Unofficial Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane Index

SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #3

Cover Date: July-August 1958
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1958-05-20

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye (?), Al Plastino (?)

Story: "The Rainbow Superman" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Otto Binder
Art	Kurt Schaffenberger
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 1 #122/2; next in the second story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #122/3; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in between Superman Vol. 1 #122/3 and #123)

Perry White (last in Superman Vol. 1 #122/3; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #30/2)

Other Character(s):

Professor Jason (last in issue #1/3)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Annual #8/7 (Winter 1963-1964) [retitled as "The Rainbow Clark Kent!"]

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008)

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Second Story: "The Man Who Was Clark Kent's Double" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Coleman
Art	Kurt Schaffenberger
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (in between the first and the third stories in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (in between the first and the third stories in this issue)

Villain(s):

a town bully (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Ronald Van Horton (first appearance; also as "Mark Benton," a Clark Kent lookalike, and "Robin Hood;" Hadley's wealthiest man; gives away his wealth as "Robin Hood;" as "mark Benton" falls in love with Lois but breaks off their relationship when he believes she can't trust him)

citizens of Hadley (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Hadley (first appearance; a small seaside town)

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Comment(s):

A few days pass over the course of this story.

Story Reprinted in:

Lois Lane Annual #1/8 (Summer 1962)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #99/2 (February 1970)

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008)

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Third Story: "Lois Lane and the Babe of Steel" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Coleman
Art	Kurt Schaffenberger
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #242)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #242; travels back in time and Superbaby temporarily takes hi place; last/next in ???)

Villain(s):

owner of the Acme Amusement Park (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Professor Winston (first appearance; a scientist, secretly working on a mechanical mole tunneling device)

Cyrus Foster (first appearance; a millionaire)

the King of Syvania (first appearance)

a toy store salesperson (first appearance)

a police officer (first appearance)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Acme Amusement Park (first appearance)

Bright Home Orphanage (first named; moved from Smallville to Metropolis)

Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #2 ([April] 2008)

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