(March-April 1958)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1958-01-12
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 (actual editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings. Listed in house ads as "on sale everywhere Jan. 14th."

The Witch of Metropolis! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Bombshell of the Boulevards (Table of Contents: 2)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois LaFlamme; Count Armand de Foix
Synopsis
Lois disguises herself as actress Lois LaFlamme to try to get an interview with an ambassador.
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Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Previously credited (and credited in the Showcase Presents reprint) to Leo Dorfman.

The Line of Stars! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Honey in Hollywood / 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
Oh, Laura! I've got a new agent!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Honey
Reprints

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

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
And then I ran for a touchdown...
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Peg
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Lois Lane, Super-Chef (Table of Contents: 6)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White
Synopsis
Lois takes a job as a cook in a diner in order to be more attractive to Superman.
Reprints

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

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
Oh golly -- school again!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Peg
Reprints

Do You Know What's Behind a Law? (Table of Contents: 8)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Jerry learns the importance of driver's education.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Can YOU Do These Stunts? (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
How to do five different magic tricks.

The Witch of Metropolis (Table of Contents: 10)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Professor Jason
Synopsis
Lois thinks she turns into a witch at night.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Zenith Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Witch of Metropolis!
    Lois Lane
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas
  3. 2. The Bombshell of the Boulevards
    Lois Lane
  4. 3. The Line of Stars!
  5. 4. ["Oh, Laura! I've got a new agent!"]
    Honey in Hollywood
  6. 5. ["And then I ran for a touchdown..."]
    Peg
  7. 6. Lois Lane, Super-Chef
    Lois Lane
  8. 7. ["Oh golly -- school again!"]
    Peg
  9. 8. Do You Know What's Behind a Law?
  10. 9. Can YOU Do These Stunts?
  11. 10. The Witch of Metropolis
    Lois Lane
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Company
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America
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