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Issue: Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #17
Publication Date: May 1960
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Issues: #17 of 137 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/25/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of March 24 in ad in Superman #137.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover, newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #68, 77, 86, 95, 104)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Lana Lang, Superwoman!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye; Kurt Schaffenberger (Lois' head)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Lois Lane
Character(s): Lois Lane; Superman; Lana Lang
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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What's Wrong with These Pictures?

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Five ways not to behave are depicted.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appeared in DC comics cover-dated May 1965.
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The Girl That Almost Married Clark Kent!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Bernstein
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Lois Lane
Character(s): Lois Lane; Clark Kent [also appears as Superman]; Doris Drake; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis: Doris Drake recieves an amulet from an Indian Fakir that allows her to read minds. She finds out Superman's secret identity and sets out to marry Clark Kent.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Family #180 published November 1976
as The Girl That Almost Married Clark Kent! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Naydel
Penciller(s): Martin Naydel; Jack Burnley (Superman figure)
Inker(s): Martin Naydel; Jack Burnley (Superman figure)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergram the Superman Puzzle Game
Character(s): Superman
First Line: This is always dropped in the harbor...
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #77 published July 1955
was [untitled] [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: puzzle page
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Lana Lang, Superwoman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Lois Lane
Character(s): Lois Lane [as Super-Lois]; Lana Lang [as Super-Lana]; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Brainiac; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis: Superman uses a blood transfusion to give both Lois and Lana super powers, but refuses to tell them why. But after they are drawn to an old mill, and survive its explosion, Superman reveals that he gave them powers a part of a bargain with Brainiac to keep the alien from destroying Earth.
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In Content Item: Flag80 Page Giant Magazine #3 published September 1964
as Lana Lang, Superwoman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman vs. Brainiac #[nn] published January 2008
as Lana Lang, Superwoman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Peg
Character(s): Peg
First Line: Mother, we just had a wonderful cooking lesson in school!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Coming... Super-Attractions!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Comics; Superman; Adventure Comics
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Weisinger ?
Penciller(s): Al Plastino ? (logo illustration)
Inker(s): ? (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (logo illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Letters to Lois
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by Holly Hart; Ted Diamondstein; Cindy Yarman; Phyllis Jackson; Judy Goldberg; John Wilkey; Will Ravenal; John Dodero; Joel D. Weintraub.
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How Lois Lane Got Her Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Lois Lane
Character(s): Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis: Lois remembers three scoops she got before she met Superman.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #2/1966 published October 1966
as Wie Lois Lane Reporterin wurde [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #81 published February 1968
as How Lois Lane Got Her Job [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #8/1969 published July 1969
as Hvordan Lois Lane fikk jobben sin [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #6 published July 1980
as How Lois Lane Got Her Job [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: Daily Planet #[nn] published May 2006
as How Lois Lane Got Her Job [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Honey in Hollywood
Character(s): Honey; Ten-Percent Davis
First Line: Cut!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagFeature Films Magazine #4 published September 1950
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Joe Weider
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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