Specifying Figure Location With Figure Star

Question

I am using a two-column document and I need a figure to cover both columns, hence I am using the figure* environment. The problem is that I need the figure on the first page of the document. It appears that the normal [htb!], etc have no effect. No matter what I try the image ends up on page number two.

\documentclass[DIV=calc, paper=a4, fontsize=11pt, twocolumn]{scrartcl}

\usepackage{graphicx, float}

\begin{document}
\section*{Secton1}

\begin{figure*}[hbt!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{Figure1.pdf}
\caption{\textsf{Figure Caption.}}
\label{fig:Figure1}
\end{figure*}
\end{document}

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

\twocolumn has an optional argument that you can use to place something at the start:

\documentclass[DIV=calc, paper=a4, fontsize=11pt, twocolumn]{scrartcl}

\usepackage{graphicx, float}
\usepackage{caption,lipsum}
\begin{document}
\twocolumn[
{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{example-image-A}
\captionof{figure}{\textsf{Figure Caption.}}\label{fig:Figure1}\par\bigskip}]

\section*{Secton1}

\lipsum

\end{document}

With a bit manual fiddling (one has to change the height of the second column) one can also get an image at the bottom of the first page:

\documentclass[DIV=calc, paper=a4, fontsize=11pt, twocolumn]{scrartcl}
\usepackage{graphicx, float}
\usepackage{caption,lipsum}
\begin{document}

\section*{Secton1}
\begin{figure}[b]
\makebox[0pt][l]{%
 \begin{minipage}{\textwidth}
 \centering
 \includegraphics[width=\textwidth,height=5cm]{example-image-A}
 \captionof{figure}{A figure caption}
 \end{minipage}}
\end{figure} 

\lipsum[1-5]
\enlargethispage{-6.65cm} %to make the second column shorter
\lipsum

\end{document}

Answer 2

Here is a hack:

\documentclass[DIV=calc, paper=a4, fontsize=11pt, twocolumn]{scrartcl}
\usepackage{caption,graphicx,kantlipsum}
\title{My Title}
\author{Me}
\date{\today\\~\\~\\ \centering
    \includegraphics[width=\textwidth,height=7cm]{example-image} \\
    \captionof{figure}{My Figure} 
    \label{Fig:Label 1} 
}
\begin{document}
\maketitle

\kant % provides just dummy text 

\end{document}