(January 1961)
DC,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1960-11-15
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in Superman Annual #2 and copyright registration. Given the incorrect on-sale date of December 15 in Superman #142.
Lois Lane's X-Ray Vision!
Lois Lane / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Clark Kent [Superman]
- Reprints
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #4/1967 (25. März 1967) -
in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #4 ([July] 2013)
-
The Day When Superman Proposed!
Lois Lane / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman; Cleopatra; Helen of Troy; Marie Antoinette; Van-Zee (cameo); Sylvia (cameo); Perry White (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Lana Lang; Lois Lane Robot
- Synopsis
- After accidental exposure to Red Kryptonite Superman proposes to Lois Lane.
- Reprints
- in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #14 (September 1965)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #4 ([July] 2013)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Kandor (cameo); red kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Jerry Siegel credit from letter published in one of the Adventure Comics Digests. We previously credited Otto Binder.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Action Comics; Superboy; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Cora the Car Hop / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why so sad, Al?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cora; Al
Get a Grip on Your Gripes!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Fred loses his temper all the time until he is confronted by Joe.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Lois Lane's X-Ray Vision!
Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Perry White; Dr. Wendell; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lana Lang
- Synopsis
- An accident causes Lois' glasses to become X-Ray glasses.
- Reprints
-
in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #8 ([November 1961]) -
in Ray Halcotan (Arédit-Artima, 1960 series) #56 (janvier 1965) [N&B [B&W]] - in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #4/1967 (25. März 1967)
- in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #77 (September-October 1967)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #4 ([July] 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
writer identification by Martin O'Hearn
[no title indexed]
Letters to Lois / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Mort Weisinger ?
- Pencils
- Al Plastino ? (logo illustration)
- Inks
- ? (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Robert Wong, Anne Zeek, Lee Clark, Linda Leigh, Kenny Blythe, Ben Adler, Paul Aiesi, Albert Smith, Larry Bates, and David Black.
[no title indexed]
Peg / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That was Ronnie.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Peg; Ronnie; Peg's mom
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #24 (February-March 1953)
-
Sweetheart of Robin Hood!
Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Robin Hood; Maid Marian; Sheriff of Nottingham; Wizard of Sherwood Forest
- Synopsis
- Lois and Clark are in England covering the opening of the Robin Hood Museum when Lois scratches herself on a poisoned arrow, causing her to faint and dream of living in Robin Hood's time, where she uncovers his secret identity and is jealous of his relationship with Maid Marian (who resembles Lana Lang).
- Reprints
- in Flash (Arédit-Artima, 1959 series) #46 (février 1963)
- in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #4 ([August 1965])
- in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #74 (May 1967)
- in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #28 ([August 1967])
-
in Super DC (Thorpe & Porter, 1969 series) #1 ([1969]) - in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #4 ([July] 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
writer identification by Bob Hughes
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Lois Lane's X-Ray Vision!
Lois Lane -
1.
Treasure Chest of Fun
Honor House Products -
2.
The Day When Superman Proposed!
Lois Lane -
3.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Action Comics; Superboy; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen -
4.
["Why so sad, Al?"]
Cora the Car Hop -
5.
["Watch for the second Superman Annual!"]
Superman -
6.
Get a Grip on Your Gripes!
-
7.
Lois Lane's X-Ray Vision!
Lois Lane -
8.
[no title indexed]
Letters to Lois -
9.
["That was Ronnie."]
Peg -
10.
["208 different world wide stamps..."]
Maxim Stamps; Stamp Bazaar Stamps -
11.
Sweetheart of Robin Hood!
Lois Lane -
12.
["Do you want spending money?"]
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
13.
150 Civil War Soldiers!
150 Civil War Soldiers -
14.
["Are the best things in life passing you by?"]
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
15.
Amazing Wrist Radio
Wrist Radio
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
- Jim Walker
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