Publishers / DC / Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958) / #19
19August 1960
$0.10

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #19

DC · August 1960 · on sale 1960-06-28

First appearance: Pat Boone
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Identification plate

Series
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series)
Issue
#19
Publication date
August 1960
Key date
1960-08-00
On-sale date
1960-06-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pat Boone - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Mr. and Mrs. Clark (Superman) Kent!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
2The Day Lois Lane Forgot Superman!comic story9script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerClark Kent, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Superman, Perry White, Pat Boone First
3Presenting the Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappJor-El, Clark Kent, Krypto, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Kara Zor-El, Lori Lemaris, Jimmy Olsen, Superbaby, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman, Perry White
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
6The Superman of the Past!comic story9script: Otto Binder; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerLois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, Clark Kent, Merrio, Samson, Superman
7-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
9-letters page1script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino
10Mr. and Mrs. Clark (Superman) Kent!comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerClark Kent, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Sam Lane, Superman, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen

Plus 5.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman Annual #61962On eBay ›
80 Page Giant Magazine #31964On eBay ›
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #681966On eBay ›
The Superman Family #1691975On eBay ›
Superman Spectacular1977On eBay ›
The Best of DC #191981On eBay ›
DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories #[1]
ISBN 1-4012-0534-8		2005On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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