(November 1959)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly with the exception of Mar, June, Sept, Dec
On-sale date:
1959-09-20
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Mort Weisinger
Format:
Color; Standard Silver, then Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #68, 77, 86, 95, 104); Newsprint; Ongoing

The Shocking Secret of Lois Lane! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Lois Lane
Reprints:

New Stars for "Old Glory" (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Bernard Baily
Inks:
Bernard Baily
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
History of the United States flag and the custom of adding one star for each state.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly


Introducing ... Lois Lane's Parents! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Bernstein
Pencils:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Sam Lane (introduction); Ella Lane (introduction); Perry White; Lucy Lane
Synopsis:
Superman flies Lois home to Pittsdale (population 1,101) for the 100th anniversary of the Pittsdale Star. Through a misunderstanding, everyone thinks they have come there to be married.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Martin O'Hearn


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Marriage A La Mode! / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
Unusual wedding customs from China, Southern Europe, India, and ancient Britain.

Alias Lois Lane! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Bernstein
Pencils:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Lois Lane; Superman; Hal Brent; Chips Rogan; Anti-Superman Gang; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Krypto
Synopsis:
Two crooks hire Sadie Blodget to impersonate Lois Lane, not realizing Sadie is Lois in disguise.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Martin O'Hearn


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Letters to Lois / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mort Weisinger ?
Pencils:
? (logo illustration)
Inks:
? (logo illustration)
Colors:
? (logo illustration)
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Andrew Scallet; Charlotte Chambers; David G. Yas; Bob Wallace; Donald Schlesinger; Hilary Dole; Barbara Vitagliano; Evelyn Pace


["Gee! This muffler is going faster than I thought it would!"] (Table of Contents)

Bonny / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Harry Lampert ?
Inks:
Harry Lampert ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
gag
Characters:
Bonny; Leopold

The Shocking Secret of Lois Lane! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Circe; Lana Lang (cameo)
Synopsis:
Circe gives Lois Lane the face of a cat to punish her for snooping, and Lois tries to hide the transformation from Superman by wearing a lead box on her head.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Martin O'Hearn


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. New Stars for "Old Glory"
  2. 2. Introducing ... Lois Lane's Parents!
    Lois Lane
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    Marriage A La Mode!
  4. 4. Alias Lois Lane!
    Lois Lane
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    Letters to Lois
  6. 6. ["Gee! This muffler is going faster than I thought it would!"]
    Bonny
  7. 7. The Shocking Secret of Lois Lane!
    Lois Lane
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Patrick Lemaire
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  • Bob Hughes
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  • Jim Van Dore
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