Publishers / DC / Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958) / #65
65May 1966
$0.12

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #65

DC · May 1966 · on sale 1966-03-22

First appearance: Athena Tremor
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Identification plate

Series
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series)
Issue
#65
Publication date
May 1966
Key date
1966-05-00
On-sale date
1966-03-22
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Athena Tremor - 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 Musical Murder of Superman!cover1pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Superman
2The Musical Murder of Superman!comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; letters: Vivian BergClark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
4Superboy Fans!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
5-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6-in-house column0.5letters: typeset
8Health Myths Debunked!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappDick
9Part II: Lola's Crime Rampage!comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; letters: Vivian BergClark Kent, Lana Lang, Superman
10Super-Hero Joins the Super-Freaks!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bruno Premiani, Gil Kane, Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Bruno Premiani, Murphy Anderson, Kurt Schaffenberger; letters: Ira Schnapp
11Part III: Lexo's Last Caper!comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; letters: Vivian BergClark Kent, Supergirl, Superman, Kara Zor-El
12-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell
13-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
14Here It Is --promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; letters: Ira SchnappDumb Bunny, Athena Tremor First

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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