(July-August 1958)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1958-05-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1958, page 154, registration number B711827.

Lois Lane Adopts a Super-Baby! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye ?; Al Plastino ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That child has super-strength and x-ray vision.
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Superbaby
Reprints
Keywords
Apartment 3-C; time travel

Indexer Notes

Showcase reprint credits Plastino on inks.

Cover Thumbnail for Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #3
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Cover gallery

Are You a Litter-Bug? (Table of Contents: 1)

Little Pete / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff); Jack Schiff ? (plot)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What a ball field! I wonder who messed it up!
Genre
advocacy; children; humor
Characters
Little Pete
Keywords
litter

Indexer Notes

inside front cover.

The Rainbow Superman (Table of Contents: 2)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Goodness, Superman! I feel as if I've dated a...
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Professor Jason
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
Keywords
Superman Supper Club

Meet Space Ranger (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

The Space Ranger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Binny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irwin Hasen ?
Inks
Irwin Hasen ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
There's that handsome fellow I've been wanting to meet all summer!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Binny; handsome fellow; life guard
Reprints
Keywords
pretend drowning

The Man Who Was Clark Kent's Double (Table of Contents: 5)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'll have to leave now, Lois darling!
Genre
romance; superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Ronald Van Horton [Mark Benton] [Robin Hood]
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
Keywords
costume ball

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Cora the Car Hop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Job Number
3028
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How about a date tonight, Cora?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Cora the Car Hop; Al

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Famous Newspaper Firsts / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Morris Waldinger ?
Inks
Tom Nicolosi ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
On September 4, 1833, Barney Flaherty, a ten-year old lad...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Barney Flaherty
Synopsis
Three firsts: first newspaper delivery boy (1833), first telegraphed news story (1844) and first airplane to cover a news event (1910).
Reprints
Keywords
airplane; Baltimore Patriot; Baltimore Sun; New York Sun; newspapers; telegraph; train wreck

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Oddities in Romance / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Morris Waldinger ?
Inks
Tom Nicolosi ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Among various people it was customary for a newly married man...
Genre
non-fiction; romance
Synopsis
Origins of various wedding customs.
Reprints
Keywords
ancient Rome; bride; bridegroom; Elizabethan England; Greece; groom; groomsmen; threshold

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Read 'Em and Laugh / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A vacuum cleaner salesman scattered a sack of dirt...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

14 clean jokes.

Lois Lane and the Babe of Steel (Table of Contents: 11)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's not candy! It's... oh... what's the use!
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superbaby; Superman [Clark Kent]; toy store clerk; policeman; carnival operator; orphanage matron; King of Syvania
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
Keywords
Bright Home Orphanage; bubble gum; carnival; orphanage; rattlesnakes; time travel

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Fran / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irwin Hasen ?
Inks
Irwin Hasen ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pardon me, I'm looking for Miss Farrell!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Fran Farrell; gentleman caller
Reprints

Do You Want Spending Money? (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big "Jewel Mystery!" (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

For the Best in Comics Entertainment (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Lois Lane Adopts a Super-Baby!
    Lois Lane
  2. 1. Are You a Litter-Bug?
    Little Pete
  3. 2. The Rainbow Superman
    Lois Lane
  4. 3. Meet Space Ranger
    The Space Ranger
  5. 4. ["There's that handsome fellow I've been wanting to meet all summer!"]
    Binny
  6. 5. The Man Who Was Clark Kent's Double
    Lois Lane
  7. 6. ["How about a date tonight, Cora?"]
    Cora the Car Hop
  8. 7. ["On September 4, 1833, Barney Flaherty, a ten-year old lad..."]
    Famous Newspaper Firsts
  9. 8. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  10. 9. ["Among various people it was customary for a newly married man..."]
    Oddities in Romance
  11. 10. ["A vacuum cleaner salesman scattered a sack of dirt..."]
    Read 'Em and Laugh
  12. 11. Lois Lane and the Babe of Steel
    Lois Lane
  13. 12. ["Pardon me, I'm looking for Miss Farrell!"]
    Fran
  14. 13. Do You Want Spending Money?
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  15. 14. Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big "Jewel Mystery!"
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  16. 15. For the Best in Comics Entertainment
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Dwayne Best
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Bill Devine
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker
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