| Issue | #272 |
| Published | January 1961 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
| Characters | Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mental Man |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #68 (September 1966); in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 |
| Characters | Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lana Lang; Lucy Lane; Aquaman (as Mental Man); Aqualad (flashback); "Ace" Ruggles (villain); Green Kryptonite; Krypto (flashback) |
| Synopsis | Lois creates a comic strip about a superhero called Mental Man. When Mental Man suddenly appears he falls in love with Lois. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #68; in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 |
| Characters | Supergirl; Marvel Maid (origin); Marvel Man (origin); Fortress of Solitude; Superman; Fortress of Marvels |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Jim Mooney |
| Inks | Jim Mooney |
| Notes | Story continues in Action Comics #273 |
| Reprinted | in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2; in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 |