Issue Details

Issue	#18
Published	July 1960
Frequency	monthly with the exception of March, June, September and December
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Mort Weisinger
Notes	On Sale Date - May 12th 1960

Cover Details - "Lois Lane Weds Astounding Man!"

Characters	Lois Lane; Superman; Astounding Man
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Stan Kaye
Letters	Ira Schnapp

1 page Buzzy public service announcement "Free Speech -- Free for All!"

Characters	Buzzy
Synopsis	Tom is tearing down the campaign posters of the candidate his father opposes, until Buzzy shows him that his father is much more fair-minded.
Genre	teen
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Win Mortimer
Inks	Win Mortimer
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Previously published in DC comics cover-dated January 1953.

9 page Lois Lane story "The Star Reporter of Metropolis!"

Characters	Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Mary Kenyon; Lucy Lane; Bad Man Brent; Dolly Day
Synopsis	Lois befriends a young girl who wants to be a reporter but soon she's being out-scooped.
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Bernstein ?; Otto Binder ?
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Notes	Martin O'Hearn's textual analysis indicates this story was written by Robert Bernstein. However Allen Ross has pointed out that an autographed copy exists signed by Otto Binder.

1 page Dobie Gillis promo (ad from the publisher) "National Comics Proudly Presents the Newest TV Sensation..."

Genre	teen
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bob Oksner
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	house ad for Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (DC, 1960 series) #2

Half page Play Boxes activity "Can You Find 7 Fish"

Script	Martin Naydel
Pencils	Martin Naydel
Inks	Martin Naydel
Notes	puzzle page

9 page Lois Lane story "The Sleeping Doom!"

Characters	Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman; Lucy Lane; "Slinky" Sam
Synopsis	Lois Lane must stay awake until Superman returns from space or she will be taken over by an alien being.
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Bernstein
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Notes	Plot gimmick lifted from Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Writer credit via Bob Hughes.
Reprinted	in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #14 (September 1965); in Superman Family, The (DC, 1974 series) #179 (October 1976)

Half page Shorty story "I'll fill up the tub for a nice hot bath!"

Characters	Shorty
Genre	humor
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page Letters to Lois letters page

Script	Mort Weisinger ?
Pencils	Al Plastino (logo illustration)
Inks	Al Plastino (logo illustration)
Colors	? (logo illustration)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters submitted by Brenda Monroe; Mary Balint; Mary Mingacci; Charles Neuman; Winfred Ellis; Doreen Ferlaino; J. Houlihan, Jr.; Freddie Lewin; Linda Grebyk

9 page Lois Lane story "Lois Lane Weds Astounding Man!"

Characters	Lois Lane; Superman; Astounding Man of Roxnon; Oogamooga; Geena
Synopsis	An alien superman comes to Earth and asks Lois to marry him.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel ?; Otto Binder ?
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino ?
Notes	Textual analysis by Martin O'Hearn indicates this story was written by Jerry Siegel. However Allen Ross has pointed out that an autographed copy by Otto Binder exists.
Reprinted	in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #6 (Winter 1962-63)