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5Summer 1962
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Superman Annual #5

DC · Summer 1962 · on sale 1962-06-14

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Identification plate

Series
Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
Summer 1962
Key date
1962-07-00
On-sale date
1962-06-14
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
84
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Superman Family on Krypton!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman; Jimmy Olsen; Futuro; Krypto; Jor-El; Lara; Krypton; Jor-El's Robot; Invaders of Krypton; Super-Monkey; Klax-Ar
1Table of Contentstable of contents1letters: typeset
2Superman's Other Life! Part 1: Krypton Lives On!comic story9.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman; Jor-El; Lara; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Zal-El; Futuro [Xan-Du]
3Famous Old Krypton Storiestext article0.33script: ? [as Editor]; letters: typeset
4[Superman's Other Life!] Part II: Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton!comic story7.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Futuro [Xan-Du]; Krypto; Jor-El; Lara; Zal-El
5Glossary of Kryptonian Namestext article0.33letters: typeset
6[Superman's Other Life!] Part III: The Superman of Two Worlds!comic story6.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman; Lois Lane; Krypto; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jor-El; Lara; Futuro [Xan-Du]; Zal-El
7Flag of Kryptonillustration0.33letters: typeset
8The Man Who Destroyed Kryptoncomic story8script: Bill Finger; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappSuperboy; Klax-Ar (villain); Jor-El (flashback); Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
9The Invasion of Krypton!comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappSuperboy; Krypton (flashback); Jonathan Kent; Krypto (flashback); Lara (flashback); Martha Kent; Jor-El (flashback); Invaders of Krypton (villains)
10Superman Around the World!cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: various; inks: various
11How Jimmy Olsen First Met Superman!comic story7.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Ray BurnleySuperman; Jimmy Olsen; Professor Crane; Jor-El; Lara; Baby Kal-El; Krypton; Krypto
12Vote for the Next Giant Superman Annual Now!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
13The Super-Monkey from Krypton!comic story8.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappSuperboy; Beppo the Super-Monkey (intro, origin); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Superbaby
14-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
15The Sleeping Beauty from Krypton!comic story8.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerSuperman; Lois Lane [also as Rama]; Jor-El (flashback); Batman [also as Clark Kent]
16-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
17The Super-Teacher from Kryptoncomic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: John Sikela; inks: John SikelaSuperboy; Lana Lang; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); a robot teacher from Krypton; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent
18Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annualpromo (ad from the publisher)1
19-cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan KayeSuperman; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El; Lara; Futuro [Xan-Du]; Superboy; robot teacher from Krypton

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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #1131968On eBay ›
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ISBN 1-56389-522-6		1999On eBay ›
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ISBN 978-1-4012-1271-1		2007On eBay ›

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