(May 1961)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
On-sale Date
1961-03-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Superman #145 and copyright registration.

Superman and Lois Lane, Newlyweds! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Reprints

Still 10¢ (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; house ad promoting DC's still-ten-cent comics

Lois Lane and Superman, Newlyweds! (Table of Contents: 2)

Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (cameo); Jacqueline Kennedy (cameo)
Synopsis
Lois finds that she can no longer lead a normal life after marrying the Man of Steel.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

"Imaginary Story, fourth of a series." Writer credit from reprint.

How's Your Eye-Q? (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Children are lectured about the frequency of accidents injuring the eye and how to prevent them.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

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

Professor Eureka / 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'll take you on a tour of the museum, Minerva.
Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Eureka; Minerva (his niece)
Reprints

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

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Lois Lane's Darkest Secret! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Sandra Thorne; Jacques of Paris; Rita; Professor Boone; Kurt
Synopsis
Lois discovers a blackmail ring.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Martin O'Hearn

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Tricksy / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tricksy will now enter this tank of water...
Genre
humor
Characters
Tricksy

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman; Action Comics; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

Script
Mort Weisinger ?
Pencils
Al Plastino ? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Lynda McCall; Carol Springer; Stanley Powell; John Pippin; Carl Malcolm McKinney; Maybelle Hobson; Jerry Waring.

The Three Lives of Lois Lane! (Table of Contents: 11)

Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White
Synopsis
Following a minor auto accident, Lois takes on the personalities of Florence Nightingale, Betsy Ross, and Queen Isabella and Superman has to keep her out of trouble.
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Joe Weider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superman and Lois Lane, Newlyweds!
    Lois Lane
  2. 1. Still 10¢
  3. 2. Lois Lane and Superman, Newlyweds!
    Lois Lane
  4. 3. How's Your Eye-Q?
  5. 4. ["I'll take you on a tour of the museum, Minerva."]
    Professor Eureka
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  7. 6. Lois Lane's Darkest Secret!
    Lois Lane
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  9. 8. ["Tricksy will now enter this tank of water..."]
    Tricksy
  10. 9. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    Superman; Action Comics; Adventure Comics
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Letters to Lois
  12. 11. The Three Lives of Lois Lane!
    Lois Lane
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Joe Weider
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
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