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Issue Details

Issue #23
Published February 1961
Frequency monthly, with the exception of Mar, June, Sept, Dec
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "The Wife of Superman!"

Characters Lois Lane Kent; Superman; Larry Kent; Carole Kent
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Letters Ira Schnapp

9 page Lois Lane story "The 10 Feats of Elastic Lass!"

Characters Lois Lane [Elastic Lass]; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; the Wrecker; Lana Lang; Supergirl [also appears as Linda Lee]
Synopsis Lois borrows Jimmy Olsen's serum and becomes Elastic Lass so she can catch the Wrecker, who has been blowing up statues around Metropolis.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Notes Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. One panel of this story is reprinted in The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #169.
Reprinted in Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #2 (Summer 1963)

1 page public service announcement "Our American Heritage"

Characters William Penn; Tom Paine; Emma Lazarus; John Peter Zenger; Harriet Tubman
Synopsis historical quiz
Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
Reprinted in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #105 (October 1970)

1 page Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "Watch for the Second Superman Annual!"

Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2

Half page Janie story "Sorry I can't go out tonight, Sandy!"

Characters Janie; Sandy; Fulton J. Haspen
Genre teen

Half page statement of ownership

Letters typeset
Notes Statement of October 1, 1960 Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 458,000 Owner: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld; S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz and A.S. Herzog as trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, I. Rappaport and A.S. Herzog as trustees for L. Liebowitz and J.H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

8 page Lois Lane story "The Curse of Lena Thorul!"

Characters Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lena Thorul (introduction, Luthor's sister); Perry White; Lucy Lane
Synopsis Strange events lead Lois to believe that librarian Lena Thorul is the reincarnation of a witch put to death in the seventeenth century. However, Superman learns that Lex Luthor is trying to scare Lois off because he fears that she may discover that Lena is Luthor's sister, and he doesn't want anyone to know -- not even Lena.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Notes writer identification by Martin O'Hearn
Reprinted in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #11 (June 1965)

Half page Varsity Vic story "Vic came in third."

Characters Varsity Vic
Genre teen
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 ? (logo illustration)
Colors ? (logo illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes Letters submitted by Anthony Guarino; Vicky Lang; Frank Santora; Barney Ketchum; Matilda Grey

8 page Lois Lane story "The Wife of Superman!"

Characters Lois Lane Kent; Superman; Larry Kent; Carole Kent; Lana Lang; Perry White
Synopsis Lois is jealous because Lana has taken her old job and also flirts constantly with Superman (because no one knows Superman and Lois are married).
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Notes "Imaginary Story, third of a series" writer identification by Martin O'Hearn
Reprinted in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #86 (October 1968)