Publishers / DC / Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958) / #26
26July 1961
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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #26

DC · July 1961 · on sale 1961-05-11

First appearance: Sam LaneFirst appearance: Ella Lane
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Identification plate

Series
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
July 1961
Key date
1961-07-00
On-sale date
1961-05-11
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 Sam Lane - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ella Lane - 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
0The Wife of Superman!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Superman
2The Day Superman Married Lana Lang!comic story9script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerClark Kent, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Perry White
3-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCora the Car Hop
7Lois Lane's Childhood!comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerAlura, Jor-El, Zor-El, Clark Kent, Krypto, Ella Lane First, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Sam Lane First, Lara
8-letters page1script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Al Plastino
9-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffMoolah the Mystic
11The Mad Woman of Metropolis!comic story9script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerClark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
12-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPrivate Pete
14See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp
15At Last!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 4.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q113107612 (Sam Lane), first-appearance property (CC0)

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