Showcase #10
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- September-October 1957
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/13781
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Mort Weisinger (actual)
Issue contents
Cover
The Forbidden Box from Krypton!
(Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane)
Cover, 1 page
"Lois--your curiosity in opening that chest has released three super-powers which may doom the world!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Reprint history
1"Gosh! Look at all those gifts Yogi is getting from the fans!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Wilson Chemical Co.
- Characters
- Yogi Berra; Betty; Bob
Credits
- Art
- Ray Thompson [as R. T.]
Notes
Inside front cover.
2"Thanks for being the best man, Superman!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Tony Lester; Millie
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #16 ([January 1958?]) — The Jilting of Superman
-
Showcase Presents: Showcase (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([September] 2012) — The Jilting of Superman
-
Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) — The Jilting of Superman
Synopsis
Lois tries to make Superman jealous by pretending to be married to someone else.
3Featuring
- Feature
- 100 Toy Soldiers
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
4"Gee, Pete, where's all your old gang I met when I visited you last summer?"
Featuring
- Genre
- Advocacy
- Characters
- Pete; Sam; Luis
Credits
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Art
- Ruben Moreira
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
5"I had the most wonderful dream last night, Lem!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Lem 'n' Lime
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Lem; Lime
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Synopsis
Lime tells Lem about a dream he had where Lem loaned him ten dollars.
6"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."
Featuring
- Feature
- Palisades Amusement Park
- Characters
- Superman
7"Can you imagine brave and bold Lois Lane continuing her work as a Daily Planet reporter without the..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman; Perry White; Deadline (dog)
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Coleman
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #15 ([December 1957?]) — The Sightless Lois Lane
-
Showcase Presents: Showcase (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([September] 2012) — The Sightless Lois Lane
Synopsis
Lois is blinded by an experiment.
8"How would you girls like a winter vacation with me?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Peg
- Genre
- Humor; teen
- Characters
- Peg; Peg's mother; Peg's father
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #63 (March-April 1953) — Untitled
- Also printed
-
My Greatest Adventure (Colour Comics, 1955 series) #11 ([February 1956]) — Untitled
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #93 (February 1958) — Untitled
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #93 ([February 1958]) — Untitled
Synopsis
Peg's father arranges a winter vacation for the family.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Zenith Co.
- Characters
- George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Dwight D. Eisenhower
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for stamps.
10Featuring
- Feature
- DeLuxe Photo Service
- Characters
- Tab Hunter (photo); Debbie Reynolds (photo); Tony Curtis (photo); Elvis Presley (photo)
Credits
- Art
- ? (photographs)
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for pictures of movie and television actors.
11"For centuries, women were called "The Weaker Sex.""
Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
- Characters
- Annie Smith Peck; Bee Kyle; Harriet Quimby; Amelia Earhart; Delia Akely; Mary Hastings Bradley; Mrs. William Harkness; Mabel Stark
Credits
- Author
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Article about courageous women.
12"Wheee! I've got super-powers, thanks to that box!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback)
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #17 ([February 1958?]) — The Forbidden Box From Krypton
-
Showcase Presents: Showcase (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([September] 2012) — The Forbidden Box from Krypton
Synopsis
Lois discovers a box of Kryptonian artifacts that give her super powers.
Notes
Lois Lane feature is continued in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #1
13"Do you want spending money?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Stephens Credit Sales
Notes
Ad to earn money by selling patriotic and religious mottoes.
14"Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Honor House Products Corp.
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Ad for a variety of mail order novelty items.
15"Check the kind of body you want!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Charles Atlas
- Characters
- Charles Atlas (photo)
Credits
- Art
- ?
? (photo) - Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside back cover. Ad for the "Dynamic Tension" method of bodybuilding.
16"Hey kids!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Junior Sales Club of America
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
This is the second Lois Lane solo issue. On-sale date from copyright registration.
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.