(September-October 1971)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price
0.35 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly, (semi-monthly Sept.)
On-sale Date
1971-07-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [character]
Editing
E. Nelson Bridwell

Issue Notes

Also designated on cover as Giant (DC, 1969 series) #G-87 and as G-87 on indicia page.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Strangest Love Stories Ever Told! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
Gaspar Saladino; typeset

Job Number
N-346
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman; Lana Lang; Lana Lane; Bamor; Herko

Indexer Notes

Giordano pencils per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Curt Swan and Kurt Schaffenberger with pencils.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (illustration)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
N-349

Part I: The Unknown Superman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Lois Lane / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger (original story)

Job Number
N-330
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman; Dr. Drolic; Joe Brant; Mr. Grant; Strong Bear [Bamor]
Synopsis
Dr. Drolic has a machine that will find the greatest unknown person in a given category. Lois uses it to find the greatest unknown super-person which leads her to Strong Bear.
Reprints

Part II: The Secret of Strong Bear! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger (original story)

Job Number
N-331
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Strong Bear [Bamor]; Dr. Drolic; Lana Lang (cameo); Superman
Synopsis
Lois learns the truth about Strong Bear.
Reprints

The Monster Who Loved Lois Lane! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Vivian Berg
Editing
Mort Weisinger (original story)

Job Number
N-333
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Herko; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Dr. Elder
Synopsis
A science experiment gone wrong releases a creature from another dimension that is infatuated with Lois and jealously fights Superman.
Reprints

The Return of Lois' Monster Sweetheart! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn
Editing
Mort Weisinger (original story)

Job Number
N-334
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Herko; Dr. Elder; Zagga; Superman (flashback)
Synopsis
Lois and Jimmy go to Herko's dimension to try to stop him from waiting for Lois. She convinces Jimmy to court Herko's neighbor Zagga to make him jealous.
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The Girl Who Mourned for Superman! (Table of Contents: 6)

Lois Lane / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?
Editing
Mort Weisinger (original story)

Job Number
N-332
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman; Lex Luthor; Superman Emergency Squad; Perry White; Lucy Lane; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis
Unknown to Lois, an accident transports her to a parallel world where she sees Superman die in a trap set by Lex Luthor.
Reprints

For Stories That Are Different (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Superman's Romance with Lana Lane! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger (original story)

Job Number
N-329
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman; Lana Lane (flashback)
Synopsis
While visiting Superman's Fortress, Lois and Lana find a picture of Superman proposing to a girl who looks like both of them. He tells them the story, which they have forgotten, of how they were temporarily merged into one girl a few years earlier.
Reprints

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

The Flash; Green Lantern / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
N-344
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Flash! Get out of the way!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Flash [Jay Garrick]; The Thorn [Rose Canton]; Joan Williams; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]
Synopsis
The Flash rescues his girlfriend Joan from the Thorn, who reverts back to her "good" personality as the Rose. Green Lantern takes the Rose to Transformation Island, where the Amazons will rid her of the Thorn personality.

Indexer Notes

two-page excerpt from an unpublished Golden Age Flash story

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

Letters to Lois / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters
typeset

Job Number
N-345

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Gregory Kent; Nicole Schneider; Susan Morrison; Lex Morris; Mike Smith; Miriam T. Nebrida; Linda Gillman; Christopher Bailey; David Kaufman; D. Kruse; Roberta Voll.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Strangest Love Stories Ever Told!
    Lois Lane
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Part I: The Unknown Superman!
    Lois Lane
  4. 3. Part II: The Secret of Strong Bear!
    Lois Lane
  5. 4. The Monster Who Loved Lois Lane!
    Lois Lane
  6. 5. The Return of Lois' Monster Sweetheart!
    Lois Lane
  7. 6. The Girl Who Mourned for Superman!
    Lois Lane
  8. 7. For Stories That Are Different
    Superman
  9. 8. Superman's Romance with Lana Lane!
    Lois Lane
  10. 9. ["Flash! Get out of the way!"]
    The Flash; Green Lantern
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Letters to Lois
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dave Marchand
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore