Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #4

(September-October 1958)

Super-Courtship of Lois Lane (Table of Contents: 1)

Lois Lane / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Professor Z. Parker

Synopsis:

Trying to be helpful, Jimmy uses a doctored tape of Clark's voice to hypnotize him into proposing to Lois, but when Lois refuses Clark, he tries again as Superman. However, it's April Fools' Day, so Lois refuses Superman too, thinking it's just a joke.

Reprints:

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #7/1972 (1.April 1972)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008)

A Ton of Laughs... (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Know Your Pet! (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Lou Cameron

Inks:

Lou Cameron

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Editing:

?

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Jimmy; Jimmy's mom; Rags (dog)

Synopsis:

Jimmy tries to treat his dog like a poodle, not realizing that different pets need different care.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

["I made some chili today, Cora."] (Table of Contents: 4)

Cora the Car Hop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Cora

Lois Lane, Working Girl (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script:

Jerry Coleman

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White; Ron Harris; Jed Brant; Joe Hogg

Synopsis:

Lois is offered a starring role as a working girl in a play, but the director thinks she needs some practical experience, so he gets her a job in a pretzel factory. The foreman there resents Lois because she was hired in place of his girlfriend, so he tries to get her fired, and Superman has to help her keep her job.

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008)

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Martin O'Hearn

["Sorry, Elmer, I can't make it tonight!"] (Table of Contents: 6)

Peg / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Peg; Elmer

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

Chuckle Box / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (logo illustration)

Inks:

? (logo illustration)

Colors:

? (logo illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

humor

Indexer Notes

page of jokes

Annie Oakley Gets Her (Super) Man (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script:

Alvin Schwartz

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]

Synopsis:

Lois gets amnesia and thinks she's Annie Oakley.

Reprints:

• in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008)

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Martin O'Hearn