Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #106 for Sale - First Appearance of Rose Forrest - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series)
Issue: #106
Publication date: November 1970
Key date: 1970-11-00
On-sale date: 1970-09-24
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.15
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Rose Forrest - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Thorn - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	I Am Curious (Black)!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Rose Forrest First, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Thorn First
1	I Am Curious (Black)!	comic story	14	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Werner Roth; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Milt Snapinn	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
2	-	letters page	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito
3	Martha G. Kimball	comic story	2	script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: John Giunta; inks: John Giunta; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Martha G. Kimball; General Sherman
4	Where Do You Plant a Thorn?	comic story	8	script: Robert Kanigher; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Milt Snapinn	Rose Forrest First, Thorn First
5	Super Science Super Sorcery	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Joe Kubert, Curt Swan; inks: Joe Kubert, Murphy Anderson; letters: Gaspar Saladino
6	Women of Distinction	cartoon	1	script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Ira Schnapp	Harriet Maxwell Converse; Blanche Stuart; Susanna Salter; Hannah Adams
7	-	in-house column	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Neal Adams; inks: Neal Adams

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Superman in the Seventies #[nn] ISBN 1563896389	2000	On eBay ›
Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-4703-4	2014	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #105106 of 137#107 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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