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Issue Details

Issue #49
Published May 1964
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "The Unknown Superman!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lana Lang
Genre superhero
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger

7 page Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane story "The Unknown Superman! [The Unknown Superman!]"

Characters Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Dr. Drolic; Joe Brant; Mr. Grant; Strong Bear [Bamor]
Synopsis Dr. Drolic has a machine that will find the greatest unknown person in a given category. Lois uses it to find the greatest unknown super-person which leads her to Strong Bear.
Genre superhero
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Reprinted in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #113 (September-October 1971)

1 page Varsity Vic filler "'So long, Mom. We've got a big history exam today!'"

Characters Varsity Vic
Synopsis Vic has an important history exam.
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page Shorty filler "Be Kind to Animals" Week

Characters Shorty
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

9 page Lois Lane story "The Secret of Strong Bear! [The Unknown Superman!]"

Characters Lois Lane; Strong Bear [Bamor]; Dr. Drolic; Lana Lang (Cameo); Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis Lois learns the truth about Strong Bear.
Genre superhero
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Reprinted in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #113 (September-October 1971)

1 page Letters to Lois letters page

Letters Typeset

8 page Lois Lane story "Lois Lane, Beauty Queen!"

Characters Lois Lane; Rex Koven; Perry White (Cameo); Jimmy Olsen (Cameo); Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis Lois Lane enters a beuty contest to try to get an interview with Rex Koven.
Genre superhero
Pencils John Forte
Inks George Klein