"Lena Thorul"! What a strange name! It's almost like the name of a girl from another world! 
- — Lois Lane
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #23 is an issue of the series Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1961.
Synopsis for "The 10 Feats of Elastic Lass!"
Lois Lane suspects that sculptor Raphael Byron is really the Wrecker, a terrorist who is blowing up statues in the City Park. To investigate, she gets Jimmy Olsen to lend her some of Professor Potter's serum which makes him into Elastic Lad. However, he only gives her enough for ten feats, feeling that any more would be dangerous. As the costumed Elastic Lass, Lois does indeed expose Byron as the Wrecker, who is dynamiting the statues in the egotistical belief that his own creations should be featured in the park. But before she can do that, she performs nine other charitable feats, including entertaining the orphans at Midvale Orphanage--and getting a secret hand from Supergirl.
Appearing in "The 10 Feats of Elastic Lass!"
Featured Characters:
- Lois Lane (First appearance as Elastic Lass)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- "Fingers" Floyd (Single appearance)
- Raphael "The Wrecker" Byron (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Metropolis Police Department
- Perry White (Mentioned only)
- Professor Potter (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Europe (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis
- City Park
- Daily Planet
- Jewelry
- Metropolis Movie Studio
- Metropolis Zoo
- Midvale
Items:
- Elastic Serum
- Signal-Watch (Mentioned only)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Curse of Lena Thorul!"
Researching an article on witchcraft, Lois Lane comes to believe that Cardiff librarian Lena Thorul may be the reincarnation of executed witch Louella Thompson. The reality is far stranger: Lena is really the sister of Lex Luthor, who seeks to discourage Lois from writing the story for fear he will reveal their parentage to Lena.
Appearing in "The Curse of Lena Thorul!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Lena Luthor/Thorul (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Lucy Lane
- Perry White
- Superman
Antagonists:
- Lex Luthor (Flashback and main story)
Other Characters:
- Louella Thompson (Single appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- Jules Luthor/Thorul (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
- Arlene Luthor/Thorul (First appearance) (Dies in flashback)
Locations:
- Metropolis (Flashback and main story)
- Daily Planet
- Newsroom
- Metropolis Penitentiary (Flashback and main story)
- Daily Planet
- New England (Flashback and main story)
- Cardiff (Flashback and main story)
- Cardiff Public Library
- Cardiff (Flashback and main story)
- Smallville (Flashback only)
Items:
- Ray-Gun (Destroyed)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Wife of Superman!"
Appearing in "The Wife of Superman!"
Featured Characters:
- Lois Lane
Supporting Characters:
- Lana Lang
- Perry White
- Superman
Antagonists:
- Mole-Men (On a TV or computer screen) (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Al (Single appearance)
- Carole Kent (Single appearance)
- Larry Kent (Single appearance)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- "The Wife of Superman" is reprinted in Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years.
- The Wife of Superman! was originally published as an imaginary story, a story outside of regular continuity. In Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium, it was retconned as having happened on another Earth, .
- Many years later, in Absolute Crisis on Infinite Earths (2006), it was revealed that this story is not imaginary, and actually happened -- on Earth-Nineteen.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane series
- Images from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane Vol 1 23
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)