Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane Part I

Lois Lane died a few days ago. The model for Lois, Joanne Siegel was 93 and the widow of Jerry Siegel, co-creator of Superman. Seen in hundreds of early Superman stories, Lois eventually got her own magazine in 1958.

Lois had two of the earliest DC Giant reprint comics and a total of 10 in the series, second only to Superman and Batman. Here are the last two from 1970 (Giant G-75) and 1971 (G-87). The 12 Lois stories are classic examples of the absurd and charming mid-century Superman world.

For example. The first story in the 1970 Giant, "The Super-Prisoner of Amazon Island" (Action Comics 235, December 1957), has Lois as the founder of the Super-Sorority, a club of girls who have been saved by Superman. The girls finds themselves shipwrecked on an uncharted island which is inhabited by Amazons. When Superman comes to their rescue he is enslaved by the Amazons with chains made of kryptonite. A contest is held to see who can give Superman an impossible task. The winner will marry Superman.

Superman outfoxes the Amazons and the girls and the Amazons are left to their man-free island.

Lois Lane 104, September-October 1970


Lois Lane 113 - September-October 1971