Lois Lane is awesome, 1978 edition

[perletwo]

Filling sailorlibra's request for Lois Lane (and incidentally, also skjam's for an epic kiss), with scans from Superman Family #187 and Superman #321, both from 1978. Posting four pages each from a 12-page story and a 17-page issue respectively.

Among Lois' many awesome abilities and pastimes? She's a fully qualified field nurse and volunteers as same, we learn in the Jimmy Olsen chapter of Superman Family. As Elastic Lad, Jimmy investigates the shooting of Planet columnist Dave Stevens, who was on to something involving the Ra Institute for solar power research, led by the charismatic Rev. Sun. Meanwhile, Lois and Dave's girlfriend Tina keep vigil over him at the hospital...







Ya haaa! Take that, ye baddie!

Lois goes to the Ra Institute and figures it out. But Bad Dude has rigged her car to fly over the bay...



... and Lois, Supes and the Planet staff rig a sting, which... never mind, here's how it all turns out.




In Superman #321, though, we see that not only can Lois kick asses, she can also touch hearts.











I remember reading both these issues when they were current, and I was 8. So in a way, this is my Lois. <3

Tags!
char: jimmy olsen, char: lois lane, char: parasite, char: perry white, char: superman/clark kent, creator: curt swan, creator: frank chiaramonte, creator: joe giella, creator: martin (or marty, there are 2 tags) pasko, creator: tom defalco, creator: win mortimer, publisher: dc comics, title: superman, title: superman family

Comments

[skjam]

Lois is saved, not by technology, but by sensible car safety!

[skjam]

Er, not by Superman, I mean.

[sailorlibra]

This isn't my Lois--I wasn't even alive when these stories came out--but she's a pretty cool Lois. I like reading about both Lois's.

[bob_dylana]

Super-kisses have that effect on women.

[julian]

Those footnotes crack me up.

[okkult3000]

Airbags?!?! What the hell are... oh. Thank you, Editor!

[icon_uk]

Ummm. context is all, back then, airbags were still a fairly radical development.

[halloweenjack]

Although the "standard driving rules" of the time taught you how to escape a submerged car.

maybe a temporary change post-Chappaquiddick?

[freezer]

Nice scene and all, but isn't calling Superman "my darling" in the open like that just asking for (even more) kidnappings?

[psychopathicus_rex]

Given that her obsessive -and highly public - courtship of Superman back in the Weisinger era was still in canon at this point, I think the odd 'darling' wouldn't raise much in the way of eyebrows.

[freezer]

Ah! Carry on, then!

[psychopathicus_rex]

With pleasure!
...
Doing what?

[cosmos666]

And that why Bruce is always jealous of Clark, he can literally take the breath away.

Also, was I the only one to get stuck with the Top Gun song in the head after Perry dramatic explanation?

No... no one...

...Thought so.

Cosmos

[psychopathicus_rex]

"Gentlemen do NOT battle ladies!" *SMACK* Practice what you preach, buddy. Either battle her, or don't.

[sistermagpie]

For some reason I love this comic most for having Superman actually say "What a fool I've been!" to Lois over this.

This time period was awesome, period.

[hatman]

Yes, thanks to women's lib, Lois has the right to be bitch slapped!

And boy, air bags looked different in those days than they do now.

Still... cool story. Thanks for sharing!

And... I'm sensing a trend here, along with the Dick/Kori post. Perhaps Death Week should be followed up by "Saved By Love" week?

[saralakali]

Yes! This is my Lois as well. You can keep your faux realism. Give me back this Lois and Mr. Action!Jimmy.

[thebigapricot]

I do love this Lois. She's bad ass. DC needs to give Lois more love and her own book or mini.