from the Sea
Synopsis
After being accidentally bathed in chemicals Aquaman emits an odor that enrages fish, so he must stay out of the sea for 30 days.
Notes
DC logos and “Adventure Comics” banner removed from every page of story. Screentone textures and shades added to all pages.
13Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Herbert Binns; Hugo Crowl
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Al Wenzel, penciller
- George Roussos , inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #130 (July 1948) — Superboy -- Super-Salesman!
- Also printed
-
Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (Color Comics, 1949 series) #4 ([May 1949]) — Superboy - Super-Salesman!
Notes
DC logos and “Adventure Comics” banner removed from every page of story. Screentone textures and shades added to all pages. Word “dollars” changed to “pounds” throughout story. pp5: words “copper pennies” changed to “pennies”, and “ten dollars” changed to “ten shillings”. pp6: words “pine tree pennies” changed to “ancient pennies”. pp6 and pp7: word “dollar” changed to “shilling”. pp8 and pp10: words “a million dollars” changed to “a thousand pounds”. pp10: words “a dollar bill for a nickel” changed to “a pound note for a penny”.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Julian Fyffe (villain); Mr. Mayhew; Lord Edgestream; Lady Althea; Eddie Pike [Bertram Keith-Innes Fyffe]; unnamed king; unnamed queen
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- John Sikela, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, Story Editor
- George Kashdan, Story Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #106 (March 1947) — His Lordship, Clark Kent!
- Also printed
-
Superman Color Comics (KGM, 1947 series) #2 ([July 1947?]) — His Lordship, Clark Kent
-
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #1 ([August 1956])
-
Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #49 ([October 1965?])
-
Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #49 ([October 1965?]) — His Lordship, Clark Kent
Synopsis
An English lord sends a representative to the United States to notify Clark that he is the long lost heir to an English fortune.
Notes
DC logos and “Action Comics” banner removed from every page of story. pp8 deleted from original story. pp3: Wording “$20,000,000” changed to £5,000,000”. pp7: wording “America taught me that a change for the better” changed to “A change for the better”. pp7: last panel Lois and Clark’s word balloons deleted and caption changed from: “Meanwhile... Lois and Clark stroll through the Famous London fog.” to “Unperturbed by the sensation he has caused, Clark leaves London with Lois.” pp8 (original pp9): wording changed from “Meanwhile, Julian Fyffe has not” changed to “Julian Fyffe has not”. pp10 (original pp11) wording “all I did was give it to some miners to raise” changed to “ “all I did was give it to some miners to rise”.
15Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy's Workshop
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Al Wenzel, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) — Rocket Plane
- Also printed
-
Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (Color Comics, 1949 series) #5 ([June 1949?]) — Rocket Plane
-
Superboy Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1953 series) #1954-55 (1954) — Rocket Plane
-
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #1 ([August 1956])
-
Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series) (February 2001) — Rocket Plane
Synopsis
How to make a rubber-band powered rocket, and a tin-can string telephone.
Notes
DC logos and “Superboy” banner removed. Screentone textures and shades added.
16Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Hugo Marmon; Commissioner Gordon; John Vulney; Lefty Lane
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #195 (May 1953) — The Original Batman
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #49 ([June 1954]) — The Original Batman
-
Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #49 ([September 1954?]) — The Original Batman
Notes
DC logos and “Detective Comics” banner removed from every page of story. pp6: “$” symbol changed to “£” symbol on money bags; words “street cars” changed to “trams”. pp11: Both pp11 (all) and pp12 (except panels 5-6) of original story combined into a single page by rearranging and altering panels to fit. Last two panels of original pp12 placed on new .33 page with a ‘Varsity Vic” gag strip beneath them.
17"The book's not here!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Varsity Vic
- Genre
- Humour; teen
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #106 (July 1956) — Untitled
- Also printed
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #295 (April 1962) — Missing Textbook
18Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Perkins the Truant Officer; Miss Davis
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Al Wenzel, penciller
- George Roussos , inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #133 (October 1948) — Superboy's Report Card
- Also printed
-
Adventure Comics Featuring Superboy (Color Comics, 1949 series) #5 ([June 1949?]) — Superboy's Report Card
-
Superboy Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1953 series) #1954-55 (1954) — Superboy's Report Card
Synopsis
Since the truant officer wants Superboy to go to school, he has to pass through all the grades in one day, in order not to jeopardize his secret identity.
Notes
DC logos and “Adventure Comics” banner removed from every page of story. Screentone textures and shades added to all pages. pp5: word “jails” changed to “gaols”. pp10: sentence “The most important product of Pennsylvania is steel!” changed to “The most important product of Newcastle is steel!” Superboy warns readers not to jump off roofs while wearing capes or fake wings because they can't really fly.
19Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy's Workshop
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, editor [credited] (unoriginal credited editor)
- Mort Weisinger, editor [credited] (unoriginal credited editor)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #6 (January-February 1950) — Razor Blade Radio
- Also printed
-
Superboy Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1953 series) #1954-55 (1954) — Razor Blade Radio
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #68 (October 1958) — Razor Blade Radio
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #30 ([June 1967?]) — Razor Blade Radio
Notes
DC logos and “Superman” banner removed from every page of story. pp12: wording “the richest crook in America” changed to “the richest man in the world”; plus “and the jail” changed to “and the A” - presumably word “jail” was to be changed to “gaol” but artist forgot to make final change.
20Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Susie Tompkins; Tambu (villain, introduction); Kadir (villain, introduction); Crawley (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Writing
- Don C. Cameron, scripter
- Art
- Ira Yarbrough, penciller
- Stan Kaye , inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
- Jack Schiff, editor [credited] (unoriginal credited editor)
- Mort Weisinger, editor [credited] (unoriginal credited editor)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #47 (July-August 1947) — Susie Reforms!
- Also printed
-
Superman All Color Comics (KGM, 1947 series) #8 ([January 1948?]) — Susie Reforms
-
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #4 ([August 1965?]) — Susie Reforms
Synopsis
Lois makes Susie promise to stop making up wild stories, so when Susie witnesses elephants from the zoo flying away, no one believes her!
Notes
DC logos and “Superman” banner removed from every page of story. pp12: wording “the richest crook in America” changed to “the richest man in the world”; plus “and the jail” changed to “and the A” - presumably word “jail” was to be changed to “gaol” but artist forgot to make final change.
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Printed by Cumberland Newspapers Ltd., Macquarie St., Parramatta, for the Proprietors Colour Comics Pty. Ltd. Sydney, and produced by the K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., 50 Young Street, Sydney. Gordon & Gotch (A/sia) Ltd., distributors for Australia and New Zealand.