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Issue: Superman Annual #3
Publication Date: January 1961
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Issues: #3 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: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/22/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 16 (7 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:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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The Strange Lives of Superman!

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
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Super-Prisoner of Amazon Island

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): Lois Lane; Super Sorority [Dr. Edna Blaine; Julia Johns; Sonya Sophia; Betty Dunn]; Superman; Amazons; Queen Elsha (villain)
Synopsis: The Super Sorority are marooned on an uncharted island inhabited by a race of Amazons, Superman arrives but realises that there is an antidote for Kryptonite somewhere nearby. He goes along with Queen Elsha's schemes until he can find the source of his Kryptonite immunity.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #235 published December 1957
was The Super-Prisoner of Amazon Island [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Missing a thought balloon in the last panel of page 9.
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Superman's New Face

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edmond Hamilton
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dr. Norton
Synopsis: Superman's face is scarred during a mission, he must cover up using initially, bandages and then an iron mask until he can remedy the situation.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #239 published April 1958
was Superman's New Face [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Ugly Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Bernstein
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Hairy Sam; Injun Ike; Sinbad the Sailor; The Gladiator; The Dutch Devil; The Ugly Superman [later the Gorgeous Superman]
Synopsis: Lois Lane shows kindness to the wrestler known as the Ugly Superman but he then becomes besotted with her, after giving Clark Kent a sound beating he undergoes plastic surgery and becomes the Gorgeous Superman.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #8 published April 1959
was The Ugly Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
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Famous Old Superman Stories

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Editor]
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Lady and the Lion

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; Lois Lane; Circe (villain); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis: Circe gives Superman a potion that causes him to have the head of a lion until he discovers the antidote.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #243 published August 1958
was The Lady and the Lion [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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The Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Jonathan Kent (statue); Martha Kent (statue); Superboy (statue); Superman (statue); Batman (statue); Robin [Dick Grayson] (statue); Supergirl (statue); Lois Lane (statue); Jimmy Olsen (statue); Perry White (statue)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #1/1968 published January 1968
as Die Geheimnisse der Festung der Einsamkeit [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Sixties #[nn] published November 1999
as Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Sixties #[nn] published November 1999
as The Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as The Secrets Of The Fortress Of Solitude [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: On the two pages between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
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The Superman of the Future!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Professor Wright; Lois Lane; Dirk Folgar
Synopsis: Superman poses as the Future Superman, who has the power to predict the future, to smoke out Agent X-3 and prevent an attempt on the life of the President.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #256 published September 1959
was The Superman of the Future! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
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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): Action Comics; Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Oldest Man in Metropolis!

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; Prof. Vance; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman robot; The Clock (villain)
Synopsis: When Clark Kent drinks Prof. Vance's life-extending vitamin serum, which contains particles of Kryptonite, it ages him to about 70 years old. Since his robots won't respond to his aged voice, Superman must fulfill his duties as the Old Man of the Sea, Santa Claus, and Father Time so that no one realizes that Clark Kent is Superman.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #251 published April 1959
was The Oldest Man in Metropolis! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
Disclose Notes: Titled "The Oldest Man of Metropolis" in the table of contents.
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Secret of the Fortress of Solitude

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Two Faces of Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Coleman
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Chet Hartley
Synopsis: When Superman sees Lois get out of a date by making herself look ridiculous, he changes his appearance to teach her a lesson.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #126 published January 1959
was The Two Faces of Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Superman makes himself look like Alfred E. Neuman.
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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; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Batman Annual; Secret Origins
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman
First Line: Best wishes from your friend Superman
Synopsis: A Superman pin up.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Sixties #[nn] published November 1999
as [untitled] [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as Best wishes from your friend Superman [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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