Comic Title: Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #53
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1964
On Sale Date: September 24, 1964 Copyright Date September 24, 1964
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1964

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

Notes:
This issue contains a half-page text feature: "Lois Lane's Transformations".

Title: "Superman's Home-Town Sweetheart"
Pages: 8

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

Artist: Kurt Schaffenberger

Feature Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #173; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #53)

Supporting Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #319; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #53)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #80; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #53)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #80; next appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #81)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Superboy (in flashback; last appearance in Adventure Comics #326; next appearance in Superboy #117)

Other Character(s)

• Lydia Lawrence and Jerry (a former Smallville contest winner and her fiance; no further appearances)
• Alice Boyd, Eileen Hart, and Cynthia Cole (former girlfriends of Superboy; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superboy #116; next appearance in Superman #174)

Synopsis:
Lois Lane interviews several girls who once dated Superboy. She meets three that were only acquaintences of the Boy of Steel, but Lydia Lawrence appears to have been a serious romance for Superboy. Lois finds letters and trophies written by Superboy. She also discovers that the romance has continued into the present.

Lois then witnesses Superman pick Lydia up for a date at the World's Fair. Lois believes that Superman intends to propose to Lydia. She leaves the fair, heartbroken. Superman later finds Lois and explains that he was fulfilling a wish for Lydia to make her boyfriend Jerry jealous. Jerry proposes to Lydia, and Superman explains that the letters and trophies were faked to fool Jerry. Lois is uplifted by the revelation and continues to chase the Man of Steel's affections.