Superman #129

(May 1959)

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Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Ghost of Lois Lane (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Coleman

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Professor Grail

Synopsis

After Superman accidentally causes Professor Grail's experimental teleporter chair to explode while Lois is sitting in it with his x-ray vision, he sees visions of a ghostly Lois. But Lois communicates through Jimmy's new typewriter to let Superman know that she is trapped in the fourth dimension and can be returned by the pull of a lever in Professor Grail's lab.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #147 ([October 1959])
• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #77 (September-October 1967)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #38 (July 1983)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([April] 2006)

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Clyde Beatty & Cole Bros. Circus at Palisades Amusement Park (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

You men are all alike...

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• from A Date with Judy (DC, 1947 series) #18 (August-September 1950)

Coming Super-Attractions (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Clark Kent, Fireman of Steel! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Fire Chief Hogan

Synopsis

Assigned to join the fire department for a few days for a story, Clark must protect his secret identity and deal with a skeptical fire chief.

Reprints

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #197 (June-July 1967)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #21/1967 (21. Oktober 1967)
• in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #8/1969 ([juli] 1969)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([April] 2006)

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Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Introducing the Girl of Steel! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Action Comics; Supergirl / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Editorial replies promote an upcoming Superbaby "untold tale" in Superboy and Supergirl's first appearance in Action Comics. Letter writers are Fred Bronson, New York; William E. Leung, Prospect Park, PA; Jeffrey Javerbaum, Newark, NJ; Pierre Kirk, New Orleans, LA; Michael Stern, Bronx, NY; Susan Anne Howalsky, Baltimore, MD; Kenneth Diamond, Brooklyn, NY; Thomas Wynne, Pittston, PA; and John Lomberg, Pittsburgh, PA. John Lomberg is actually Jon Lomberg, an American space artist and science journalist and Carl Sagan's principal artistic collaborator for over 20 years.

The Girl in Superman's Past! (Table of Contents: 11)

An Untold Tale of Superman; Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Lori Lemaris

Synopsis

Superman recalls his college romance with Lori Lemaris, a mermaid from sunken Atlantis.

Reprints

• in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1 ([Summer] 1960)
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #217 (June-July 1969)
• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #12/1970 ([juni] 1970)
• in Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) (1971) [black and white]
• in Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, 1983 series) (1983)
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [March 1988])
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [May 1989])
• in Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) ([October] 1998) [as reprinted in Superman Annual #1]
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([April] 2006)
• in Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [January 2014])

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Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Zenith Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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The Audubon Nature Program / advertisement / 1 page (report information)