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SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #8

Cover Date: April 1959
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1959-02-12

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Superwoman of Metropolis" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryAlvin Schwartz
ArtKurt Schaffenberger
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (receives temporary super powers as a birthday present, becoming "superwoman;" last in Superman Vol. 1 #128/2; next in the second story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in Superman Vol. 1 #128/2; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in between Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #35/3 and #36)
Perry White (last in Superman Vol. 1 #128; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

"Knuckles" Rourke (first appearance; a criminal looking for revenge on Lois Lane)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story takes place over four days; the day before Lois' birthday, the day of, and two days after.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #95/2 (September-October 1969)
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #131/2 (June 1973)
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #3 ([April] 2009)


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Second Story: "The Ugly Superman!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryRobert Bernstein
ArtKurt Schaffenberger
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

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

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White (last in the first story in his issue; next in issue #56/3)

Villain(s):

The Ugly Superman (first appearance; a wrestler; falls in love with Lois and becomes dangerously jealous; two months later and after plastic surgery becomes the Gorgeous Superman; possibly appears once more as the Ugly Superman next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #54)

Other Character(s):

the Ugly Superman's manager (first appearance)
the Dutch Devil (first appearance; a wrestler)
the Gladiator (first appearance; a wrestler; possibly same character appears next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #54)
Hairy Sam (first appearance; a wrestler)
Injun Ike (first appearance; a wrestler)
Sinbad the Sailor (first appearance; a wrestler)

Location(s):

Metropolis
344 Clinton St.
Daily Planet

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Annual #3/3 (Summer 1961)
Superman in the Fifties ([November] 2002)
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #3 ([April] 2009)
Superman in the Fifties (2020 [April 2021])


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Third Story: "Queen for a Day!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryRobert Bernstein
PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #36/2)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #36/2)

Other Character(s):

A tribe of Amazons (first appearance for all)
an Admiral and crewmembers of a U.S. aircraft carrier (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

an uncharted island
Metropolis

Story Reprinted in:

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #3 ([April] 2009)


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