Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #25
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #25 is a compact showcase of the Silver Age 'imaginary story' format at its most ambitious: the lead tale, 'Lois Lane and Superman, Newlyweds!', places Lois and the Man of Steel in a fully realized post-wedding life and explores the genuine emotional costs of marrying a superhero, a premise DC would return to for decades. The issue also carries a notable cameo by President John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy — one of the earliest appearances of a sitting U.S. president in a mainstream DC comic — grounding its fantasyland premise in the cultural moment of early-1961 America. Years later, the 'Newlyweds' story was retroactively assigned its own parallel Earth (Earth-Twenty-Five) in Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium, elevating what had been a disposable 'what if' into a canonical corner of DC's pre-Crisis multiverse. Taken together, the issue's three stories — imaginary marriage, a blackmail caper, and a comedic concussion-induced identity crisis — exemplify the tonal range that kept the Lois Lane solo title vital across its 137-issue run.
In "Lois Lane and Superman, Newlyweds!", Lois Lane’s latest adventure takes a whimsical turn after a minor auto accident triggers a series of unexpected personality shifts—channeling Florence Nightingale, Betsy Ross, and Queen Isabella—leaving Superman to navigate her bold new personas with charm and quick thinking. Penciled and inked by John Forte, this 1961 DC classic captures the playful energy of the Silver Age, with a cover by Kurt Schaffenberger that perfectly frames Lois’s spirited transformation.
In "The Three Lives of Lois Lane!", a minor auto accident triggers an unexpected transformation as Lois Lane briefly embodies the spirits of Florence Nightingale, Betsy Ross, and Queen Isabella—each bringing their own fierce will and historical flair. With her mind split across three iconic figures, Superman must navigate the chaos as Lois’s bold new personas lead her into increasingly daring (and dangerous) situations.
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The issue was edited by Mort Weisinger, the architect of DC's entire Superman Family line, and written primarily by Jerry Siegel — Superman's co-creator — alongside Robert Bernstein, with interior art by Kurt Schaffenberger and John Forte and cover lettering by Ira Schnapp. Schaffenberger, who had come to DC after Fawcett Publications collapsed following DC's copyright suit against Captain Marvel, was by this point deep into what would become a near-decade-long run penciling virtually every issue of the series through #81, and his polished, expressive rendering of Lois had grown so authoritative that Weisinger regularly had him redraw other artists' depictions of the character in other DC titles.
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- Edited by Mort Weisinger; lead story 'Lois Lane and Superman, Newlyweds!' written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger; 'The Three Lives of Lois Lane!' drawn by John Forte; additional writing by Robert Bernstein.
- The lead story is an 'imaginary story' set outside regular continuity, in which Lois and Superman have been married for one month and Lois struggles with the isolation of life in the Fortress of Solitude.
- President John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy appear in the 'Newlyweds' story — noted by the DC Database as JFK's first appearance in this series — reflecting the new administration's hold on popular culture in early 1961.
- The 'Newlyweds' story was later retroactively designated as having occurred on Earth-Twenty-Five in Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium, integrating it into DC's pre-Crisis multiverse.
- The issue contains five stories total, including 'Lois Lane's Darkest Secret' (Lois exposes a blackmail ring targeting a celebrity) and 'The Three Lives of Lois Lane!' (Lois suffers a concussion and believes she is Florence Nightingale, Betsy Ross, and Queen Isabella of Spain in turn).
- Minor characters Professor Eureka and Tricksy appear in this issue; Tricksy is introduced with the line 'Tricksy will now enter this tank of water...' — both appear to be one-issue supporting players with no documented subsequent appearances.
- The issue was reprinted twice: in Showcase Presents: Superman Family Vol. 4 (DC, 2013), which collects Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #17–26, and in Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013/January 2014).
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Reprinted in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #77 (1967), The Best of DC #19 (1981), Showcase Presents: Superman Family #4 (2013), Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] (2014), DC Finest: Superman Family: The Giant Turtle Man #[nn] (2025)
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