- You know I've always hated you, Superman, but that guy's a real pain!
Superman Annual #9 is an issue of the series Superman Annual (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1983.
Synopsis for "Villain! Villain! Who's Got the Villain?"
Lex Luthor exposes Superman to Red Kryptonite, causing the hero to be changed into Lex's twin brother—or so he thinks. Batman and Superman have actually found out about his plan in advance and have tricked him.
Appearing in "Villain! Villain! Who's Got the Villain?"
Featured Characters:
- Superman (also disguised as Batman and Lex Luthor)
Supporting Characters:
- Batman (also disguised as Superman, Lex Luthor, and Italian hot dog vendor)
- Lana Lang
- Steve Lombard
- Jimmy Olsen
Antagonists:
- Two Gun Smugglers
- Mr. Cantible (Single appearance)
- Man (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
- Lex Luthor (Flashback and main story) (also disguised as Erasmus Luthor)
- Mr. Reston (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance)
- Luthor's Henchmen
- Female (Unnamed) (Flashback and main story) (Single appearance)
- Male (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
- Two Subway Hijackers (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- WGBS Employees
- Danny
- Camera Crew (Unnamed)
- Angel Marion (a model) (Single appearance)
- Devil (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis Police Department
- Metropolis Fire Department (Cameo)
- Citizens of Metropolis (Unnamed)
- Subway Passengers (Unnamed)
- Child (falling out of a window) (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
- NBC (Mentioned only)
- CBS (Mentioned only)
- ABC (Mentioned only)
- UBC (Mentioned only)
- Pocantico Correctional Facility
- Warden Clarence Rutherford
- Prison Guards (Unnamed)
- Metropolis University Medical Research Staff
- Doctor Marker
- Dean Harrow
Locations:
- Space
- Meteroid Field
- Earth's Moon (Mentioned only)
- Earth
- Metropolis
- Galaxy Communications Building
- WGBS Studios
- Storeroom
- Subway Control Room
- Subway
- Luthor's Lair (below the subway line)
- Metropolis Park
- Governor's Plaza
- Metropolis University
- Medical Research Building
- 344 Clinton Street
- Clark Kent's Apartment
- Galaxy Communications Building
- Metropolis
- Town (Unnamed) (not far from Metropolis)
- Apartment
- Pocantico Correctional Facility
- New Jersey
- Princeton (Mentioned only)
- New Jersey
Items:
- Smuggled Guns (Destroyed)
- Batarang
- Batrope
- Gun
- Photon Energy Blast
- Lex Luthor's Battle Array
- Red Kryptonite
- Blue Sphere
- Blue Gas
Vehicles:
- Space Probe
- Subway Car
- Helicopter (Destroyed)
Concepts:
- Enhanced Vision
- Super-Suction
- Super-Ventriloquism
- Enhanced Hearing
- Thermal-Blast
Synopsis for "I Flew with Superman!"
Curt Swan falls asleep while illustrating a Superman story. He dreams of meeting the hero for a day.
Appearing in "I Flew with Superman!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Curt Swan (Narrator)
- Frank Jackson
Antagonists:
- Two Muggers (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Metropolis Police Department
- Julius Schwartz (Mentioned only)
- Citizens of Metropolis (Unnamed)
- Mugging Victim (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Earth-Prime
- Earth-One
- Metropolis
- Metropolis City Park
- Galaxy Communications Building
- 344 Clinton Street
- Clark Kent's Apartment
- Metropolis
Items:
- Daily Planet Newspaper
- Superman Comic Book
- Three Bullets
Vehicles:
Concepts:
Notes
- The chronological placement of "Villain! Villain! Who's Got the Villain?" is uncertain. The story features Lex Luthor prior to his change in M.O. and acquisiton of his iconic warsuit in Action Comics #544. Steve Lombard's employment at Galaxy Communications indicates it takes place prior to Superman #384, while the presence of the Daily Planet globe on top of the Galaxy building indicates that it takes place after Action Comics #526.
- In the story "I Flew with Superman!" Jenette Kahn?, Julius Schwartz? and Cary Bates? cameos on page 3 panel 6 and page 4 panel 1?
Trivia
- First Annual for the series since 1964.