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| Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane 65, May 1966! |
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SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 65, May 1966, was published on March 22, 1966. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger and lettered by Ira Schnapp.
- (4:30) After sharing a comment about last episode by Halk-Kar, I review the second episode of the INVINCIBLE animated series, titled HERE GOES NOTHING, available on Amazon Prime Video. The series is rated for MATURE audiences only.
- (10:46) THE MUSICAL MURDER OF SUPERMAN (24 pgs., divided into three 8 page parts), written by Jerry Siegel, drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger, and lettered by Vivian Berg. This story was Siegel's 99th silver age Superman Family story, and his 157th overall for the era. It was also subtitled an Imaginary Story, and is the 26th one we've covered in this podcast.
- (20:33) The fifth Direct Currents checklist, featuring other DC Comics that were released during the month of April.
- (29:24) PART II: LOLA'S CRIME RAMPAGE
- (39:51) PART III: LEXO'S LAST CAPER
- (1:02:34) LETTERS TO LOIS AND LANA column.
- (1:12:49) MY PULL LIST segment, featuring the comic books that carried the February 2021 cover date, published during December 2020, that I received from Discount Comic Book Service.
Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.
Next Episode: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOK COVER DATED MAY 1966 PART IV: ACTION COMICS 337 and ELSEWHERE IN DC COMICS, featuring the other DC titles that carried the May or May/June 1966 cover date!
Then we will begin covering: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED JUNE 1966: PART I: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 93, PART II: SUPERMAN 187 (80 Pg. Giant), PART III: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 158, & PART IV: ACTION COMICS 338, which will feature the June segment of ELSEWHERE IN DC COMICS!
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Wow! I think the versions of Lex, Lois, and Superman in this Imaginary Story are just not nearly as bright as their regular Earth-1 counterparts. Lex is a musical, as well as an aeronautical, genius, but takes the name "Lexo" in his criminal identity. Why does he think no one will ever connect the unusual name "Lex" with the unusual name "Lexo"? Why does LOis LAne adopt the name "LOLA" in her criminal guise? To top it off, why does Superman, who is usually portrayed as just about as bright as the genius Luthor, once he discovers Lola is Lois Lane, not immediatly realize that Lexo very well might be Lois' husband Lex? All of this makes me wonder why this version of Superman didn't just call himself "Super-Clark". What was Jerry Siegel think with these names?
ReplyDeleteBeyond that glaring flaw, the story, overall, was a fun Silver Age tale, with the unexpected twists of fate that were hallmarks of Imaginary Stories in those days, so I'll forgive Jerry Siegel for the naming lapse and hope we don't see that happen again in the future.
Those plot points you so expertly highlighted are some of the over the top silver age storytelling tropes the era is known for. They can be part of the fun of reading these stories.
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