Issue | #4 |
Published | September-October 1958 |
Frequency | bi-monthly |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth (credited), Mort Weisinger, (actual) |
Characters | Lois Lane; Superman |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Stan Kaye |
Letters | Ira Schnapp |
Reprinted | in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) |
Characters | Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Professor Z. Parker |
Synopsis | Trying to be helpful, Jimmy uses a doctored tape of Clark's voice to hypnotize him into proposing to Lois, but when Lois refuses Clark, hr tries again as Superman. However, it's April Fools' Day, so Lois refuses Superman too, thinking it's just a joke. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Otto Binder |
Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Inks | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Reprinted | in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Inks | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Letters | Ira Schnapp |
Notes | house ad for the following issue, featuring "The Fattest Girl in Metropolis" |
Characters | Jimmy; Jimmy's mom; Rags (dog) |
Synopsis | Jimmy tries to treat his dog like a poodle, not realizing that different pets need different care. |
Genre | fact |
Script | Jack Schiff |
Pencils | Lou Cameron |
Inks | Lou Cameron |
Letters | Ira Schnapp |
Notes | Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. |
Characters | Cora |
Genre | teen |
Script | Henry Boltinoff |
Pencils | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
Characters | Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark kent]; Perry White; Ron Harris; Jed Brant; Joe Hogg |
Synopsis | Lois is offered a starring role as a working girl in a play, but the director thinks she needs some practical experience, so he gets her a job in a pretzel factory. The foreman there resents Lois because she was hired in place of his girlfriend, so he tries to get her fired, and Superman has to help her keep her job. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Jerry Coleman |
Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Inks | Kurt Schaffenberger |
Notes | writer identification by Martin O'Hearn |
Reprinted | in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) |
Characters | Peg; Elmer |
Genre | teen |
Script | Henry Boltinoff |
Pencils | Henry Boltinoff |
Inks | Henry Boltinoff |
Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
Genre | humor |
Pencils | ? (logo illustration) |
Inks | ? (logo illustration) |
Colors | ? (logo illustration) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | page of jokes |
Characters | Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent] |
Synopsis | Lois gets amnesia and thinks she's Annie Oakley. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Alvin Schwartz |
Pencils | Wayne Boring |
Inks | Stan Kaye |
Notes | writer identification by Martin O'Hearn |
Reprinted | in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) |