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| Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane 54, January 1965! |
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NOTE: On the last episode, listener Halk-Kar wrote a comment about a real building in New York City that resembles the one shown on the cover of SUPERMAN 174, which had traffic flowing through it in both directions. He shared this link where you can read more about it.
SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 54, January 1965, was published on November 12, 1964. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger and lettered by Ira Schnapp. The cover featured the issue's third and final eight page story.
- (6:23) LOIS LANE, CUPID, writer unknown, drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger.
- (26:36) LETTERS TO LOIS column.
- (32:41) LOIS LANE, DAILY PLANET EDITOR, written by Leo Dorfman, penciled by Curt Swan, inked by George Klein and lettered by Milt Snappin. This story was reprinted in SUPERMAN: DAILY PLANET.
- (51:59) THE MONSTER WHO LOVED LOIS LANE, written by Edmond Hamilton, drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger and lettered by Vivian Berg. This story was also reprinted in SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 113, September/October 1971, published on July 6, 1971. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 35¢.
Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.
Next Episodes: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED JANUARY 1965: PART II: 80-PAGE GIANT 6 (featuring Superman), PART IV: ACTION COMICS 320 & PART V: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 82!
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Poor Herko! I have to say that I was interested in the cover story, "The Monster That Loved Lois Lane", more than the other stories in this issue. As you pointed out, both "Lois Lane, Cupid" and "Lois Lane, Daily Planet Editor", are pretty typical Silver Age Lois stories, and are a bit dated, nowadays. The story of Herko, though, tugs at the heartstrings. He's ripped from his home and brought to a strange world where he's regarded as a terrible monster, even attacked by Superman! He's just a lonely alien (like Superman, himself), trying to make his way in this world, with no idea if he can ever get home again. (In some ways, his story reminds me a bit of the origin story of The Martian Manhunter, who was ripped from his home and brought to Earth by Dr. Erdel's strange teleporter, with little hope of making his way back to Mars. At least J'onn J'onzz could appear human and speak English.) At the end, it's heartbreaking when Lois gets a peek at Herko pining for his lost love. *Choke* *Sob*
ReplyDeleteOh, and, when you wondered how the motorist would explain to his insurance company how his car got wrecked by Herko, don't you imagine that insurance companies in Metropolis must have some sort of checklist on their claim forms? "Check all that apply:
ReplyDelete1. Damage caused by superhero/supervillain battle
2. Damage caused by alien spaceship
3. Damage caused by one of Lex Luthor's inventions
4. Damage caused by Mxypzptlk
5. Damage caused by escaped Phantom Zone criminal (Specify identity, if known: e.g., Kru-El, Jax-Ur, Dru-Zod, etc.)
5. Damage caused by minor villain (Specify villain, if known: e.g., Toyman, Prankster, etc.)
7. Damage caused by Kryptonian under the influence of Kryptonite (specify color of Kryptonite)
8. Damage caused by "Superman" imposter
etc."
You forgot to mention: Damage caused by one of Professor Potter's inventions.
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