The Super Summer Holiday Annual #1

Published
1960-61
Page count
96
Cover price
3/- [0-3-0 GBP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Hard cover
Binding
Square bound
Format
Comic series
Branding
None

Credits

Editing
?

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled (Batman) Cover, 1 page

"With Batman. Viking Prince. Superman. Lois Lane. Davy Crockett. Carnival of the world's greatest adventure characters. 96 pages of exciting exploits featuring Superman & Lois Lane. Viking Prince. Davy Crockett and other favourites"

Featuring

Feature
Batman
Genre
Superhero

Notes

The price on this cover image appears to be a sticker -- other copies show 3/- pricing.

Show/hide 1. The Crime of Bruce Wayne (Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff [as Bob Kane]
Inks
Charles Paris
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Jack Schiff (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #249 (November 1957)
The Crime of Bruce Wayne
Also printed
Australia
Superman's Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #1 ([September 1958])
The Crime of Bruce Wayne
 
Australia
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #24 ([May 1972?])
The Crime of Bruce Wayne

Synopsis

Bruce Wayne decides to go along with a scheme in which he would confess to being a wanted criminal known as the Collector in order to get vital information from a cellmate about where the crook stashed $50,000......but the plan goes horribly wrong and Wayne gets sent to death row!

Show/hide 2. The Viking Genie (The Viking Prince) Comic story, 8 pages
Show/hide 3. Superman's Secret Sweetheart (Superman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Script
Bill Finger ?
Art
Kurt Schaffenberger
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor)
Mort Weisinger (actual editor)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #2 (May-June 1958)
Superman's Secret Sweetheart
Also printed
Australia
Superman's Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #1 ([September 1958])
Superman's Secret Sweetheart
 
United States
Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #7 (Summer 1963)
Superman's Secret Sweetheart
 
Australia
Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #4 ([September 1964?])
Superman's Secret Sweetheart
 
United States
Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008)
Superman's Secret Sweetheart

Synopsis

Lois tries to help a lonely college girl gain acceptance with her classmates by setting her up as Superman's girl friend, and gets Superman to go along with the ruse.

Notes

This printing of the story has a Superman logo, not Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane.

Show/hide 4. The Bombshell of the Boulevards (Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane) Comic story, 8 pages
Show/hide 5. Don't Give Fire a Place to Start! (Superboy) Public service announcement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero

Notes

This annual was distributed in Australia. Many covers have a 2/6 price sticker -- others show 3/- pricing. The interior lists this issue as No. 1.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 39138

Entry created

  • 01/03/2009

Cover added

  • 22/11/2015

Last updated

  • 29/04/2018