Colossal Comic Annual #3

In "Daddy Superman!", twin babies mysteriously appear on Clark Kent’s doorstep, turning the Daily Planet’s mild-mannered reporter into an overwhelmed father overnight. With Superman’s powers no match for diaper changes and midnight cries, Clark finds himself juggling heroics and toddler tantrums—until editor Perry White assigns him to write a series of articles on the real challenges of raising twins, turning his personal chaos into a front-page story.

In "The Man Who Could Live Forever!" from Colossal Comic Annual #3 (1957), Gotham’s underworld is thrown into chaos when Odo Neval claims he’s made an elixir that grants immortality—proving it by surviving a bullet to the chest. With the city’s crime bosses now desperate to buy the formula, Batman slips into their ranks, posing as one of them, to stop the escalating crime wave before it’s too late.

In "The Task That Stumped Superman!" from Colossal Comic Annual #3 (1957), real estate developer Jasper Hawk sets out to challenge Superman with a series of seemingly impossible tasks—each crafted to trap the Man of Steel and line Hawk’s pockets. But when Superman outsmarts the scheme, he completes each task on his own terms, turning Hawk’s plan on its head without giving him the victory he wanted.

Clark Kent finds himself the unexpected target of a prank when the Smallhi Fraternity invites him to join—only to set up a series of humiliating initiation stunts. With bold screentone textures enhancing every page, the story captures the awkward tension of a teen trying to prove himself in a world that doesn’t quite see him yet.

In "The Costume of Doom!" from Colossal Comic Annual #3 (1957), a photo shoot for Batman look-alikes takes a deadly turn when one of the impersonators is shot—and more attacks follow, even targeting Bruce Wayne himself. As the mystery unfolds, Wayne realizes one of the costumed men is secretly working with a gang planning to steal gold bullion.

In "Batman -- Indian Chief!" from Colossal Comic Annual #3 (1957), the Dynamic Duo encounter a pair of Native American heroes who mirror their own costumes and roles—Man-of-the-Bats and Great Eagle—after the former is wounded. With Black Elk terrorizing the region and suspecting the two heroes are one and the same, the Dynamic Duo step in to uphold the legacy of the masked defenders.