And I, dearest Lois, have been worshipping you from afar! Your beauty and loveliness of soul enchant me! You must marry me! I've come to Earth so I can beg you to become my wife... 
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #18 is an issue of the series Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1960.
Synopsis for "The Star Reporter of Metropolis!"
Lois Lane lends a helping hand to an aspiring girl reporter, but finds the girl quickly becoming a star of the Planet.
Appearing in "The Star Reporter of Metropolis!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen
- Perry White
- Superman
- Lucy Lane (Cameo)
Antagonists:
- Five Gamblers (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- "Bad Man" Brent (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Film Location Unit
- Director (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Four Crew Members (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Clark Gable (to portray Perry White) (Mentioned only)
- Rock Hudson (to portray Clark Kent) (Mentioned only)
- Dwayne Hickman (to portray Jimmy Olsen) (Mentioned only)
- Dobie Gillis (Mentioned only)
- Dolly Day (also disguised as Mary Kenyon) (to portray Lois Lane) (Single appearance)
- Metropolis Police Department (Cameo)
- Two Missing Millionaire Sportsmen (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Metropolis Fire Department (Cameo)
- Three Railway Terminal Tunnel Diggers (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Deaf Mute (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- Perry White's Office
- Refreshment Lounge
- Metropolis Building
- Observation Tower
- Hotel Crown
- 25th Floor
- Metropolis Bay
- Abandoned Waterfront Building
- Lucy Lane's Apartment
- Railway Terminal Tunnel
- Building (Unnamed)
- Deaf & Dumb Institute for Learning
- Lois Lane's Apartment
- Daily Planet
- California
- Hollywood (Mentioned only)
- Iowa
- Pine Bluff (Mentioned only)
- Caribbean Sea
- Uncharted Island (Unnamed)
Items:
- Daily Planet Newspaper
Vehicles:
- Lulebelle (Showboat)
Synopsis for "The Sleeping Doom!"
Lois Lane discovers a plot of an alien being to take over her body, unless she can remain awake for ten days straight.
Appearing in "The Sleeping Doom!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen
- Lana Lang (Cameo)
- Perry White
- Superman
Antagonists:
- Dinosaurs (In dream sequence only)
- Aliens (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
- Kzga (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Astronomy Institute (Mentioned only)
- Candidate for Mayor (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Monster from the Center of the Earth (In a photograph only)
- Citizens of Metropolis (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Stan Laurel (On a TV or computer screen)
- Oliver Hardy (On a TV or computer screen)
- Dentist (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Nurse (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Restaurant Patrons (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- "Slinky" Sam (Single appearance)
- Photographer (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Space (Mentioned only)
- Planet (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- Perry White's Office
- Photography Library
- Gymnasium
- Political Banquet (Unnamed) (location)
- Jimmy Olsen's Apartment
- Lois Lane's Apartment
- Dentist's Office
- Penthouse Restaurant (Unnamed)
- Daily Planet
- France (In dream sequence only)
- Paris (In dream sequence only)
- Eiffel Tower (In dream sequence only)
- Paris (In dream sequence only)
- Pacific Ocean (In dream sequence only)
Items:
- Jewel (from space) (broken into three pieces)
Vehicles:
- None
Concepts
- Time Travel (Mentioned only)
Synopsis for "Lois Lane Weds Astounding Man!"
An aged man from the alien world of Roxnon uses Astounding Man, a super-powered android, to romance Lois Lane.
Appearing in "Lois Lane Weds Astounding Man!"
Featured Characters:
- Lois Lane (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- None
Other Characters:
- Roxnonians (Single appearance)
- Geena (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Oogamooga (Single appearance)
- Priest (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- United States Army (Cameo)
Locations:
- Space
- Roxnon
- Lois Lane Palace
- Lois Contemplation Room
- Android Manufacturing Center (Mentioned only)
- Lois Lane Palace
- Satellite World of Roxnon (Unnamed)
- Earth
- Metropolis (Mentioned only)
- City (Unnamed)
- Army Training Area (Unnamed) (unknown location)
- Roxnon
Items:
- Lois Lane (Statue only)
- Super-Telescope (can film and see through walls) (Mentioned only)
- Air Bubble
- Ring (it emits perfume and glows)
- Ten Robots
- Roxnonian Rocket
- Astounding Man (Single appearance)
- Lois Lane Android (Single appearance)
Vehicles:
- Astounding Man's Spacecraft
- Rocket-Sleigh
- Mento-Car
Notes
- Buzzy says: "Free Speech--Free for All!" public service advertisement.
- Play Boxes word search puzzle game.
- Shorty gag strip.
- The Sleeping Doom! is reprinted in 80-Page Giant #14 and Superman Family #179.
- Lois Lane Weds Astounding Man! is reprinted in Superman Annual #6.
Trivia
- In the Letters to Lois from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #20 concerning the story Lois Lane Weds Astounding Man! A reader pointed out during the marriage ceremony on page 1 panel 1 Lois Lane was standing on the right side of Astounding Man. But, on page 9 panel 2 she was standing on Astounding Man's left side. The editor's response was, "You're right; we erred."
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane series
- Images from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane Vol 1 18
Recommended Reading
- Superman Family Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 1)
- Superboy (Volume 2)
- Supergirl (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 2)
- Superman (Volume 1)
- Superman Family (Volume 1)
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (Volume 1)
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)