| Unofficial Superman Index |
Credits:
| Story | Robert Bernstein |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #80/3; next in the second story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (marries X-Plam but is later widowed; last in Action Comics #262; next in the second story in this issue)
Other Character(s):
- X-Plam (first appearance; hails from the year 2360; marries Lois Lane; dies)
- X-Plan's parents (first appearance of both)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Power-Man (in flashback)
- Mister Mxyzptlk (in flashback)
- Bizarro (in flashback)
Location(s):
- Fortress of Solitude
- Metropolis (also in 2360)
- a small town in New Mexico
Story Reprinted in:
- Lois Lane Annual #2 (Summer 1963)
- Showcase Presents Superman #2 (2006)
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Coleman |
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (in between the first and third stories in this issue; also in flashback as Superboy; last/next in ???)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lana Lang (in flashback; last in flashback in Superboy Vol. 1 #70/3; next in New Adventures of Superboy #9/2)
- Jimmy Olsen (in between the first and third stories in this issue)
- Lois Lane (in between the first and third stories in this issue)
- Perry White (last in ???; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #13)
Villain(s):
- "Silk" Smith (first appearance; in flashback; stumbles on to Superboy's weakness to kryptonite)
- other unidentified criminals in Silk's gang (first appearance of all; in flashback)
Other Character(s):
- Mayor Perkins of Smallville
- Mel Evans (first appearance; a scientist who inadvertently exposes Superboy's weakness to kryptonite to the world, in flashback; ashamed, he changes his identity to that of Professor Halley)
- citizens of Smallville
Location(s):
- Smallville (also in flashback)
Comment(s):
- College professor Mel Evans speculates Krypton was 0.317 light years from Earth.
- This story is "an untold tale of Superman when he was Superboy" and occurs on Superman's "Earth Day" the anniversary of the day he arrived on Earth as a baby. The flashback portion of the story is on the first celebration of Earth Day as Superboy.
Story Reprinted in:
- World's Finest Comics #171/2 (November 1967)
- Showcase Presents Superman #2 (2006)
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #16)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #16)
Other Character(s):
- "Sad Sam" Smith (first appearance; a billionaire who will donate his entire estate to charity if Superman can get him to laugh)
- Various clowns and comedians (first appearance of all)
- Harold (first appearance; a young boy in danger)
- his mother (first appearance)
- "Hambone" (first appearance; a Superman Robot)
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Showcase Presents Superman #2 (2006)