Comic Title: Superman Annual #7
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Summer 1963
On Sale Date: June 13, 1963 Newsstand Date June 13, 1963
Source: House Ad, World's Finest Comics #135, Page 9

Copyright Date June 13, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Pamphlets 1963

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

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Story of Superman, Junior"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Jerry Coleman
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #232 (1957)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #116; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #90)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Superboy (in flashback; last appearance in Superman #116; next appearance in Adventure Comics #240)

Other Character(s)

• Jimmy Kirk (a boy with super-powers; no further appearances)
• Morton Kirk (Jimmy’s father; dies in flashback; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman meets a boy who lands on Earth in a rocket. The boy is Jimmy Kirk. His father sent him into space years ago because he thought the world was about to be destroyed. Superboy prevented that disaster, but Jimmy was never found.

Jimmy has now returned to Earth and has received super-powers as a result of his journey. His father’s dying wish is for Superman to become Jimmy’s father, so the Man of Steel takes Jimmy as his son. Together they become a super-powered team.

Superman’s powers begin disappearing one-by-one. He traces the cause to a poison carried on Jimmy’s rocket. Eventually all his powers disappear. Jimmy bravely sacrifices his own powers to restore those of his second father. With Superman back to normal, Jimmy is sent to live elsewhere.