Issue Details

Issue	#38
Published	January 1963
Frequency	monthly, with the exception of Mar, June, Sept, Dec
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "The Girl Who Refused to Marry Superman!"

Characters	Superman; Lois Lane; Lana Lang
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters	Ira Schnapp

8 page Lois Lane story "The Invisible Lois Lane!"

Characters	Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Professor Potter; Perry White; Roy Wilkins (Test Pilot)
Synopsis	Lois drinks a potion that makes her invisible so she can learn Superman's secret identity.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein

Half page Strange Sports Stories promo (ad from the publisher) "Here Is Your Formula for a New Thrill In Comic Book Reading!"

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Carmine Infantino
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #45

Half page Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "Featuring the Mightiest Super-Heroes of All Time!"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #6, on sale November 15

Half page Batman and Robin promo (ad from the publisher) "The Secret Adventures of Batman and Robin!"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan; Win Mortimer; Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Stan Kaye; Sheldon Moldoff
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #4, on sale November 8

1 page Varsity Vic story "I'm ready, Vic!"

Characters	Vic
Genre	teen
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

7 page Lois Lane story "Lois Lane's Signal Watch!"

Characters	Lois Lane; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Mike Kimbo; "Muscles" (Mike Kimbo's henchman and Superman look-alike); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Doc
Synopsis	Mike Kimbo and his gang trick Lois with a fake Superman signal watch.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger

Half page Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer promo (ad from the publisher) "Hi, I'm Johnny DC..."

Genre	children; fantasy
Pencils	Rube Grossman ?
Inks	Rube Grossman ?
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	house ad for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Annual (DC, 1962 series) #[13 1962-1963]

1 page Letters to Lois letters page

Script	Mort Weisinger ?
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
Colors	? (logo illustration)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters submitted by Richard Nordquist; Joe Pedicino; Jim Watson; Lorraine Turner; Joseph Devine; Linda Love; Madelaine Eickles; Tommy Crawford; Andrew Koleszar, Jr.

1 page public service announcement "Touchdown for Picasso!"

Characters	Stan; friend of Stan's; Biff Drake
Synopsis	Stan learns that even tough football players can appreciate the fine arts as well.
Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Letters	Ira Schnapp
Notes	published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

8 page Lois Lane story "The Girl Who Refused to Marry Superman!"

Characters	Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Red Kryptonite
Synopsis	Red Kryptonite robs Superman of his powers. He decides to find out if Lois or Lana would still love him as a normal person.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger

Half page Jerry the Jitterbug story "I'll pick Nancy up and off we'll go..."

Characters	Jerry; Nancy
Genre	teen
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff