Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #23

(February 1961)

The 10 Feats of Elastic Lass! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Lois Lane [Elastic Lass]; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; the Wrecker; Lana Lang; Supergirl [also appears as Linda Lee]

Synopsis:

Lois borrows Jimmy Olsen's serum and becomes Elastic Lass so she can catch the Wrecker, who has been blowing up statues around Metropolis.

Reprints:

• in Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #2 (Summer 1963)

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn.
One panel of this story is reprinted in The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #169.

Our American Heritage (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

William Penn; Tom Paine; Emma Lazarus; John Peter Zenger; Harriet Tubman

Synopsis:

historical quiz

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Watch for the Second Superman Annual! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2

["Sorry I can't go out tonight, Sandy!"] (Table of Contents)

Janie / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Janie; Sandy; Fulton J. Haspen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1960
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 458,000
Owner: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld; S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz and A.S. Herzog as trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, I. Rappaport and A.S. Herzog as trustees for L. Liebowitz and J.H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

The Curse of Lena Thorul! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lena Thorul (introduction, Luthor's sister); Perry White; Lucy Lane

Synopsis:

Strange events lead Lois to believe that librarian Lena Thorul is the reincarnation of a witch put to death in the seventeenth century. However, Superman learns that Lex Luthor is trying to scare Lois off because he fears that she may discover that Lena is Luthor's sister, and he doesn't want anyone to know -- not even Lena.

Reprints:

• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #11 (June 1965)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #16/1969 (9.August 1969)

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Martin O'Hearn

["Vic came in third."] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Varsity Vic

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger ?

Pencils:

Al Plastino ? (logo illustration)

Inks:

? (logo illustration)

Colors:

? (logo illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Anthony Guarino; Vicky Lang; Frank Santora; Barney Ketchum; Matilda Grey

The Wife of Superman! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Lois Lane Kent; Superman; Larry Kent; Carole Kent; Lana Lang; Perry White

Synopsis:

Lois is jealous because Lana has taken her old job and also flirts constantly with Superman (because no one knows Superman and Lois are married).

Reprints:

• in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #8 ([November 1961])
• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #86 (October 1968)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G51 (September-October 1968)
• in Lois Lane Comic (K. G. Murray, 1975 series) #120 (March 1977)

Indexer Notes

"Imaginary Story, third of a series"
writer identification by Martin O'Hearn