(January 2001)

DC, 2001 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
2.50 USD; 3.95 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2000-11-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC Comics Millennium Editions
Barcode
761941224411 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Mort Weisinger (credited) (editor - original series); Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano) (associate editor - collected edition); Adam Philips (credited) (editor - collected edition); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

1st solo Lois Lane book. Contains 3 templates for the archetypal Lois stories to appear in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane.
This issue has variants:

Ace Reporter Spins Off Into Her Own Adventures (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Plastino (credited); Ruben Moreira
Inks
Al Plastino (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (logo design); ?; typeset
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman; Superbaby
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Moreira pencils credit is from the corrections list in Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series).

Cover Thumbnail for Millennium Edition: Showcase 9 (DC, 2001 series) [Direct Sales] Cover Thumbnail for Millennium Edition: Showcase 9 (2001 series) [Newsstand]
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Showcase #9 Lois Lane's Solo Act (Table of Contents: 1)

Remembering the Millennium / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Greenberger (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Sequence on inside of front and back covers.

The Girl in Superman's Past (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Jerry Coleman (credited)
Pencils
Al Plastino (credited); Ruben Moreira
Inks
Al Plastino (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis
Lois meets Lana Lang for the first time, and the girls immediately compete to see whom Superman likes better. But Superman refuses to fall into their traps.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Begin the long-standing Lois/Lana rivalry for Superman's affections. Moreira pencils credit is from the corrections list in Millennium Edition: Superboy No. 1 (DC, 2001 series).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Odd Newspaper Items! / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some years ago when the Associated Press...
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

The New Lois Lane (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Otto Binder (credited)
Pencils
Ruben Moreira (credited)
Inks
Al Plastino (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman; "Con" Conners
Synopsis
Superman hopes that Lois' constant snooping to find his identity will provide evidence to convince "Con" Conners that he is wrong in believing that Clark Kent is Superman.
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Indexer Notes

Begin Lois' burning desire to uncover Superman's secret I.D.

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (credited)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (credited)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
May I see you a minute, Joan?
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Newspaper Talk / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The word edition originated from the Latin...
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Sleuths in Skirts (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; detective-mystery
Reprints
Keywords
policewomen

Indexer Notes

Article on policewomen.

Mrs. Superman (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Otto Binder (credited)
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman; Superbaby
Reprints
Keywords
coma

Indexer Notes

Begin Lois' dreams and fantasies about being married to Superman. Pencils credited to Ruben Moreira in this item; Plastino credit from Bob Hughes.

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

Ollie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (credited)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (credited)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is for me!
Genre
humor
Characters
Ollie
Reprints
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Ace Reporter Spins Off Into Her Own Adventures
    Lois Lane
  2. 1. Showcase #9 Lois Lane's Solo Act
    Remembering the Millennium
  3. 2. The Girl in Superman's Past
    Lois Lane
  4. 3. ["Some years ago when the Associated Press..."]
    Odd Newspaper Items!
  5. 4. The New Lois Lane
    Lois Lane
  6. 5. ["May I see you a minute, Joan?"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  7. 6. ["The word edition originated from the Latin..."]
    Newspaper Talk
  8. 7. Sleuths in Skirts
  9. 8. Mrs. Superman
    Lois Lane
  10. 9. ["This is for me!"]
    Ollie
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