Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Superman #142

Jan 1961 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“Lois Lane's Secret Helper!”

Superman #142 brings a delightfully tense Silver Age scenario to its cover, with art penciled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye: a towering green Flame Dragon from Krypton breathes a torrent of fire directly at Clark Kent, burning away his civilian disguise to reveal the indestructible Superman costume beneath — all while a wide-eyed Lois Lane looks on, handbag in hand. The cover's caption makes the stakes hilariously clear, as Clark frets that Lois has finally stumbled onto his greatest secret. Inside, writer Jerry Siegel and artist Wayne Boring (inked by Stan Kaye) deliver the full story, "Lois Lane's Secret Helper!" — a fine example of the imaginative, anything-goes storytelling that made DC's Superman titles so irresistible in 1961.

writer Jerry Siegel · artist Wayne Boring · inker Stan Kaye · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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Cast · 8 characters

Clark Kent / Kal-El Krypto Lois Lane Lucy Lane Perry White Supergirl Superman Titano

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writer Jerry Siegel

artist Wayne Boring

inker Stan Kaye

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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A Kryptonian Flame-Dragon makes it way to Earth. When it swallows a Red Kryptonite meteor Superman must stay away from the Flame-Dragon for fear the Red Kryptonite will affect him also. When the effect of the red kryptonite fades, Superman freezes the dragon and places him in a block of ice in outer space. Batman, Supergirl and Krypto then assist him in protecting his secret identity from the inquiries of Lois Lane.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).