Comic Title: Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #69
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1966
On Sale Date: August 9, 1966 Newsstand Date August 9, 1966
Source: Direct Currents, Adventure Comics #348, Page 14

Copyright Date August 9, 1966
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1966

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of March, June and December
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "Beware of the Bug-Belle"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Lois Lane (of Earth-1)

Writer: E. Nelson Bridwell
Artist: Kurt Schaffenberger

Reprinted In:
Superman Family #173 (1975)

Feature Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #341; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #69)

Supporting Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #190; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #69)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #94; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #69)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #190; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #69)

Villain(s)

• Velvet O'Mara (no further appearances)
• Anti-Superman Gang (last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #60; next appearance in Action Comics #376)
• A gang of harbor thieves (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A young girl (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• An insectoid alien (in flashback)

Comments:
Lois and Lana both use Lana's bio-ring to become Insect Queen in this story.

Synopsis:
While Lois Lane's apartment undergoes repairs, she stays at Lana's. When a crisis arises, Lois borrows Lana's bio-ring to become Insect Queen. She rescues a girl from a fire and stops a gang of thieves. Lois writes about the experience in the Daily Planet.

Female criminal Velvet O'Mara reads the story, then steals the ring. She then sets a trap for Superman by becoming Kryptonian insects. Lois and Lana help to get the ring back, save Superman, and capture Velvet.