Superman Annual #7

DC Comics

United States

Published
Summer 1963
Page count
100
Cover price
0.25 USD
Colour
Colour
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/17763

Credits

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Show/hide Cover Silver Anniversary Issue! (Superman) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Polly Smith

Notes

Silver Anniversary issue

Show/hide 1. The Story of Superman, Junior (Superman) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman; Superman Junior [Johnny Kirk]; Professor Morton Kirk (flashback); Superboy (flashback)

Credits

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Reprint history

First print
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #232 (September 1957)
The Story of Superman, Junior
Also printed
Australia
Superman's Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #3 ([March 1959])
The Story of Superman, Junior
 
Australia
Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #4 ([September 1964?])
The Story of Superman, Junior
Show/hide 2. The Super-Sword (Superman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White (also as The Black Knight); "Bull" Mathews (villain)

Credits

Script
Jerry Coleman?
Art
Al Plastino
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #124 (September 1958)
The Super-Sword
Also printed
Australia
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #136 ([November 1958?])
The Super-Sword!
 
United Kingdom
Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #104 (December 1958)
The Super-Sword
 
Australia
Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #4 ([September 1964?])
The Super-Sword
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #35 ([November 1965?])
The Super-Sword
 
United Kingdom
Superman Annual (KGM, 1951 series) #1968 (1968)
The Super Sword
 
United States
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #Volume 1 ([September] 2004)
The Super-Sword
 
United States
Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #Vol. One ([September] 2005)
The Super-Sword

Synopsis

After Superman releases the Black Knight from a block of ice after nearly 1,000 years, the villain goes on a crime spree. When the knight wounds Superman with his magical sword, criminal "Bull" Mathews offers to buy it, but finds it was all a set-up to trap him.

Show/hide 3. Superman's Mystery Power! (Superman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane; Super-Imp; Eiffel Tower; green kryptonite

Credits

Script
Jerry Coleman?
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye

Synopsis

When Superman is exposed to the radiation from the explosion of an alien space ship, he loses his powers but gains the ability to create a miniature version of himself with his powers to carry out his super-duties.

Show/hide 4. Superman in the White House! (Superman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; green kryptonite; Krypton (flashback)

Credits

Script
Otto Binder
Art
Al Plastino

Synopsis

When Jimmy is knocked out, he dreams of what it would be like if Superman were president of the United States.

Show/hide 5. The Super-Gorilla from Krypton (Superman) Comic story, 12 pages
Show/hide 6. Famous Old Foes of Superman (Superman) Illustration, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman; Lex Luthor; Toyman; Prankster
Show/hide 7. The Punishment of Superboy! (Superboy) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy; Superboy Robot; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent

Credits

Script
Otto Binder
Art
John Sikela

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #75 (September 1959)
The Punishment of Superboy!
Also printed
Australia
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #8 ([March 1960?])
The Punishment of Superboy
 
Australia
Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #4 ([September 1964?])
The Punishment of Superboy
Show/hide 8. Famous First Issues! of the "Superman Family"! (Superman) Cover reprint (on interior page), 0.25 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman

Credits

Art
Leo O'Mealia

Notes

This page reprinted from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1.

Show/hide 9. Famous First Issues! of the "Superman Family"! (Superboy) Cover reprint (on interior page), 0.25 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman

Credits

Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye

Notes

This page reprinted from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1

Show/hide 10. Famous First Issues! of the "Superman Family"! (Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen) Cover reprint (on interior page), 0.25 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman; Jimmy Olsen

Credits

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye

Notes

This page reprinted from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1

Show/hide 11. Famous First Issues! of the "Superman Family"! (Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane) Cover reprint (on interior page), 0.25 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane

Credits

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye

Notes

This page reprinted from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1.

Show/hide 12. The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team! (Superboy) Comic story, 13 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy; Lana Lang; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (also as the Flying Fox); Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); green kryptonite

Credits

Script
Jerry Coleman
Art
George Papp

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #275 (August 1960)
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team!
Also printed
Australia
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #19 ([February 1961?])
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team
 
Australia
Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #4 ([September 1964?])
The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team

Notes

Superboy meets a teen-aged Bruce Wayne.

Show/hide 13. Surprise Feature! (Superman) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman; Steve Allen; Gene Skitch

Notes

Three black and white Superman daily newspaper strips (strips #5265-5267).

Show/hide 14. Superman's Secret Sweetheart (Lois Lane) Comic story, 8 pages

Notes

Silver Anniversary issue

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 32763

Entry created

  • 22/07/2007

Cover added

  • 29/01/2010

Index completed

  • 29/01/2010

Last updated

  • 28/12/2007