Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane, #3
Published: July-August 1958
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Lois Lane Adopts a Super-Baby!
"That child has super-strength and x-ray vision."
Characters
- Lois Lane (mainstream Universe)
- Superbaby
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Curt Swan
- Inks: Stan Kaye (uncertain)
- Inks: Al Plastino (uncertain)
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Showcase reprint credits Plastino on inks.
Are You a Litter-Bug?
"What a ball field! I wonder who messed it up!"
Characters
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Script: Jack Schiff (uncertain)
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
Story Notes
inside front cover.
The Rainbow Superman
"Goodness, Superman! I feel as if I've dated a..."
Storyline
Superman smashes a crystalline meteor in space, but when he returns to Earth he begins to glow with a rainbow aura, and for some reason it happens every time Lois opens her mirror locket. Now he has to keep her from opening it when he is near her as Clark Kent, until the strange effect wears off.
Characters
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Lois Lane (mainstream Universe)
- Jimmy Olsen (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Perry White (mainstream Universe)
- Professor Jason
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks: Kurt Schaffenberger
Meet Space Ranger
"You'll thrill to the daring exploits of Rick Starr..."
Characters
Credits
- Pencils: Bob Brown
- Inks: Bob Brown
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
House ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #15 [first Space Ranger story].
"There's that handsome fellow I've been wanting to meet all summer!"
Characters
- Binny
- handsome fellow
- life guard
Credits
- Pencils: Irwin Hasen (uncertain)
- Inks: Irwin Hasen (uncertain)
The Man Who Was Clark Kent's Double
"I'll have to leave now, Lois darling!"
Storyline
Lois is on the trail of a modern-day Robin Hood when she meets Mark Benton, who is a double for Clark Kent. It turns out Benton is hiding two secret identities; he is the Robin Hood, and he's also the wealthy Ronald Van Horton.
Characters
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Lois Lane (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- Ronald Van Horton [Mark Benton] [Robin Hood]
Credits
- Script: Jerry Coleman
- Pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks: Kurt Schaffenberger
"How about a date tonight, Cora?"
Characters
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
"On September 4, 1833, Barney Flaherty, a ten-year old lad..."
Storyline
Three firsts: first newspaper delivery boy (1833), first telegraphed news story (1844) and first airplane to cover a news event (1910).
Characters
- Barney Flaherty
Credits
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger (uncertain)
- Inks: Tom Nicolosi (uncertain)
"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."
Characters
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
Story Notes
This coupon ad appeared in all July and August DC issues.
"Among various people it was customary for a newly married man..."
Storyline
Origins of various wedding customs.
Credits
- Pencils: Morris Waldinger (uncertain)
- Inks: Tom Nicolosi (uncertain)
Featuring Read 'Em and Laugh
"A vacuum cleaner salesman scattered a sack of dirt..."
Story Notes
14 clean jokes.
Lois Lane and the Babe of Steel
"That's not candy! It's... oh... what's the use!"
Storyline
When Superman travels to the past to retrieve his super-baby booties, Superbaby is transported to the present and falls into the hands of Lois Lane.
Characters
- Clark Kent (mainstream Universe)
- Lois Lane (mainstream Universe)
- Superbaby
- Superman (mainstream Universe)
- toy store clerk
- policeman
- carnival operator
- orphanage matron
- King of Syvania
Credits
- Script: Jerry Coleman
- Pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks: Kurt Schaffenberger
Story Notes
Writer identification by Bob Hughes.
Featuring Fran
"Pardon me, I'm looking for Miss Farrell!"
Characters
- Fran Farrell
- gentleman caller
Credits
- Pencils: Irwin Hasen (uncertain)
- Inks: Irwin Hasen (uncertain)
Do You Want Spending Money?
"Just write and ask us to send you 40 of these beautiful..."
Story Notes
Recruitment ad by Stephens Credit Sales, Dept. NE, P.O. Box 1004, Nashville, Tennessee.
Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big "Jewel Mystery!"
Characters
- Betty
- Jim
Credits
- Pencils: Ray Thompson
- Inks: Ray Thompson
Story Notes
Inside back cover ad for Cloverine Brand Salve from Wilson Chemical Company, Dept. 115-14, Tyrone, Pennsylvania.
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
"Every DC Comic is Approved by the Comics Code Authority"
Credits
- Pencils: Ira Schnapp
- Inks: Ira Schnapp
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Story Notes
Back cover.