Episode #336 Part I: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated October 1961: Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #28!

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane 28, October 1961!

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SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 28, October 1961, was published on August 8, 1961. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of still only 10¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover  was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. It featured the issue's first story.

- THE LOIS LANE OF THE FUTURE (9 pgs.), writer unknown, according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Jerry Siegel as the author. Because there is some disagreement on the writer credit, we won't count this toward Jerry Siegel's silver age production. John Forte was the artist.

- LOIS LANE'S SUPER-LESSON (8 pgs.), writer unknown according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Jerry Siegel as the author. Since there is a discrepancy about the writer credit, we won't count this story toward Jerry Siegel's silver age production. Kurt Schaffenberger was the artist. This story was also reprinted in SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 68, September/October 1966, published on July 12, 1966. It was an 80-Pg. Giant for the cover price of a quarter.

- LOIS LANE - GUN MOLL (9 pgs.), writer unknown, according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics and ComicBookDatabase.com, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Bill Finger as the author. Kurt Schaffenberger was the artist. This story was also reprinted in SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 68.

Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features, including the LETTERS TO LOIS column.

Next Episode: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOK COVER DATED OCTOBER 1961 PART II: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 56!

Then we will feature: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED NOVEMBER 1961: PART I: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 121 & PART II: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 29!

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