Issue Details

Issue	#12
Published	October 1959
Frequency	monthly, with the exception of Mar, June, Sept, Dec
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "Lana Lang, Girl Atlas!"

Characters	Lois Lane; Superman; Lana Lang
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Reprinted	in Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #2 (Summer 1963); in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 (2009)

9 page Lois Lane story "The Mermaid from Metropolis!"

Characters	Lois Lane; Aquaman; Superman; Topo; Dr. Hanson
Synopsis	Lois Lane is rescued by Aquaman but her injuries require emergency surgery that turns her into a mermaid.
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Bernstein
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Notes	Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn.
Reprinted	in Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #1 (Summer 1962); in Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1; in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 (2009)

Half page Peg story "Golly, he's handsome."

Characters	Peg; Madge
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

8 page Lois Lane story "The Girl Atlas!"

Characters	Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Professor Morris
Synopsis	Professor Morris' serum gives Lana Lang super-strength.
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Bernstein
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Notes	Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn.
Reprinted	in Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #2 (Summer 1963); in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 (2009)

1 page Letters to Lois letters page

Script	Mort Weisinger ?
Pencils	? (logo illustration)
Inks	? (logo illustration)
Colors	? (logo illustration)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters submitted by Lynn Loomis; Mike Gauf; Benjamin C. Israel; Jay Buck; Ruth Logan; Morris Floyd; Thomas Moore; Arthur Poster

Half page Pat Boone promo (ad from the publisher) "Hi all: Just a line to let you know..."

Synopsis	house ad for Pat Boone (DC, 1959 series) #1
Genre	celebrity
Letters	Ira Schnapp ?

9 page Lois Lane story "Lois Lane Loves Clark Kent!"

Characters	Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen; the Green Hood Gang
Synopsis	After Lois decides Clark is Superman she tries to trick him into marrying her.
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Bernstein ?
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino ?
Notes	Writer identification by Bob Hughes (February 2008).
Reprinted	in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 (2009)