Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #8

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Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1959-02-12

Editing: Mort Weisinger (editor)

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The Ugly Superman!

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Lois Lane / cover / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Curt Swan
Inks:	Stan Kaye
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

Keywords:wrestling

Characters:

The Ugly Superman

Reprints (3)

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: Printed in U.S.A.

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

First issue officially credited to Mort Weisinger as editor.

Draw Lincoln

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Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page

The Superwoman of Metropolis!

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Lois Lane / comic story / 7.67 pages

Script:	Al Schwartz
Pencils:	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks:	Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Lois Lane [also appears as Superwoman]; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White

Synopsis:: Superman transfers some of his powers to Lois Lane in order to teach her a lesson.; in Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 ? series) #11 (Circa 1965 - 1967)
in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #95 (September-October 1969)
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #13/1970 (27. Juni 1970)
in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #131 (June 1973)
in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #4/1974 ([april] 1974)
in Stålmannen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #5/1974 (30 april 1974) [2/3 sida bortredigerad]
in Lois Lane Comic (K. G. Murray, 1975 series) #118 (November 1976)
in Serie-pocket (Semic, 1977 series) #85 (1983) [2. translation]
in Seriepocket (Semic, 1972 series) #131 - Stålmannen (1983)
in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([April] 2009)
in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane Archives (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011 [February 2012])

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn; confirmed by Alvin Schwartz.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

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The Viking Prince; The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

What's Your B. Q.? (Brotherhood Quotient)

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Bernard Baily
Inks:	Bernard Baily
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:non-fiction; advocacy

Synopsis:: Advocating tolerance for others different than yourself.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appeared in DC comics cover-dated April 1966.

The Ugly Superman!

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Lois Lane / comic story / 8.67 pages

Script:	Robert Bernstein
Pencils:	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks:	Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Ugly Superman (introduction)

Synopsis:: A wrestler billed as the Ugly Superman falls for Lois. But when he won't stop forcing his attention on Lois, Superman teaches him who the better man is.; in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #3 (Summer 1961)
in Superman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) ([November] 2002)
in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([April] 2009)
in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane Archives (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011 [February 2012])
in Superman in the Fifties (DC, 2021 series) (2020 [April 2021])

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Martin O'Hearn

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Letters to Lois / letters page / 1 page

Script:	Mort Weisinger ?
Pencils:	? (logo illustration)
Inks:	? (logo illustration)
Colors:	? (logo illustration)
Letters:	typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Marcia Campoy; Elsie Mason; Betsy Yavers; Gladys Simpson; Buddy Decker; Eddie J. Rising; Edward Gaines; Wayne Griffith.
Promotes the appearance of Pat Boone in the next issue and the debut of Lucy Lane in an upcoming issue of Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen.

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Peg / comic story / 1 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Henry Boltinoff

Genre:humor; teen

Feature Logo:Peg
First Line of Dialogue or Text:There's Myra. She's always spinning her hoop!

Characters:

Myra

Queen for a Day!

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Lois Lane / comic story / 8.67 pages

Script:	Robert Bernstein
Pencils:	Wayne Boring
Inks:	Stan Kaye
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Synopsis:: Clark and Lois are shipwrecked on an island full of Amazons.; in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #3 ([April] 2009)
in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane Archives (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011 [February 2012])

The Ugly Superman!

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Lois Lane / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Draw Lincoln

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Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page

The Superwoman of Metropolis!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Lois Lane / comic story / 7.67 pages

Indexer Notes

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]

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The Viking Prince; The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

What's Your B. Q.? (Brotherhood Quotient)

(Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

The Ugly Superman!

(Table of Contents: 6)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8.67 pages

Indexer Notes

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]

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Letters to Lois / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

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(Table of Contents: 9)

Peg / comic story / 1 page

Queen for a Day!

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Lois Lane / comic story / 8.67 pages

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

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Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page

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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

The Ugly Superman! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Draw Lincoln (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page

The Superwoman of Metropolis! (Table of Contents: 2)

Lois Lane / comic story / 7.67 pages

Indexer Notes

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

The Viking Prince; The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

What's Your B. Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page

Indexer Notes

The Ugly Superman! (Table of Contents: 6)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8.67 pages

Indexer Notes

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Letters to Lois / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Peg / comic story / 1 page

Queen for a Day! (Table of Contents: 10)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8.67 pages

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

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Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page

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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

The Ugly Superman!

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Draw Lincoln

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The Superwoman of Metropolis!

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What's Your B. Q.? (Brotherhood Quotient)

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The Ugly Superman!

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[no title indexed]

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(Table of Contents: 8)

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Queen for a Day!

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