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Issue Details

Issue #178
Published August-September 1976
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 52
Editing Julius Schwartz; Murray Boltinoff (co-editors)

Cover Details

Characters Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent]
Genre superhero
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger

17 page Lois Lane story "The Girl with the Heart of Steel"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Professor Mathers; Bimmo (Chimpanzee)
Synopsis Lois Lane allows Professor Mathers to make her bionic only to discover that she is slowly turning into a robot.
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger

1 page Letters To Lois letters page

Letters Typeset

8 page Supergirl story "The Three Magic Wishes!"

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Tim Baxter; Peggy
Synopsis When Timmy Baxter doesn't believe in fairy tales, Supergirl decides to prove him wrong.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Reprinted From Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #257 (October 1959)

1 page Lois Lane story "Lois Lane Robots"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Lois Lane Robot; Lana Lang Robot; Jimmy Olsen Robot; Perry White Robot; Lola Barnett Robot; Steve Lombard Robot
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger; Curt Swan
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger; George Klein
Notes Four panels from past issues.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #150 [One Panel]; from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #153 [One Panel]; from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #449 [One Panel]; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #21 [One Panel]

9 page Jimmy Olsen story "Superman's Phantom Pal!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen (as Elastic Lad); Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; The Dagger Gang; Lucy Lane; Phantom Zone; Jax-Ur; Professor Vakox; Kru-El; Mon-El
Synopsis When Jimmy becomes Elastic Lad again he uses his powers to enter the Phantom Zone where he has an opportunity to discover Superman's secret identity.
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Notes Reprint credits from Tom Orzechowski (June 30, 2005). Inks originally credited by DC to Sheldon Moldoff. Leo Dorfman credit from the credits in the original printing.
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #62 (July 1962)