Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #64

This April 1966 issue of Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane pitches an irresistible "Imaginary Novel" premise right on the cover: what happens when Lois hates Superman, loves the villainous Lexo, and becomes "The Lawless Lois Lane"? Kurt Schaffenberger's cover art lays out the tension beautifully — a masked, ray-gun-wielding Lexo fires a paralysis beam while Clark Kent plays helpless bystander, and a conflicted Lois clutches a Daily Planet extra headlining Superman's exposé of Lexo, her thought bubble revealing her divided loyalties. With Jerry Siegel at the typewriter and Schaffenberger's clean, expressive linework throughout, this is Silver Age DC storytelling at its most delightfully off-the-rails.