Showcase #10
(September-October 1957)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1957-07-14
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (sourced) (editor)

Issue Notes

2nd Lois Lane

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Forbidden Box from Krypton! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lois--your curiosity in opening that chest has released three super-powers which may doom the world!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints

Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Jilting of Superman (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thanks for being the best man, Superman!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; ; Superman [Clark Kent]; Tony Lester; Millie
Synopsis
Lois tries to make Superman jealous by pretending to be married to someone else.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Danger: Prejudice at Work (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee, Pete, where's all your old gang I met when I visited you last summer?
Genre
advocacy
Characters
Pete; Sam; Luis
Keywords
baseball

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Lem 'n' Lime / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I had the most wonderful dream last night, Lem!
Genre
humor
Characters
Lem; Lime
Synopsis
Lime tells Lem about a dream he had where Lem loaned him ten dollars.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Sightless Lois Lane (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can you imagine brave and bold Lois Lane continuing her work as a Daily Planet reporter without the...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Deadline (dog)
Synopsis
Lois is blinded by an experiment.
Reprints
Keywords
blindness; seeing eye dog

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Peg / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How would you girls like a winter vacation with me?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Peg; Peg's mother; Peg's father
Synopsis
Peg's father arranges a winter vacation for the family.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

DeLuxe Photo Service / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

How Brave Is a Girl (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For centuries, women were called "The Weaker Sex."
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Annie Smith Peck; Bee Kyle; Harriet Quimby; Amelia Earhart; Delia Akely; Mary Hastings Bradley; Mrs. William Harkness; Mabel Stark

Indexer Notes

Article about courageous women.

The Forbidden Box from Krypton (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wheee! I've got super-powers, thanks to that box!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)
Synopsis
Lois discovers a box of Kryptonian artifacts that give her super powers.
Reprints
Keywords
Krypton; kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Lois Lane feature is continued in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #1

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Forbidden Box from Krypton!
    Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
  2. 1. Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  3. 2. The Jilting of Superman
    Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  5. 4. Danger: Prejudice at Work
  6. 5. ["I had the most wonderful dream last night, Lem!"]
    Lem 'n' Lime
  7. 6. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  8. 7. The Sightless Lois Lane
    Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
  9. 8. ["How would you girls like a winter vacation with me?"]
    Peg
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    DeLuxe Photo Service
  12. 11. How Brave Is a Girl
  13. 12. The Forbidden Box from Krypton
    Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
  14. 13. ["Do you want spending money?"]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  15. 14. ["Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!"]
    Honor House Products
  16. 15. ["Check the kind of body you want!"]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  17. 16. ["Hey kids!"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • James Zee