Comic Title: Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 2 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2006
On Sale Date: June 21, 2006 Direct Market Date June 14, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #3 (#207)

Direct Market Date June 21, 2006
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 576
Editor: Emily Ryan Lerner

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Mermaid from Atlantis"
Pages: 9

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

Writer: Jerry Siegel
Penciller: Wayne Boring
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted From:
Superman #138 (1960)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #138; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #18)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #138; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #18)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #138; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #18)
• Lori Lemaris (last appearance in Superman #135; next appearance in Superman #139)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Aquaman (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #30; next appearance in Adventure Comics #274)

Other Character(s)

• Ronal (last appearance in Superman #135; next appearance in Superman #139)
• Prince Gregory (Prince of Varonia; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Clark Kent and Lois Lane are assigned to photograph some marine life. The mermaid, Lori Lemaris, decides to help Superman propose to Lois to repay him for putting her together with Ronal. While on the assignment, Lori plants subliminal messages in Superman’s mind with telepathy. However the plan fails.

Next Lori trys to make Superman jealous by secretly setting Lois up with a shipwrecked prince who has amnesia. Lois is about to committ to marriage with him, but Superman helps the man overcome his amnesia, so the prince returns home.

Finally Lori trys to expose Superman’s secret identity to Lois. Clark is able to protect his secret with some help from Aquaman. Superman then talks to Lori and asks her to stop trying to force Lois and him together. She agrees to back off and let him choose his own wife.