(February 1963)
DC,
1958 Series
- 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.
When Lois Lane Hated Superman!
Lois Lane / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman; Larry Kent
- Reprints
in 
Hi Kids! I'm Your Friend, Johnny DC!
Comicpac / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan (illustration)
- Inks
- George Klein (illustration)
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; house ad for DC Comicpacs ("4 brand-new DC comics in a bag, which sell for 47 cents"); includes cover art from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #158.
The Girl Who Hated Superman!
Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman; Larry Kent; Perry White; Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Lori Lemaris (cameo); Circe (flashback)
- Synopsis
- On their third wedding anniversary, Lois discovers that Superman is keeping paintings of his old girlfriends hidden in a safe, but he won't tell her why, which threatens their marriage.
Indexer Notes
Imaginary story.
[no title indexed]
Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Featuring the mightiest super-heroes of all time!
Health Myths Debunked!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- How to treat frostbite, a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in some November 1962 DC titles; later appears in May 1966 titles.
Lois Lane's Romance with Clark Kent!
Lois Lane / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Clark Kent [also appears as Superman]; Lana Lang; Perry White
- Synopsis
- A doctor advises Lois that her feelings for Superman are endangering her health and she should transfer her affections to another man, so she chooses Clark.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your eyes may play tricks.... but not your taste!
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
Letters to Lois / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Mort Weisinger ?
- Pencils
- Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Michael E. Colby, Gloria Chittum, Linda Katz, Larry Gurwin, Douglas Bull, Paul Gambaccini, John Wright, and Fred Bronson.
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, officer! There's a man in my store who I believe is shoplifting!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey
[no title indexed]
Adventure Comics; Action Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coming... super-attractions!
The Kryptonian Courtship!
Lois Lane / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Supergirl; Superman; Lori Lemaris; Krypto; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Supergirl gives Lois a Kryptonian invention that enables her to watch the courtship of Jor-El and Lara as it happened, and Lois decides to copy what worked for them as she pursues Superman.
- Reprints
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #22/1967 (4. November 1967)
-
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Script
- Jack Liebowitz (credited as J. S. Liebowitz)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement of October 1, 1962
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months; 490,000
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.
150 Civil War Soldiers!
150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Josely Co.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
When Lois Lane Hated Superman!
Lois Lane -
1.
Hi Kids! I'm Your Friend, Johnny DC!
Comicpac -
2.
The Girl Who Hated Superman!
Lois Lane -
3.
["Featuring the mightiest super-heroes of all time!"]
Giant Superman Annual; Giant Batman Annual -
4.
Health Myths Debunked!
-
5.
Lois Lane's Romance with Clark Kent!
Lois Lane -
6.
["Your eyes may play tricks.... but not your taste!"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
7.
[no title indexed]
Letters to Lois -
8.
["Oh, officer! There's a man in my store who I believe is shoplifting!"]
Casey the Cop -
9.
["Coming... super-attractions!"]
Adventure Comics; Action Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen -
10.
The Kryptonian Courtship!
Lois Lane -
11.
[no title indexed]
-
12.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers -
13.
150 Civil War Soldiers!
150 Civil War Soldiers -
14.
["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
15.
104 Kings' Knights
104 Kings' Knights
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Jim Van Dore
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