Comic Title: Essential Showcase 1956-1959 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1993
On Sale Date: December 1, 1992 Shipping Date December 1, 1992
Source: Previews, Vol. 2 #9 (#45)

Shipping Date December 1, 1992
Source: Direct Currents, #58

Shipping Date December 3, 1992
Source: Advance Comics, #47

Direct Market Date December 3, 1992
Source: Comic Shop News, #277

Copyright Date December 22, 1992
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1992

Cover Price: $19.95
Page Count: 192
Editor: Bob Kahan

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The New Lois Lane"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Otto Binder
Penciller: Ruben Moreira
Inker: Al Plastino

Reprinted From:
Showcase #9 (1957)

Feature Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Showcase #9; next appearance in Showcase #9)

Supporting Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Showcase #9; next appearance in Showcase #9)

Villain(s)

• Con Conners and his henchman (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman has created a new identity for himself, salesman Allen Todd. He does this because two nosy crooks have been trailing Clark Kent in an effort to expose him as Superman’s other identity. The Man of Steel plants clues for Lois to lead her to Todd, but Lois has taken a new approach and is now trying to cover for Superman.

After she successfully protects his new identity several times, he sends a letter with the address of Todd to Lois and leads the crooks to believe Lois knows his secret. The crooks expose Todd in front of Lois, but Superman then takes them to jail because they tried to shoot him. He then vows to adopt a new identity, which is really his old one, Clark Kent. Lois is intrigued and returns to her old ways of trying to learn the big secret again.