Comic Title: Superman Annual #2
Publisher: DC (All American Printing Co., Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: 1961
On Sale Date: November 10, 1960 Newsstand Date November 10, 1960
Source: House Ad, Superboy #85, Page 11

Copyright Date November 10, 1960
Source: Library of Congress, Pamphlets 1960

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

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue contains a 1-page origin of Superman reprinted from Superman #1.

Title: "The Menace of Metallo"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Robert Bernstein
Artist: Al Plastino

Reprinted From:
Action Comics #252 (1959)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #9; next appearance in Action Comics #252)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #9; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #37)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #9; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #37)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #9; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #37)

Villain(s)

• Metallo (John Corben; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Vale and Edith (no further appearances)

Comments:
John Corben's brother Roger becomes Metallo in Superman #310.

Parts of pages 8 & 9 of the original story were removed from this reprint.

Synopsis:
Reporter John Corben is involved in a near fatal car accident. He is found by Professor Vale who rushes Corben to his lab. In order to save the injured man’s life, Vale gives Corben a metal body powered by uranium. After completing the operation the professor suffers a stroke.

Corben begins a criminal career as Metallo. He begins stealing uranium from secure places with his super strength that the robot body provides him. He also joins the staff at the Daily Planet.

When the professor recovers from his stroke, Corben learns that Kryptonite can also power his body. Corben is given a piece of Kryptonite by the professor, but he uses it on Superman who has been trying to capture him. He replaces his own Kryptonite with a sample from a display. The display Kryptonite was fake, so without power, Corben dies from heart failure.