(January 1966)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly with the exception of March, June, and December
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Mort Weisinger; E. Nelson Bridwell (Assistant Editor)
Format:
Color; Standard Silver, then Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #68, 77, 86, 95, 104); Newsprint; Ongoing

Will It Be Senator Lois Lane or the Senator of Steel? (Table of Contents)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp ?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Lois Lane; Superman

The Magic Card! (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:
A group of kids discover the library.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated February 1959


Lois Lane's Anti-Superman Campaign! Part I (Table of Contents)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Leo Dorfman
Pencils:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors:
?
Letters:
Milt Snapinn

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lana Lang; Ruth Kelso
Synopsis:
Lois gets angry when Superman runs for the U.S. Senate and acts like a typical politician, so she has the president of her fan club nominate her as a competing candidate.

They're Old! They're Worth Gold! Now at Last They're Retold! (Table of Contents)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
George Klein
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #183 [80 Page Giant #G-18]


Mr. Mxyzptlk's Election Magic! [Lois Lane's Anti-Superman Campaign! Part II] (Table of Contents)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Leo Dorfman
Pencils:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors:
?
Letters:
Milt Snapinn

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Perry While; Loot Incorporated
Synopsis:
Superman leads Lois in the polls until Mr. Mxyzptlk helps her campaign with his magic, but Lois also gains her own publicity by helping capture a gang of safecrackers.

New! The Most Original Character in Comic History! (Table of Contents)

Dial H for Hero / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jim Mooney
Inks:
Jim Mooney
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #156 [first Dial H for Hero], on sale November 18


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Susan Wheeler; Bruce Counts; Tommy Castle; L. Simpson; Robert Lord Keyes; George Avram; Mrs. Brown; Norman Holden; Don Wright; Bryan Houston


The Super-Election! [Lois Lane's Anti-Superman Campaign! Part III] (Table of Contents)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Leo Dorfman
Pencils:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors:
?
Letters:
Vivian Berg

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jimmy Olsen; Abraham Lincoln; Perry White; Van Benson
Synopsis:
Superman reveals that his candidacy was a ruse to distract Mxyzptlk, and Lois helps him trick the imp into saying his name backwards. Perry White is appointed to the vacant senatorial seat, and he chooses Van Benson as temporary editor of the Daily Planet.

Warning! (Table of Contents)

The Spectre / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Murphy Anderson
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; occult

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #60, on sale November 25


["I'm sure you'll enjoy working on that model kit!"] (Table of Contents)

Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Hoo-Boy! They've Flipped Their Lids at DC! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ramona Fradon
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp ?

Content Information

Characters:
Metamorpho

Indexer Notes

subscription ad for DC comics; includes cover art from Metamorpho (DC, 1965 series) #4


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Magic Card!
  2. 2. Lois Lane's Anti-Superman Campaign! Part I
    Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
  3. 3. They're Old! They're Worth Gold! Now at Last They're Retold!
    Superman
  4. 4. Mr. Mxyzptlk's Election Magic! [Lois Lane's Anti-Superman Campaign! Part II]
    Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
  5. 5. New! The Most Original Character in Comic History!
    Dial H for Hero
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Letters to Lois
  7. 7. The Super-Election! [Lois Lane's Anti-Superman Campaign! Part III]
    Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
  8. 8. Warning!
    The Spectre
  9. 9. ["I'm sure you'll enjoy working on that model kit!"]
    Cap's Hobby Center
  10. 10. Hoo-Boy! They've Flipped Their Lids at DC!
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