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Issue: Superman Annual #2
Publication Date: January 1960
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Issues: #2 of 12 Issues (20 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: All American Printing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/10/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 18 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior; #10 Mando
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In12
Disclose Reprinted From10
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Titano; The Thing from 40,000 A.D.; Metallo; Brainiac; Bizarro #1; The Invulnerable Enemy
First Line: An all-star line-up of the greatest super-villains ever featured!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAction Comics #271 published December 1960
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGiant Superman Album #22 published January 1971
as Superman Battles His Deadliest Enemies [Illustration on Cover, Front]amended
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #22/1971 published October 1971
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Sixties #[nn] published November 1999
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]Superman figure
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #2 published August 2006
as Superman Annual #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Though DC credits the inking of at least the main figure to Al Plastino in the Superman in the Sixties reprint, when asked in February 2009 by Bryan Stroud, Plastino said he was "pretty sure" the entire cover was inked by Stan Kaye.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Inside Front Cover (IFC)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Invulnerable Enemy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; The Invulnerable Enemy; Barnum Bolton; Lex Luthor (villain); Lois Lane; Perry White
Synopsis: A petrified spaceman is brought back to life by Lex Luthor and rampages through Metropolis collecting pieces of broken glass along the way.
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From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #226 published March 1957
was The Invulnerable Enemy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Menace of Metallo!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Bernstein
Penciller(s): Al Plastino
Inker(s): Al Plastino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Metallo [John Corben] (intro, villain); Professor Vale; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis: Criminal John Corben, who is nearly killed in an auto accident, is given a robot body powered by uranium. When he is hit by bullets meant for Lois, she assumes he is really Superman. Recognizing a good idea, Corben impersonates Superman to collect more uranium. Running out of sources of uranium, Corben learns that he can also be powered by kryptonite. But he doesn't realize that the kryptonite he steals is fake, prop kryptonite and collapses.
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From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #252 published May 1959
was The Menace of Metallo! [Story on Interior Page(s)]page 8, panel 6 through page 9, panel 2 cut
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Titano the Super-Ape!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Titano (intro, villain, origin, formerly Toto); Lois Lane
Synopsis: Lois befriends the intelligent chimp Toto just before he is sent into orbit inside a satellite. While in orbit, the satellite passes by a collision of a uranium metorite with a kryptonite one, which causes the chimp to grow to enormous size and shoot kryptonite beams from his eyes. Because of this change, Lois re-names him Titano. Though not meaning any harm, Titano poses a threat to humanity and Superman, so the army traps the giant chimp, planning to execute him. But Lois devises a way to block Titano's kryptonite vision so Superman can send him into the past where he cannot harm anyone.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #127 published February 1959
was Titano the Super-Ape! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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Coming Super-Attractions!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Thing from 40,000 A.D.!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): William Woolfolk
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; The Thing from 40,000 A.D. (intro, villain, death); Lois Lane; Perry White
Synopsis: A protoplasmic being appears in Metropolis with the power to assume any form - including Superman's, complete with super powers, this inevitably results in a super-showdown with the Man of Steel.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #87 published February 1954
was The Thing from 40,000 A.D.! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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Coming... Super-Attractions!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superboy; Action Comics; Adventure Comics
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Thing of Steel, Chapter I: The Amazing Bizarro

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Bizarro #1 (intro, origin); Professor Dalton; Martha Kent; Superboy Robots; Melissa
Synopsis: Professor Dalton's duplicator ray produces flawed results including an imperfect Superboy - Bizarro, who is befriended by sightless girl Melissa.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #68 published October 1958
was The Boy of Steel versus the Thing of Steel, Chapter I: The Amazing Bizarro [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: 1st appearance of Bizarro.
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Superman's Super Vision

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #177 published July 1974
as Superman's Super Vision [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[The Thing of Steel,] Chapter II: The Runaway Super-Creature

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Bizarro #1; Martha Kent; Melissa
Synopsis: Superboy attempts to subdue Bizarro with green kryptonite, but discovers that he is immune to it, he then uses a dummy of Melissa to lure dim witted Bizarro into a military trap.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #68 published October 1958
was [The Boy of Steel versus the Thing of Steel] Chapter II: The Runaway Super-Creature [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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Glossary of Kryptonian Names

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring ?
Inker(s): Wayne Boring ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Jor-El; Lara
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[The Thing of Steel,] Chapter III: The Battle with Bizarro

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): George Papp
Inker(s): George Papp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy; Bizarro #1; Melissa
Synopsis: The army cannot stop Bizarro but his will is sapped when he realises that blind Melissa only likes him because she cannot see his face. Superboy finds his imperfect duplicate's one weakness but the desperately unhappy Bizarro goes meekly to meet his fate, the resulting explosion restoring Melissa's sight. Superboy wonders if Bizarro knew that his demise would cure Melissa's blindness.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #68 published October 1958
was [The Boy of Steel versus the Thing of Steel] Chapter III: The Battle with Bizarro [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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Vote for the Next Giant Superman Annual Now!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #100 published October 1962
as How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]in black and white
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #119 published July 1969
as How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #7/1975 published July 1975
as Slik kom super-familien til jorda fra Krypton [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #8/1977 published August 1977
as Slik kom super-familien til jorda fra Krypton [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #36 [Direct] published May 1983
as How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Sixties #[nn] published November 1999
as How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Super-Duel in Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Al Plastino
Inker(s): Al Plastino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Brainiac (intro, villain); Lois Lane; Koko; Professor Kimda (intro); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superbaby (flashback); Superboy (flashback)
Synopsis: While on an experimental rocket, Clark and Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth and then use them to repopulate his planet. Superman gets inside Brainiac’s ship when the villain snatches Metropolis and there finds a bottle with the Kryptonian city of Kandor. He enters the bottle and with the help of a scientist there restores the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for his trip home. Because there is not enough power to restore Kandor, Superman places the city in his Fortress, as Brainiac rockets away empty-handed.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #242 published July 1958
was The Super-Duel in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: 1st appearance of Brainiac and Kandor
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Page 2 of the Two-Page Origin

Story  on  Inside Back Cover (IBC)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): Joe Shuster
Inker(s): Joe Shuster
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #[1] published January 1939
was Two Page Origin of Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]page 2 only in black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Not from the first Superman story (in Action Comics #1) as stated.
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Look Inside for the Super-Stories Featured on These Covers!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Cover, Back
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan; Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy; Superman
Character(s): Superboy; Bizarro #1; The Thing from 40,000 A.D.; Lois Lane; The Invulnerable Enemy; Brainiac
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #68 published October 1958
was Bizarro -- The Super-Creature of Steel! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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