Superman #159
(February 1963)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
On-sale Date
1962-12-20
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 (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Lois Lane, the Supermaid from Earth! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jor-El; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Reprints
Keywords
Krypton
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The World of Dinosaurs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lois Lane, the Super-Maid of Krypton! Chapter I: Lois Lane's Flight from Earth! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton ?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jor-El; Krypto; Lois Lane (as Kandi Kan; as Supermaid); Lara; Superman [Kal-El]; Khal Kan; Maural; Len Landor; Earthite
Synopsis
Lois Lane goes to Krypton as a child and becomes Supermaid.
Reprints
Keywords
Krypton

Indexer Notes

3-part imaginary story.

Health Myths Debunked! (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy

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

Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[Lois Lane, the Super-Maid of Krypton!] Part II: The Female Luthor of Krypton! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton ?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Brainiac; Lois Lane (as Kandi Kan, as Supermaid); Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White (as Rorr-Ak; as Len Landor); Lu Thoria (introduction, origin, villain)
Reprints
Keywords
Krypton

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Action Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Debra McCallon, Elaine C. Maier, Howard Berger, Russell A. Bellesi, Keith Jennings, Corinne Bennett.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Liebowitz
Letters
typeset

[Lois Lane, the Super-Maid of Krypton!] Part III: The Doom of Supermaid! (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton ?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane [as Kandi Kan; as Supermaid]; Superman [as Kal El]; Jor-El; Perry White [as Rorr-Ak]; Lu Thoria (villain); Krypton; Earthite
Synopsis
Kal-El gains her powers and becomes Superman.
Reprints

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

Super-Turtle / 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
If we don't have some rain soon all my crops will be ruined!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Reprints

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Lois Lane, the Supermaid from Earth!
    Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The World of Dinosaurs
  3. 2. Lois Lane, the Super-Maid of Krypton! Chapter I: Lois Lane's Flight from Earth!
    Superman
  4. 3. Health Myths Debunked!
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual
  6. 5. [Lois Lane, the Super-Maid of Krypton!] Part II: The Female Luthor of Krypton!
    Superman
  7. 6. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Action Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
  11. 10. [Lois Lane, the Super-Maid of Krypton!] Part III: The Doom of Supermaid!
    Superman
  12. 11. ["If we don't have some rain soon all my crops will be ruined!"]
    Super-Turtle
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    104 Kings' Knights
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  • Jim Van Dore
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