(February 1962)
DC,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1961-12-26
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in Superman #151 and copyright registration.
The Jealous Lois Lane!
Lois Lane / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman; Lana Lang
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear boys and girls: First, we would like to thank you for having bought this DC magazine...
- Synopsis
- Letter from the publisher announcing the price increase from ten cents to twelve cents.
Indexer Notes
inside front cover
The Magic Spectacles!
Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane
- Synopsis
- Lois acquires a pair of magoc glasses that show her what animal each person she encounters most resembles in personality. Superman must somehow stop her before she looks at Clark Kent.
- Reprints
-
in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #8 (avril 1968) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
-
[no title indexed]
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Watch for the fourth Superman Annual!
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #4.
Let Science Serve You!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils
- Morris Waldinger ?; Tom Nicolosi ?
- Inks
- Morris Waldinger ?; Tom Nicolosi ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Synopsis
- Facts about scientific discoveries and a reminder to have an annual physical to take advantage of advances in medicine.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
The Jealous Lois Lane!
Lois Lane / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Professor Potter; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Betty Drew; Lori Lemaris; Topo (Aquaman's pet octopus); Lana Lang
- Synopsis
- Lois is wearing Professor Potter's new invention, a machine that rings when the user is jealous, but she goes to great lengths to keep the bell from ringing so that no one will know that she minds when Superman is nice to other women.
- Reprints
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #8 (avril 1968) [Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]]
-
in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #87 (October 1968) -
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #6/1969 (22. März 1969)
-
[no title indexed]
Action Comics; Superboy; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coming... super-attractions!
- Genre
- superhero
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, I never thought I'd make it!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Shorty
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #138 (November 1949)
-
[no title indexed]
Letters to Lois / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Mort Weisinger ?
- Pencils
- Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Richard Cohen, Larry Kempster, Sheila Roberts, Kerry Knudsen, Donald Osterbauer, and Gary Bookman.
The Unforgettable Superman!
Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Doug Tanner; Jimmy Olsen; Clark Kent [only appears as Superman in flashback]; Roy Sands
- Synopsis
- Lois and Lana both meet handsome military men and consider getting married, but neither one can give up on the idea of someday marrying Superman.
[no title indexed]
Cora the Car Hop / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Brr - it's nasty. I'll have a bowl of hot soup
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Cora; Alice
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Jack Liebowitz (credited as J. S. Liebowitz)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement of October 1, 1961
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 515,000
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, I. Donenfeld, S. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.
[no title indexed]
Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Another giant Batman collection!
- Genre
- superhero
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reward $2,000.00 for this coin!
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The world's greatest molder of handsome he-men...
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Jealous Lois Lane!
Lois Lane -
1.
["Dear boys and girls: First, we would like to thank you for having bought this DC magazine..."]
-
2.
The Magic Spectacles!
Lois Lane -
3.
["Watch for the fourth Superman Annual!"]
Superman -
4.
Let Science Serve You!
-
5.
The Jealous Lois Lane!
Lois Lane -
6.
["Coming... super-attractions!"]
Action Comics; Superboy; Adventure Comics -
7.
Bomb Sight
Bomb Sight -
8.
["Gosh, I never thought I'd make it!"]
Shorty -
9.
[no title indexed]
Letters to Lois -
10.
The Unforgettable Superman!
Lois Lane -
11.
["Brr - it's nasty. I'll have a bowl of hot soup"]
Cora the Car Hop -
12.
[no title indexed]
-
13.
["Another giant Batman collection!"]
Giant Batman Annual -
14.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers -
15.
["Reward $2,000.00 for this coin!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
16.
["The world's greatest molder of handsome he-men..."]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
17.
204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
18.
Frontier Cabin
Frontier Cabin
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- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
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- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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