Superman Annual #1963

In "The Menace from the Stars!", Superman awakens with no memory after an attempt to destroy a Kryptonite-laced asteroid goes awry. Dressed in the clothes from his cape pocket, he makes his way to the Daily Planet, where Lois and Perry confirm he’s Clark Kent—but that Superman has vanished. When he dons the suit to stop bank robbers and discovers he’s invulnerable, he begins to suspect the truth. After breaking up the asteroid threat, he resolves to confess he’s only been pretending to be Superman. But as he walks to the office, a truck strike brings back a flood of memories—revealing he never stopped being the Man of Steel.

Chapter I: The Super-Brat from Krypton follows a young boy who arrives on Earth in a duplicate of Kal-El’s rocket, adopted by the deceitful Dereks and raised as Super-Brat—his powers and origins a mystery even to himself.

In "Chapter 2: The Young Super-Bully," a teenage Super-Bully sets his sights on replacing Clark Kent, but his plan hits a snag when Krypto, the Dog of Steel, uses his keen sense of smell to see through the impostor’s disguise. With Clark’s identity at stake and Krypto on the case, the tension builds as the real Superman’s legacy hangs in the balance.

In "Chapter III: Superman vs. Super-Menace!", the Man of Steel faces off against the now-grown Super-Menace, a foe whose strength and Kryptonite immunity make him a formidable threat. As the battle reaches its peak, the Super-Menace is confronted with a shocking revelation about his origins and the true nature of the evil Derek who shaped his past.

In "Jor-El's Last Will!", Superman faces a crisis when the contents of his father's final message reveal Earth's impending doom—mirroring Krypton's fate. With the secret location of his mountain sanctuary exposed, the world's fate hangs in the balance.

In "Crime's TV Station!", Green Arrow and Speedy stumble upon a bizarre crime wave fueled by a twisted broadcast: a closed-circuit TV station reenacting real crimes for criminals to watch. Shocked to see their own reputations sabotaged by a fake reenactment titled "Green Arrow's Disgrace," the heroes track the broadcast to its hidden studio, where they confront the villains live on air—exposing the entire operation to a captive audience of criminals.

In "Batman - Double for Superman!", Lois Lane stumbles upon Superman's secret identity during a daring rescue mission involving Batman and Robin. To protect the truth, Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne swap roles, forcing Clark to play the part of the Dark Knight while Bruce pretends to be the Man of Steel.