(July-August 1958)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Mort Weisinger (actual)
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- newsprint
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #68, 77, 86, 95, 104)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Are You a Litter-Bug?
Little Pete / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff; Jack Schiff ? (Plot)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- children
- Characters:
- Little Pete
Indexer Notes
inside front cover; no dialogue
The Rainbow Superman
Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks:
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis:
- Superman smashes a crystalline meteor in space, but when he returns to Earth he begins to glow with a rainbow aura, and for some reason it happens every time Lois opens her mirror locket. Now he has to keep her from opening it when he is near her as Clark Kent, until the strange effect wears off.
- Reprints:
-
in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #8 (Winter 1963-'64) [retitled] -
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #8/1967 (22. April 1967) - in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2
-
Meet Space Ranger
Space Ranger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Bob Brown
- Inks:
- Bob Brown
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction; superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Showcase (DC, 1955 series) #15 [first Space Ranger story]
["There's that handsome fellow I've been wanting to meet all summer!"]
Binny / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Irwin Hasen ?
- Inks:
- Irwin Hasen ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen
- Characters:
- Binny
The Man Who Was Clark Kent's Double
Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Coleman
- Pencils:
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks:
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Ronald Van Horton [Mark Benton]
- Synopsis:
- Lois is on the trail of a modern-day Robin Hood when she meets Mark Benton, who is a double for Clark Kent. It turns out Benton is hiding two secret identities; he is the Robin Hood, and he's also the wealthy Ronald Van Horton.
- Reprints:
- in Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #1 (Summer 1962)
- in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #99 (February 1970)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2
-
["How about a date tonight, Cora?"]
Cora the Car Hop / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen
- Characters:
- Cora; Al
Famous Newspaper Firsts
filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Morris Waldinger ?
- Inks:
- Tommy Nicolosi ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Oddities in Romance / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Morris Waldinger ?
- Inks:
- Tommy Nicolosi ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Synopsis:
- origins of various bridal customs
[no title indexed]
Read 'Em and Laugh / text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ? (logo illustration)
- Inks:
- ? (logo illustration)
- Colors:
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Indexer Notes
page of jokes
Lois Lane and the Babe of Steel
Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Coleman
- Pencils:
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks:
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Superbaby and as Clark Kent]
- Synopsis:
- When Superman travels to the past to retrieve his super-baby booties, Superbaby is transported to the present and falls into the hands of Lois Lane.
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
writer identification by Bob Hughes (February 2008)
["Pardon me, I'm looking for Miss Farrell!"]
Fran / comic story / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Irwin Hasen ?
- Inks:
- Irwin Hasen ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen
- Characters:
- Fran Farrell
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Lois Lane Adopts a Super-Baby!
Lois Lane -
1.
Are You a Litter-Bug?
Little Pete -
2.
The Rainbow Superman
Lois Lane -
3.
Meet Space Ranger
Space Ranger -
4.
["There's that handsome fellow I've been wanting to meet all summer!"]
Binny -
5.
The Man Who Was Clark Kent's Double
Lois Lane -
6.
["How about a date tonight, Cora?"]
Cora the Car Hop -
7.
Famous Newspaper Firsts
-
8.
[no title indexed]
Oddities in Romance -
9.
[no title indexed]
Read 'Em and Laugh -
10.
Lois Lane and the Babe of Steel
Lois Lane -
11.
["Pardon me, I'm looking for Miss Farrell!"]
Fran
This issue was most recently modified by:
- R. J. Roper
- Dwayne Best
- Jim Walker
- Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bill Wormstedt
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
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