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Earlier in the week the geek world lost a true legend when
Noel Neill, the first Lois Lane, passed away at the age of 95. I already wrote a whole other piece
surrounding this issue and talking about the history of Lois Lane but this is
still very much the story of the moment in the world of nerd media and frankly
I’d rather write another Lois Lane article than another Captain America
one. As such, I’m going to be
looking today at the comic Superman’s
Girlfriend, Lois Lane, one of the hottest selling comics of the 1960s.
Seriously, this was one of DC’s biggest success stories for
an entire decade and lest you get the wrong idea, that success was BECAUSE of
the romantic elements rather than in spite of them. The book plays like a blend of sci-fi weirdness and romcom
wackiness, allowing it to skew very moderately older and appeal to young girls
as well as boys. Seriously, this is one of the definitive comics of the ‘60s,
right there alongside Fantastic Four and Spider-Man. With that said, let’s dive into the shallow end and get the
cover story on the top 15 Lois Lane covers.
