Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #23
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- February 1961
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Silver Age size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
-
DC Superman National Comics
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/16116
Credits
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger
See also:
-
Lois Lane Comic (KGM, 1975 series) #114 ([July 1976?]) — The Strange Lives of lois Lane (Panel 7: Elastic Lass )
Issue contents
Cover
The Wife of Superman!
(Lois Lane)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane Kent; Superman; Larry Kent; Carole Kent
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
1Featuring
- Feature
- Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane [Elastic Lass]; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; the Wrecker; Lana Lang; Supergirl [also appears as Linda Lee]
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Century Plus Comic (Color Comics, 1960 series) #60 ([May 1961]) — The 10 Feats of Elastic Lass!
- From GCD
- in Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #2 (Summer 1963)
Synopsis
Lois borrows Jimmy Olsen's serum and becomes Elastic Lass so she can catch the Wrecker, who has been blowing up statues around Metropolis.
Notes
Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. One panel of this story is reprinted in The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #169.
2Featuring
- Genre
- Non-Fiction
- Characters
- William Penn; Tom Paine; Emma Lazarus; John Peter Zenger; Harriet Tubman
Credits
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Art
- Bernard Baily
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Reprint history
- From GCD
- in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #105 (October 1970)
Synopsis
historical quiz
Notes
published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
3Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Notes
house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2
4"Sorry I can't go out tonight, Sandy!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Janie
- Genre
- Teen
- Characters
- Janie; Sandy; Fulton J. Haspen
5Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Statement of October 1, 1960 Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 458,000 Owner: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld; S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz and A.S. Herzog as trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, I. Rappaport and A.S. Herzog as trustees for L. Liebowitz and J.H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lena Thorul (introduction, Luthor's sister); Perry White; Lucy Lane
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprint history
-
First published in this issue
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #6 ([May 1961?]) — The Curse of Lena Thorul
-
80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #11 (June 1965) — The Curse of Lena Thorul
-
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #9 (January 1966) — The Curse of Lena Thorul!
-
Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #8 ([November 1966?]) — The Curse of Lena Thorul
- From GCD
- from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #23 (February 1961)
Synopsis
Strange events lead Lois to believe that librarian Lena Thorul is the reincarnation of a witch put to death in the seventeenth century. However, Superman learns that Lex Luthor is trying to scare Lois off because he fears that she may discover that Lena is Luthor's sister, and he doesn't want anyone to know -- not even Lena.
Notes
writer identification by Martin O'Hearn
7"Vic came in third."
Featuring
- Feature
- Varsity Vic
- Genre
- Teen
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
8Featuring
- Feature
- Letters to Lois
Credits
- Script
- Mort Weisinger ?
- Pencils
- Al Plastino ? (logo illustration)
- Inks
- ? (logo illustration)
- Colours
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Letters submitted by Anthony Guarino; Vicky Lang; Frank Santora; Barney Ketchum; Matilda Grey
9Featuring
- Feature
- Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane Kent; Superman; Larry Kent; Carole Kent; Lana Lang; Perry White
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #8 ([November 1961?]) — The Wife of Superman!
-
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #86 (October 1968) — The Wife of Superman!
-
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #86 (October 1968)
-
Giant Lois Lane Album (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #6 ([June 1969?]) — The Wife of Superman
-
Lois Lane Comic (KGM, 1975 series) #120 ([July 1977?]) — The Wife of Superman
-
Lois Lane Comic (KGM, 1975 series) #120 ([July 1977?])
- From GCD
- in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #86 (October 1968)
- from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #23
Synopsis
Lois is jealous because Lana has taken her old job and also flirts constantly with Superman (because no one knows Superman and Lois are married).
Notes
"Imaginary Story, third of a series" writer identification by Martin O'Hearn
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.