Comic Title: Superman #78
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Sep/Oct 1952
Approx. On Sale Date: July 9, 1952 Copyright Date July 7, 1952
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1952
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Girls in Superman's Life"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Artist: Al Plastino

Reprinted In:
Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies HC (1971)
Superman from the 30s to the 80s HC (1983)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #77; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #65)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #77; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #65)
• Lana Lang (first adult appearance; last appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #109; next appearance in Showcase #9)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #162; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #65)

Villain(s)

• Lens Lewis and a fake movie crew (no further appearances)
• A bandit gang and tank-mobsters (appear in flashback; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Superboy (in flashback; last appearance in Adventure Comics #179; next appearance in Adventure Comics #180)

Other Character(s)

• Mrs. Lang (last appearance in New Adventures of Superboy #26; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #99)
• Smith (editor of the Federal Syndicate; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #21; next appearance in Superboy #22)

Comments:
This is the first adult appearance of Lana Lang.

Synopsis:
Lana Lang moves to Metropolis and reunites with her childhood neighbor Clark Kent. Perry White hires Lana to write a series of articles for the Daily Planet entitled: "I Remember Superboy". While writing the story, Lana recalls a film made by crook Lens Lewis that might have exposed Superboy's secret identity.

Lana meets Lewis as he is being released from prison and recovers the film. Lois Lane tries to stop Lana for fear that Superman's identity would be publicly exposed. Lewis kidnaps both girls and plans to show the film to the underworld.

Superman reads Lana's unfinished article and deduces her plan. He creates a phony film in which Clark and Superboy appear together. He then switches the film for the real one. When the film is shown to the crooks, Superman's secret remains safe. The Man of Steel then rescues the girls. Lana is later hired by the Federal Syndicate as a reporter.