Comic Title: Superman Annual #4
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: 1962
On Sale Date: November 9, 1961 Newsstand Date November 9, 1961
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #284, Page 17

Copyright Date November 9, 1961
Source: Library of Congress, Pamphlets 1961

Newsstand Date November 10, 1961
Source: House Ad, Adventure Comics #291, Page 16
Letters Page

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

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue contains a 2-page feature: "The Origin and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes" spotlighting 12 Legionnaires.

Title: "Rip Van Superman"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted From:
Superman #107 (1956)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #107; next appearance in Action Comics #219)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #107; next appearance in Action Comics #219)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #14; next appearance in Action Comics #219)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #14; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #15)

Villain(s)

• Drago and his men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Kylle and Yaddo (citizens of the future; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman stops a runaway cyclotron, but he is put in a coma by the experience. He awakens one thousand years in the future to a world of supermen. The men of the future all have super powers and rely on robots.

A renegade scientist, Drago, takes control of the moon-prison and causing great tidal waves. All of the robots are also disabled. Superman inspires the citizens to take action and defeat Drago. The happy people use a time machine to return Superman to his own time, one week after slipping into the coma.