(May 1969)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Mar., June and Dec.
On-sale Date
1969-03-25
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; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 23, Part 2, Periodicals, January-December 1969. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B494703.

The Unbreakable Spell! (Table of Contents)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
W-143
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman
Reprints

The Unbreakable Spell! [Part I] (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
W-122
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Comet the Super-Horse [Bill Biron] (origin retold); Superman (cameo flashback); Circe (flashback); Maldor (flashback); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo flashback); Dr. Tolin; Dr. Tolin's wife; Prince Endor (flashback)
Synopsis
Lois is rescued by Comet the Super-Horse who then becomes human temporarily and tells Lois his origin.
Reprints

Super... Special... Spectacular! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #156 [80 Page Giant #G-59], on sale March 6

Part II: The Chestnut Mare Ain't What She Used to Be! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / comic story / 11.33 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Comet the Super-Horse [Bill Biron]; Maldor; Superman; Circe
Synopsis
Maldor turns Lois Lane into a Super-Horse. Superman, with the help of Circe, returns Lois to normal.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The fifth page and the last page are 2/3-pages.

There's a New Excitement about Adventure Coming! (Table of Contents: 4)

Legion of Super-Heroes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #380, on sale March 27

A Saga of Sword and Sorcery! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #82, on sale March 13

We're Having a Happening! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #387 (Batman's 30th Anniversary)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
W-139

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Laura Young; Taina Edlund; Marcia West; Charlotte Wilson; Barbara Reader; George Walker; Sarah Hesner; Michael N. Tierstein; Helen H. Mar; Leah Brooke.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Unbreakable Spell!
    Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
  2. 1. The Unbreakable Spell! [Part I]
    Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
  3. 2. Super... Special... Spectacular!
    Superboy
  4. 3. Part II: The Chestnut Mare Ain't What She Used to Be!
    Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
  5. 4. There's a New Excitement about Adventure Coming!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  6. 5. A Saga of Sword and Sorcery!
    Nightmaster
  7. 6. We're Having a Happening!
    Batman
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Letters to Lois and Lana
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bjorn Wallin