Comic Title: Superman Annual #5
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Summer 1962
On Sale Date: June 14, 1962 Newsstand Date June 14, 1962
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #291, Page 13

Copyright Date June 14, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Pamphlets 1962

Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 80
Editor: Mort Weisinger

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "Superman's Other Life"
Pages: 25

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted From:
Superman #132 (1959)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #256; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #12)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (imaginary appearance)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #271; next appearance in Batman #127)
• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #271; next appearance in Batman #127)
• Krypto (imaginary appearance)

Other Character(s)

• Jor-El (imaginary appearance)
• Lara (imaginary appearance)
• Futuro (imaginary appearance)
• Zal-El (imaginary appearance)

Comments:
Chap. 1: "Krypton Lives On"
Chap. 2: "Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton"
Chap. 3: "The Superman of Two Worlds"

The events in this story depict what would happen if Krypton had not exploded, and Kal-El grew up on his native planet.

Synopsis:
Superman uses a super-computer to determine what his life would have been like if Krypton had not exploded. The computer predicts that baby Kal-El was returned to Earth after Jor-El realized Krypton would not be destroyed. He would have grown up as a normal Kryptonian child, and his parents would have had another child, Zal-El.

However, as Kal reaches adulthood, his career is that of a space patrol dispatcher. His teacher, Xan-Du, is involved in an accident which gives him super powers along with Kal’s dog Krypto. Xan-Du becomes Krypton’s first super-hero, Futuro, and Kal’s life mirrors that of Jimmy Olsen as the hero’s pal.

Kal’s family is killed in a tragic accident, so his life as an orphan is duplicated. Lois Lane also visits Krypton and falls in love with Futuro. Futuro decides to move to Earth and marry Lois, so he gives Kal super powers with the same machine that gave Xan-Du his powers. Kal becomes Superman on Krypton.