Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #39

(February 1963)

Hi Kids! I'm Your Friend, Johnny DC! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan (illustration)

Inks:

George Klein (illustration)

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; house ad for DC Comicpacs ("4 brand-new DC comics in a bag, which sell for 47 cents"); includes cover art from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #158

The Girl Who Hated 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; Superman; Larry Kent; Perry White; Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Lori Lemaris (cameo); Circe (flashback)

Synopsis:

On their third wedding anniversary, Lois discovers that Superman is keeping paintings of his old girlfriends hidden in a safe, but he won't tell her why, which threatens their marriage.

Indexer Notes

Imaginary Story

Health Myths Debunked! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

How to treat frostbite, a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in some November 1962 DC titles; later appears in May 1966 titles.

Lois Lane's Romance with Clark Kent! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Lois Lane; Clark Kent [also appears as Superman]; Lana Lang; Perry White

Synopsis:

A doctor advises Lois that her feelings for Superman are endangering her health and she should transfer her affections to another man, so she chooses Clark.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger ?

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)

Colors:

? (logo illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Michael E. Colby; Gloria Chittum; Linda Katz; Larry Gurwin; Douglas Bull; Paul Gambaccini; John Wright; Fred Bronson

["Oh, Officer!"] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / 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:

humor

Characters:

Casey

The Kryptonian Courtship! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Supergirl; Superman; Lori Lemaris; Krypto; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)

Synopsis:

Supergirl gives Lois a Kryptonian invention that enables her to watch the courtship of Jor-El and Lara as it happened, and Lois decides to copy what worked for them as she pursues Superman.

Reprints:

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #22/1967 (4.November 1967)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1962
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months; 490,000
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.