Cover of The Girl of Steel!; World of the Metal Men!; Pipeline Peril!; Riddle of the Rainbow Man!

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The Girl of Steel!; World of the Metal Men!; Pipeline Peril!; Riddle of the Rainbow Man!

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One of Lex Luthor's inventions misfires and accidentally bestows super powers on Lois Lane. With no training and no instinct for when to use them, Lois's well-meaning but clumsy attempts at heroism create far more headaches for Superman than they solve.

Issue Details

Series

Action Comics (1938)

Issue Number

#156

Release Date

March 21, 1951

Cover Price

$0.10

Cover Date

May 1951

Page Count

52 pages

Series Details

Publisher

DC Comics

Type

Regular Series

Status

Completed

Run

1938 - 2011

Issues Count

867

Genres

Slice of Life, War, Historical, Superhero, Sports, Crime, Western, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Anthro, Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Mystery, Comedy

Format

Standard

Age Rating

T - Teen

Original Language

English

Language

English

Creators

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Al McLean

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Al Plastino

Al Plastino

Penciller, Inker

Alvin Schwartz

Alvin Schwartz

Writer

Curt Swan

Curt Swan

Penciller

David Kahn

Writer

Dick Wood

Writer

Edmond Hamilton

Edmond Hamilton

Writer

Edwin Smalle

Penciller, Inker

Henry Boltinoff

Henry Boltinoff

Writer, Penciller, Inker, Letterer

Ira Schnapp

Ira Schnapp

Letterer

Jack Schiff

Jack Schiff

Writer

John Fischetti

John Fischetti

Inker

Characters

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Buzzy Brown

Buzzy Brown

Buzzy Brown

Lex Luthor

Lex Luthor

Alexander Joseph Luthor

Lois Lane

Lois Lane

Lois Joanne Lane

Perry White

Perry White

Perry Jerome White

Superman

Superman

Kal-El

Tommy Tomorrow

Tommy Tomorrow

Thomas Tomorrow

Vigilante

Vigilante

Greg Saunders

Brent Wood

Brent Wood

Brent Wood

Congorilla

Congorilla

William Glenmorgan

Jerry the Jitterbug

Jerry the Jitterbug

Jerry

Little Pete

Little Pete

Peg

Peg

Peg

Teams

Daily Planet

Daily Planet

French Foreign Legion

French Foreign Legion

Native Americans

Native Americans

Planeteers

Planeteers

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