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Issue: Superman Annual #8
Publication Date: January 1963
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Issues: #8 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/21/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 15 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior; Mando interior (#10)
Binding: squarebound; saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Untold Stories and Secret Origins!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [also as Clark Kent; Superbaby; The Rocking Chair Superman]; Jor-El [as Krypton's First Superman]; Mr. Mxyzptlk
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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When Lois First Suspected Clark Was Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Clark Kent [also as Superman]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Lex Luthor
Synopsis: Clark recalls (in flashbacks) a handful of occasions when Lois had been close to discovering his secret identity but she'd refused to consider him worthy enough.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #135 published February 1960
was When Lois First Suspected Clark Was Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Superboy's First Day at School!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Clark Kent; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Synopsis: Clark's first day of school is punctuated by a number of minor super feats, in later years Lana can recall one of the incidents but cannot remember which boy it had been.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #75 published September 1959
was Superboy's First Day at School! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Batman Annual
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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The Amazing Superman Junior

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Robin the Boy Wonder; Superman Jr
Synopsis: Lois's impulsive nature causes a rocket with her on board to be prematurely launched into space. To teach her a lesson, Superman contrives to make her think that she has arrived back on Earth 50 years in the future, however, it is Superman's turn to be taken aback when Superman Jr. comes along.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #6 published January 1959
was The Amazing Superman Junior [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
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Members of the Legion of Super-Heroes

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Legion of Super-Heroes
Synopsis: List of the Legion of Super-Heroes members.
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Pages: 0.33
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Mxyzptlk's First Prank!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Mxyzptlk; Jor-El (Phantom); Fuzastl; Tlndsa
Synopsis: Mxyzptlk arrives on Earth for the 1st time but is outsmarted by Superboy and sent back to his own dimension. He then vows to make the Boy of Steel's life a super misery.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #78 published January 1960
was The Ghost of Jor-El! [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Original title: "The Ghost of Jor-El." Titled "Mr. Mxyzptlk's First Prank" in the table of contents.

1st Appearance of Mxyzptlk's parents, his father Fuzastl, and mother Tlndsa
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The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; Superboy [Clark Kent](flashback); Kozz (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback, cameo); Martha Kent (flashback, cameo); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman Robot
Synopsis: While rescuing a bathyscaph from the ocean bottom where it rests next to a Red Kryptonite meteor, Superman remembers all the other times that Red Kryptonite has affected him.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #139 published August 1960
was The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Flashbacks to many Superboy / Superman Red Kryptonite stories.

Panel 5, page 5 rewritten to fix minor error.
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Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]; Krypto; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Synopsis: The Legion returns to the 20th century to discredit Superboy, then exile him from Earth.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #267 published December 1959
was Prisoner of the Super-Heroes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Second appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
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The Rainbow Clark Kent!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
Synopsis: When Superman repairs Lois's make-up mirror, he becomes super-sensitized and develops a rainbow aura whenever she opens the case. He must then use his super-wits to prevent her from opening the locket.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #3 published July 1958
was The Rainbow Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Original title: The Rainbow Superman
Original splash depicting Superman replaced by panel 2, page 8, featuring Clark Kent.
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The Origin of Superman's Super-Costume!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Clark Kent [Superboy]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Synopsis: Whilst toddler Clark is invulnerable, his clothes are not. By unravelling the blankets that he was wrapped in during his journey from Krypton to Earth, the Kents are able to create an indestructable suit.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #78 published January 1960
was The Origin of Superboy's Super-Costume! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Krypton's First Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El; Lara; Kil-Lor
Synopsis: Jimmy uses a magic totem to send Superman back to Krypton to see his parents once again. Fate intervenes and the Man of Steel helps to engineer his own parent's betrothal!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #123 published August 1958
was [The Three Magic Wishes] Part III: Superman's Return to Krypton [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Originally part 3 of the novel "The Three Magic Wishes".

Original title: "Superman's Return to Krypton."
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For Holiday Giving and Holiday Getting!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Great covers of the Past! Look for These Cover Stories in Future Giant Annuals!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #102 published January 1956
was The Midget Menace from Outer Space [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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