Publishers / DC / Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958) / #78
78October 1967
$0.12

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #78

DC · October 1967 · on sale 1967-08-10

First appearance: Don-ElFirst appearance: Vitar
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Identification plate

Series
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series)
Issue
#78
Publication date
October 1967
Key date
1967-10-00
On-sale date
1967-08-10
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 Don-El - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Sylvia DeWitt, Superman
1Courtship, Kryptonian Style!comic story16script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Pete CostanzaClark Kent, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Superman, Ti-Arra, Vol-Don, Don-El First, Zol-Lar, Ar-Rone, Sylvia DeWitt, Vitar First
3Meet Bat-Swami and Super-Seer!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan, Dick Sprang; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappBatman, Dick Grayson, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Robin, Skyboy, Superman, Tharn, Bruce Wayne
4-letters page1script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerLois Lane, Lana Lang
5Superman's Forbidden Roomcomic story8script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Perry White
6Liars! Blunderers! Murderers!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Charles Cuidera; letters: Ira SchnappAndre, The Big Eye, Blackhawk, Chop-Chop, Chuck, Dr. Hands, The Golden Centurion, Bart Hawk, Hendrickson, The Leaper, The Listener, M'sieu Machine, Olaf, Stanislaus
7-activity0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Superman: The Bottle City of Kandor #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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