The Superman Family #167
In "A Deep Death for Mr. Action," Lois Lane ventures into uncharted territory—literally—when she experiments with a mysterious formula that lets her breathe underwater. But when the side effects kick in, she’s trapped in a terrifying cycle: submerged in fluid every hour or face a fatal end. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Kurt Schaffenberger, this 1974 DC classic blends sci-fi suspense with Lois’s courage under pressure, all rendered with the dynamic flair of Nick Cardy’s striking cover.
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Lois Lane takes an experimental formula for breathing underwater. Later she finds the formula is bad and causes her to be dunked in fluid every hour or she will die.
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