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Issue Details

Issue #31
Published February 1962
Frequency monthly, with the exception of Mar, June, Sept, Dec
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "The Jealous Lois Lane!"

Characters Lois Lane; Superman; Lana Lang
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Letters Ira Schnapp

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "First, we would like to thank you for having bought this DC magazine..."

Synopsis Letter from the publisher announcing the price increase from ten cents to twelve cents.
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

8 page Lois Lane story "The Magic Spectacles!"

Characters Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane
Synopsis Lois acquires a pair of magoc glasses that show her what animal each person she encounters most resembles in personality. Superman must somehow stop her before she looks at Clark Kent.
Genre superhero
Pencils John Forte
Inks John Forte

1 page Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual!"

Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #4

1 page public service announcement "Let Science Serve You!"

Synopsis Facts about scientific discoveries and a reminder to have an annual physical to take advantage of advances in medicine.
Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Morris Waldinger ?; Tommy Nicolosi ?
Inks Morris Waldinger ?; Tommy Nicolosi ?
Letters Ira Schnapp
Notes Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

7 page Lois Lane story "The Jealous Lois Lane!"

Characters Lois Lane; Professor Potter; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Betty Drew; Lori Lemaris; Topo (Aquaman's pet octopus); Lana Lang
Synopsis Lois is wearing Professor Potter's new invention, a machine that rings when the user is jealous, but she goes to great lengths to keep the bell from ringing so that no one will know that she minds when Superman is nice to other women.
Genre superhero
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprinted in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #87 (October 1968)

Half page Shorty story "Gosh, I never thought I'd make it!"

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

1 page Letters to Lois letters page

Script Mort Weisinger ?
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
Colors ? (logo illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes Letters submitted by Richard Cohen; Larry Kempster; Sheila Roberts; Kerry Knudsen; Donald Osterbauer; Gary Bookman

9 page Lois Lane story "The Unforgettable Superman!"

Characters Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Doug Tanner; Jimmy Olsen; Clark Kent [only appears as Superman in flashback]; Roy Sands
Synopsis Lois and Lana both meet handsome military men and consider getting married, but neither one can give up on the idea of someday marrying Superman.
Genre superhero
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger

Half page Cora the Car Hop story "Brr, it's nasty. I'll have a bowl of hot soup"

Characters Cora; Alice
Genre teen
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

Half page statement of ownership

Letters typeset
Notes Statement of October 1, 1961 Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 515,000 Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, I. Donenfeld, S. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.