| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson | Superman |
| 1 | - | illustration | 2 | | |
| 2 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 3 | - | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Superman in Superman Land | comic story | 12 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; editing: Whitney Ellsworth | Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White (statue); Lex Luthor |
| 5 | How to Draw Superman | text article | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Curt Swan | Superman |
| 6 | The Superman Family | illustration | 0.6 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein | Superman; Supergirl; Krypto; Streaky; Comet; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Lori Lemaris; Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Perry White; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Bizarro; Professor Potter; Beppo |
| 7 | How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton | character profile | 0.4 | editing: Mort Weisinger | Superbaby; Krypto; Supergirl |
| 8 | How a Comic Magazine Is Created | text article | 10 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson | Carmine Infantino; Nick Cardy; Julius Schwartz; Denny O'Neil; Curt Swan; Murphy Anderson; Sol Harrison; Joe Letterese; Morris Waldinger; Gaspar Saladino; Al Kupperberg; Glynis Wein; Jack Adler; E. Nelson Bridwell; Milt Snapinn; Lois Barker; Gerda Gattel |
| 9 | The Origin of Superman! | comic story | 15 | script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Carmine Infantino, Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino | Superman; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White |
| 10 | Superman Syndicated | comic story | 1 | pencils: John Sikela, Wayne Boring, Win Mortimer; inks: John Sikela, Wayne Boring, Win Mortimer | Superman; Lois Lane; Steve Allen |
| 11 | Metropolis, Illinois - Story of an American City | text article | 4 | pencils: ? (photo); inks: ? (photo); letters: typeset | Carmine Infantino |
| 12 | The Superman Legend: Rogues' Gallery! | character profile | 2 | script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson | Superman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; The Toyman; The Parasite; The Puzzler; The Prankster; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jax-Ur; Kru-El; General Zod; Professor Vakox |
| 13 | The Secrets of Superman's Fortress | character profile | 2 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson | Superman; Jimmy Olsen |
| 14 | It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman | character profile | 2 | pencils: Al Hirschfeld; inks: Al Hirschfeld | Superman; Linda Lavin; Bob Holiday |
| 15 | Superman Salutes NASA | character profile | 1 | | Superman |
| 16 | Important Dates in Superman's Life | character profile | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 17 | Superman's Mission for President Kennedy! | comic story | 2 | script: Bill Finger, E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino | Superman; President John F. Kennedy; John Glenn |
| 18 | The Superboy Legend | character profile | 3 | script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Wally Wood | Superboy; Jax-Ur; Krypto |
| 19 | The Superboy Costume | character profile | 2 | script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Mike Esposito | Superboy; Superbaby; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent |
| 20 | Superman's Photo Album | character profile | 3 | pencils: ?; ? (photo); inks: ?; ? (photo); letters: ?; typeset | George Reeves; Phyllis Coates; Jack Larson; Lucille Ball; Desi Arnaz, Jr.; Kirk Alyn |
| 21 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein | Superman |
| 22 | - | credits, title page | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 23 | Map of Krypton | insert or dust jacket | 0 | script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Sal Amendola; inks: Sal Amendola | |
| 24 | - | illustration | 2 | | |
| 25 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson | Superman |