Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics. The series focusing on the adventures of Lois Lane began publication with a March/April 1958 cover date and ended its run in September/October 1974, with 137 regular issues and two 80-page Annuals.[1][2] Following the similar themed Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane was the second comic series based on a Superman supporting character.[3]
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
Cover of Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #1, art by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye.
At the peak of its popularity in 1962, Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane was the third best-selling comic book in the United States, surpassed only by Superman and Superboy in sales.[4]
Following a tryout in Showcase,[5] DC decided to give Lois Lane her own ongoing series.[6] The comic series focus on Lois' solo adventures, and sometimes with stories centered on Lois' romantic interest in Superman and her attempts to maneuver him into marriage, only to fail due to a comic plot twist. In the early 1960s, Lana Lang made regular guest appearances, generally as Lois' romantic rival. Artist Kurt Schaffenberger drew most of the stories for the first 81 issues of the series, missing only issue #29.[7][8] Schaffenberger's rendition of Lois Lane became cited by many[9][10] as the "definitive" version of the character. Singer Pat Boone appeared in issue #9 (May 1959) before starring in his own comic book series.[11] "The Monkey's Paw", a story from issue #42 (July 1963), featured a one-panel appearance, with his costume miscolored, by the defunct Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel, who was not yet a DC character. The letters page of #113 (October 1971) described it as "strictly a private joke" on the part of former Captain Marvel artist Schaffenberger. The story was reprinted in #104 (October 1970) with the costume coloring corrected.[12] The Catwoman made her first Silver Age appearance in #70 (November 1966).[13] In issue #80 (January 1968), Lois' fashions were updated to a more contemporary look.[14][15]
By the 1970s, the stories began to reflect growing social awareness: Lois became less fixated on romance and more on current issues. In the controversial story "I Am Curious (Black)!" in #106 (November 1970),[16] Lois uses a machine that allows her to experience racism firsthand as an African American woman.[17] The series saw the debut of the Silver Age heroine "Rose & The Thorn" in a backup feature that ran from #105 (October 1970)[18][19] through #130 (April 1973). Editor E. Nelson Bridwell had several characters and plot concepts from Jack Kirby's "Fourth World" appear in issues #111–119 (July 1971 – February 1972).[20] Lois' sister, Lucy Lane, was believed to have died in issue #120 (March 1972) but the character was later revived.[21]
In 1974, the title ended, as Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen had earlier that year. Both would be merged into The Superman Family, which chronologically continued from the elder title, premiering with issue #164 (April–May 1974).[22] The release of the last issue of Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane was delayed for several months due to a nationwide paper shortage.[23]
Other Lois Lane titlesedit
The character has appeared in several self-titled miniseries and one-shots including:
Lois Lane – a two issue limited series published in August and September 1986.[24]
Superman: Lois Lane – a one-shot published in June 1998 as part of the "Girlfrenzy!" Fifth-week event.[25]
Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance – a three-issue limited series published August 2011 – October 2011 as part of the Flashpoint crossover.[26]
Superman: Lois Lane #1 – a one-shot published in April 2014.[27]
Lois Lane – a 12-issue limited series by writer Greg Rucka and artist Mike Perkins released in July 2019.
Superman in the Fifties – includes Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #8, 192 pages, October 2002, 1563898268.
Showcase Presents: Supergirl – includes Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #14, 528 pages, November 2007, 1-4012-1717-6.
DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories, Vol. 1 includes Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #19 and 51, 192 pages, September 2005, 978-1401205348
Superman in the Sixties – includes Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #20 and 42, 240 pages, October 1999, 1563895226.
Superman: The Bottle City of Kandor includes Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #21, 76, 78; 200 pages, October 2007, 978-1401214654
Catwoman: Nine Lives of a Feline Fatale – includes Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #70–71, 208 pages, July 2004, 1401202136.
Batman Arkham: Catwoman includes Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #70-71, 248 pages, September 2021, 978-1401299804
DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories, Vol. 2 includes Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #89, 144 pages, June 2010, 978-1401227258
Diana Prince: Wonder Woman Vol. 2 – includes Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #93, 176 pages, August 2008, 1401218253.
Superman in the Seventies – includes Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #106, 224 pages, November 2000, 1563896389.
Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years – special anniversary anthology, celebrating Lois Lane' seventy-five years in comics. Includes Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #1, 5, 16, 23, 42, 106; 384 pages, November 2013, 1401247032.
^Schelly, William (2013). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 168. ISBN9781605490540.
^Miller, John Jackson (n.d.). "1962 Comic Book Sales Figures". Comichron: The Comics Chronicles. from the original on October 8, 2014.
^Irvine, Alex (2010). "1950s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 85. ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9. The future title Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane got a tryout in issues #9 and #10 of Showcase, when Lois Lane stepped in as the lead feature.
^Irvine "1950s" in Dolan, p. 89: "Following her successful test run in the pages of Showcase #9 and #10, Lois Lane got her own title Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane in which Superman was ever the prankster".
^Daniels, Les (1995). "The Superman Family Strength in Numbers". DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes. New York, New York: Bulfinch Press. p. 118. ISBN0821220764. [Editor Mort Weisinger] inaugurated Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane. Kurt Schaffenberger was the principal artist on this series.
^Voger, Mark; Voglesong, Kathy (2003). "Front Page Romance". Hero Gets Girl!: The Life and Art Of Kurt Schaffenberger. Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 43–45. ISBN1-893905-29-2.
^Irvine "1950s" in Dolan, p. 95: "Pat Boone made his first DC appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #9 (May 1959)...Later in the year, Boone got his own series".
^Voger p. 45: "'That was sort of an 'in' joke'. Kurt later told an interviewer. 'Mort [Weisinger] knew what I was doing. We both figured at that time that Captain Marvel was a thing of the past...He was colored differently – green instead of red, I think. But then when reprinted in a Lois Lane Annual [sic], they put the red union suit on him'".
^Dorfman, Leo (w), Schaffenberger, Kurt (p), Schaffenberger, Kurt (i). "The Catwoman's Black Magic!" Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane, no. 70 (November 1966).
^McAvennie, Michael "1960s" in Dolan, p. 128: "She started trading in her generic blouse-and-pencil skirt combinations for a "mod" wardrobe filled with printed dresses, go-go boots, mini-skirts, and hot pants".
^Simonson, Louise (2007). DC Comics Covergirls. Milan, Italy: Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books. p. 80. ISBN978-0-7893-1544-1. To signal this change, Lois literally ripped the 'Girl Friend' from the logo of Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #80, giving readers notice of a bold new direction for the heroine.
^Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 19. ISBN978-1605490564.
^McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 141: "The second feature uncovered the roots of Rose Forrest/Thorn's identity, as told by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru".
^Cassell, Dewey (May 2013). "A Rose By Any Other Name...Would Be Thorn". Back Issue! (64). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 28–32.
^Morrow, John (Spring 2005). "Opening Shot" (PDF). Jack Kirby Collector (42). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing: 2–3. Retrieved September 21, 2012. The Fourth World influence was brought in by E. Nelson Bridwell, DC's continuity cop.
^McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 159: "DC's 100-page Super Spectaculars were proving popular, so DC said goodbye to Supergirl, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane, and housed the characters together in Superman Family. Continuing the numbering from where Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen ended, the series featured classic reprints with new tales in the lead spot".
^Wells, John (October 24, 1997), "'Lost' DC: 1971–1975", Comics Buyer's Guide, no. 1249, Iola, Wisconsin, p. 125, In the wake of a nationwide paper shortage, DC canceled several of its lower-selling titles in late 1973...[Supergirl #10] and three other completed comic books slated for release in November 1973 (Secret Origins #7, Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #137, and Weird Worlds #10) were put on hold until the summer of 1974.
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Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics The series focusing on the adventures of Lois Lane began publication with a March April 1958 cover date and ended its run in September October 1974 with 137 regular issues and two 80 page Annuals 1 2 Following the similar themed Superman s Pal Jimmy Olsen Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane was the second comic series based on a Superman supporting character 3 Superman s Girl Friend Lois LaneCover of Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 1 art by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye Publication informationPublisherDC ComicsScheduleBimonthly then monthlyFormatStandardPublication dateMarch April 1958 September October 1974No of issues137 plus 2 AnnualsCreative teamWritten byList Cary Bates Otto Binder Leo Dorfman Robert KanigherPenciller s List Ross Andru Irv Novick John Rosenberger Werner Roth Kurt Schaffenberger Curt SwanInker s List Vince Colletta Mike Esposito Kurt SchaffenbergerEditor s List Mort Weisinger 1 104E Nelson Bridwell 105 120Dorothy Woolfolk 121 127Robert Kanigher 128 137 At the peak of its popularity in 1962 Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane was the third best selling comic book in the United States surpassed only by Superman and Superboy in sales 4 Contents 1 Publication history 2 Other Lois Lane titles 3 Collected editions 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPublication history editFollowing a tryout in Showcase 5 DC decided to give Lois Lane her own ongoing series 6 The comic series focus on Lois solo adventures and sometimes with stories centered on Lois romantic interest in Superman and her attempts to maneuver him into marriage only to fail due to a comic plot twist In the early 1960s Lana Lang made regular guest appearances generally as Lois romantic rival Artist Kurt Schaffenberger drew most of the stories for the first 81 issues of the series missing only issue 29 7 8 Schaffenberger s rendition of Lois Lane became cited by many 9 10 as the definitive version of the character Singer Pat Boone appeared in issue 9 May 1959 before starring in his own comic book series 11 The Monkey s Paw a story from issue 42 July 1963 featured a one panel appearance with his costume miscolored by the defunct Fawcett Comics Captain Marvel who was not yet a DC character The letters page of 113 October 1971 described it as strictly a private joke on the part of former Captain Marvel artist Schaffenberger The story was reprinted in 104 October 1970 with the costume coloring corrected 12 The Catwoman made her first Silver Age appearance in 70 November 1966 13 In issue 80 January 1968 Lois fashions were updated to a more contemporary look 14 15 By the 1970s the stories began to reflect growing social awareness Lois became less fixated on romance and more on current issues In the controversial story I Am Curious Black in 106 November 1970 16 Lois uses a machine that allows her to experience racism firsthand as an African American woman 17 The series saw the debut of the Silver Age heroine Rose amp The Thorn in a backup feature that ran from 105 October 1970 18 19 through 130 April 1973 Editor E Nelson Bridwell had several characters and plot concepts from Jack Kirby s Fourth World appear in issues 111 119 July 1971 February 1972 20 Lois sister Lucy Lane was believed to have died in issue 120 March 1972 but the character was later revived 21 In 1974 the title ended as Superman s Pal Jimmy Olsen had earlier that year Both would be merged into The Superman Family which chronologically continued from the elder title premiering with issue 164 April May 1974 22 The release of the last issue of Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane was delayed for several months due to a nationwide paper shortage 23 Other Lois Lane titles editThe character has appeared in several self titled miniseries and one shots including Lois Lane a two issue limited series published in August and September 1986 24 Superman Lois Lane a one shot published in June 1998 as part of the Girlfrenzy Fifth week event 25 Flashpoint Lois Lane and the Resistance a three issue limited series published August 2011 October 2011 as part of the Flashpoint crossover 26 Superman Lois Lane 1 a one shot published in April 2014 27 Lois Lane a 12 issue limited series by writer Greg Rucka and artist Mike Perkins released in July 2019 Collected editions editShowcase Presents Superman Family Volume 1 includes Showcase 9 576 pages March 2006 1 4012 0787 1 Volume 2 includes Showcase 10 and Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 1 7 520 pages February 2008 1 4012 1656 0 Volume 3 includes Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 8 16 576 pages March 2009 1 4012 2188 2 Volume 4 includes Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 17 26 520 pages March 2013 1 4012 3837 8 Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane Archives Volume 1 collects Showcase 9 10 and Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 1 8 264 pages January 2012 1 4012 3315 5 Superman in the Fifties includes Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 8 192 pages October 2002 1563898268 Showcase Presents Supergirl includes Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 14 528 pages November 2007 1 4012 1717 6 DC s Greatest Imaginary Stories Vol 1 includes Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 19 and 51 192 pages September 2005 978 1401205348 Superman in the Sixties includes Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 20 and 42 240 pages October 1999 1563895226 Superman The Bottle City of Kandor includes Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 21 76 78 200 pages October 2007 978 1401214654 Catwoman Nine Lives of a Feline Fatale includes Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 70 71 208 pages July 2004 1401202136 Batman Arkham Catwoman includes Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 70 71 248 pages September 2021 978 1401299804 DC s Greatest Imaginary Stories Vol 2 includes Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 89 144 pages June 2010 978 1401227258 Diana Prince Wonder Woman Vol 2 includes Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 93 176 pages August 2008 1401218253 Superman in the Seventies includes Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 106 224 pages November 2000 1563896389 Lois Lane A Celebration of 75 Years special anniversary anthology celebrating Lois Lane seventy five years in comics Includes Superman s Girlfriend Lois Lane 1 5 16 23 42 106 384 pages November 2013 1401247032 See also editSuperman s Pal Jimmy Olsen The Superman FamilyReferences edit Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane at the Grand Comics Database Lois Lane Annual at the Grand Comics Database Schelly William 2013 American Comic Book Chronicles The 1950s TwoMorrows Publishing p 168 ISBN 9781605490540 Miller John Jackson n d 1962 Comic Book Sales Figures Comichron The Comics Chronicles Archived from the original on October 8 2014 Irvine Alex 2010 1950s In Dolan Hannah ed DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle London United Kingdom Dorling Kindersley p 85 ISBN 978 0 7566 6742 9 The future title Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane got a tryout in issues 9 and 10 of Showcase when Lois Lane stepped in as the lead feature Irvine 1950s in Dolan p 89 Following her successful test run in the pages of Showcase 9 and 10 Lois Lane got her own title Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane in which Superman was ever the prankster Kurt Schaffenberger at the Grand Comics Database Daniels Les 1995 The Superman Family Strength in Numbers DC Comics Sixty Years of the World s Favorite Comic Book Heroes New York New York Bulfinch Press p 118 ISBN 0821220764 Editor Mort Weisinger inaugurated Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane Kurt Schaffenberger was the principal artist on this series Voger Mark Voglesong Kathy 2003 Front Page Romance Hero Gets Girl The Life and Art Of Kurt Schaffenberger Raleigh North Carolina TwoMorrows Publishing pp 43 45 ISBN 1 893905 29 2 Eury Michael 2006 The Krypton Companion Raleigh North Carolina TwoMorrows Publishing p 67 ISBN 1 893905 61 6 Irvine 1950s in Dolan p 95 Pat Boone made his first DC appearance in Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 9 May 1959 Later in the year Boone got his own series Voger p 45 That was sort of an in joke Kurt later told an interviewer Mort Weisinger knew what I was doing We both figured at that time that Captain Marvel was a thing of the past He was colored differently green instead of red I think But then when reprinted in a Lois Lane Annual sic they put the red union suit on him Dorfman Leo w Schaffenberger Kurt p Schaffenberger Kurt i The Catwoman s Black Magic Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane no 70 November 1966 McAvennie Michael 1960s in Dolan p 128 She started trading in her generic blouse and pencil skirt combinations for a mod wardrobe filled with printed dresses go go boots mini skirts and hot pants Simonson Louise 2007 DC Comics Covergirls Milan Italy Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books p 80 ISBN 978 0 7893 1544 1 To signal this change Lois literally ripped the Girl Friend from the logo of Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 80 giving readers notice of a bold new direction for the heroine Kanigher Robert w Roth Werner p Colletta Vince i I Am Curious Black Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane no 106 November 1970 Sacks Jason Dallas Keith 2014 American Comic Book Chronicles The 1970s TwoMorrows Publishing p 19 ISBN 978 1605490564 McAvennie 1970s in Dolan p 141 The second feature uncovered the roots of Rose Forrest Thorn s identity as told by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru Cassell Dewey May 2013 A Rose By Any Other Name Would Be Thorn Back Issue 64 Raleigh North Carolina TwoMorrows Publishing 28 32 Morrow John Spring 2005 Opening Shot PDF Jack Kirby Collector 42 Raleigh North Carolina TwoMorrows Publishing 2 3 Retrieved September 21 2012 The Fourth World influence was brought in by E Nelson Bridwell DC s continuity cop Bates Cary Vartanoff Irene w Roth Werner p Colletta Vince i Who Killed Lucy Lane Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane no 120 March 1972 McAvennie 1970s in Dolan p 159 DC s 100 page Super Spectaculars were proving popular so DC said goodbye to Supergirl Superman s Pal Jimmy Olsen Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane and housed the characters together in Superman Family Continuing the numbering from where Superman s Pal Jimmy Olsen ended the series featured classic reprints with new tales in the lead spot Wells John October 24 1997 Lost DC 1971 1975 Comics Buyer s Guide no 1249 Iola Wisconsin p 125 In the wake of a nationwide paper shortage DC canceled several of its lower selling titles in late 1973 Supergirl 10 and three other completed comic books slated for release in November 1973 Secret Origins 7 Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane 137 and Weird Worlds 10 were put on hold until the summer of 1974 Lois Lane at the Grand Comics Database Superman Lois Lane at the Grand Comics Database Flashpoint Lois Lane and the Resistance at the Grand Comics Database Superman Lois Lane at the Grand Comics DatabaseExternal links editSuperman s Girl Friend Lois Lane at the Comic Book DB archived from the original Superman s Girl Friend Lois Lane at Mike s Amazing World of Comics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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