| Issue | #1 |
| Published | [August] 1960 |
| Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
| Pages | 84 |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
| Notes | On Sale Date - June 23rd 1960 |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Superbaby; Lois Lane; Superboy; Jimmy Olsen; Krypto; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Jor-El; Lana Lang; Lori Lemaris; Perry White |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn; in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006) [black and white] |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent, Superbaby]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Dr. Reese Kearns. |
| Synopsis | Discredited scientist Dr. Kearns suggests a competition to Perry White to find Superman's first super feat, but he has an ulterior motive. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Edmond Hamilton |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #106 (July 1956) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White |
| Synopsis | Lois thinks she turns into a witch at night. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inks | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Reprinted | from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1 (March-April 1958) |
| Characters | Superman [Kal-El; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (introduction, first appearance, origin); Zor-El (introduction); Miss Hart (introduction) |
| Synopsis | Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl. She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning. Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Al Plastino |
| Inks | Al Plastino |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger (original) |
| Notes | Final caption altered. |
| Reprinted | from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959) |
| Characters | Krypton flag |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Notes | Notes that the Krypton flag was first introduced in Action Comics #246. |
| Reprinted | in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #5 (Summer 1962) [minus the caption]; in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn; in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 [black and white, minus the caption]; in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] |
| Characters | Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lana Lang. |
| Synopsis | Jimmy Olsen travels into the past and becomes Superboy's pal, to the extent that the Boy of Steel even reveals his secret identity to him! |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Ray Burnley |
| Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #55 (March 1957) |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris (introduction, first appearance); Lois Lane |
| Synopsis | Superman recalls his college romance with Lori Lemaris, a mermaid from sunken Atlantis. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Notes | First appearance of Lori Lemaris. |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129 (May 1959) |
| Characters | Jor-El; Lara; Kal-El |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Al Plastino |
| Inks | Al Plastino |
| Notes | Sequentially after page 7 of the previous sequence. Credits from the Superman Annual reprint. |
| Reprinted | in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #100; in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn; in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn]; in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 |
| Notes | Announces the theme of the next Superman Annual: All-Menace issue featuring monsters and villains from past stories. Readers are invited to vote for their favorite menace via postcard. |
| Reprinted | in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn |
| Characters | Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto |
| Synopsis | Superboy frames Krypto for killing Clark Kent. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder? |
| Pencils | George Papp |
| Inks | George Papp |
| Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #67 (September 1958) |
| Characters | Lois Lane; Superman; Professor Colby; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen |
| Synopsis | Professor Colby's growth ray accidentally doubles Lois Lane's weight for one month. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inks | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Notes | Lois gets candy from "Schaff's Candy", a self-reference by Kurt Schaffenberger. |
| Reprinted | from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #5 (November-December 1958) |
| Notes | House ad for Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #19, Action Comics #267, and Adventure Comics #275. |
| Reprinted | in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn |
| Characters | Jimmy Olsen [The Cosmic Brain]; Lois Lane; Superman; Perry White; Professor Potter (first appearance) |
| Synopsis | Professor Potter's Z-ray evolves Jimmy Olsen into the Cosmic Brain, he then forces Superman into performing some seemingly strange acts. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Ray Burnley |
| Reprinted | from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #22 (August 1957) |
| Characters | Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Fortress of Solitude (intro); Batman; Joker (image on trophy); Green Kryptonite |
| Synopsis | Someone has broken into Superman's Fortress of Solitude, so Superman searches the place for clues. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Coleman |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #241 (June 1958) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Alvin Schwartz |
| Pencils | Win Mortimer |
| Inks | Win Mortimer |
| Notes | Black and white Superman daily newspaper strips (strips #4503-4505). Promo to ask the reader to contact their local newspaper to add the strip. Credits from the Superman Annual reprint. |
| Reprinted | from Superman dailies (McClure Newspaper Syndicate) 1953.05.25 - 1953.05.27; in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn [in this form] |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Joe Shuster |
| Inks | Joe Shuster |
| Notes | Art changed to Joe Shuster; was credited Leo O'Mealia (2008-08-09). |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1 (Summer 1939) ["No. 1" added]; in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #nn [with the next three sequences in this form] |
| Characters | Superman (no Superboy) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1 (March-April 1949) [minus Red Cross symbol, and price moved] |
| Characters | Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #1 (September-October 1954) ["No. 1" added, and Independent Distributors logo removed] |
| Characters | Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1 (March-April 1958) ["No. 1" added, minus the price and the Independent Distributors logo] |