Unofficial Showcase Index

SHOWCASE #9

Cover Date: July-August 1957
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1957-05-14

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Cover Credits:
Art: Al Plastino

Story: "The Girl in Superman's Past" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Coleman
Art	Al Plastino
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #230; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #230; next in the second story in this issue; also in brief flashback as Superboy)

Lana Lang (in between Superman Vol. 1 #78/4 and #116/2; also in brief flashback)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Comment(s):

First meeting of Lois and Lana.

Story Reprinted in:

The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (1991)

The Essential Showcase 1956-1959 (1993)

Millennium Edition: Showcase 9 (January 2001)

Superman in the Fifties (2002)

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #1 (2006)

Showcase Presents: Showcase #1 (2012)

Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years (2014)

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Second Story: "The New Lois Lane!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Otto Binder
Pencils	Ruben Moreira
Inks	Al Plastino
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (in between the first and the third stories in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Superman (also uses the identity of Alan Todd; in between the first and the third stories in this issue)

Villain(s):

Con Connors (first appearance; tries to prove Clark is Superman)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Story Reprinted in:

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #100/2 (April 1970) [retitled]

The Essential Showcase 1956-1959 (1993)

Millennium Edition: Showcase 9 (January 2001)

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #1 (2006)

Showcase Presents: Showcase #1 (2012)

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Third Story: "Mrs. Superman" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Otto Binder
Art	Al Plastino
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (dreams she is married to Superman; last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #89)

Supporting Character(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #89)

Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #21/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #115/2)

Location(s):

Metropolis

Story Reprinted in:

The Essential Showcase 1956-1959 (1993)

Millennium Edition: Showcase 9 (January 2001)

Showcase Presents: Superman Family #1 (2006)

Showcase Presents: Showcase #1 (2012)

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