SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND, LOIS LANE #70

Cover shows mild overall wear with some surface soil/toning to the white background areas, particularly visible in the lower right corner. There is a small crease/bend visible at the top right corner tip, and slight waviness to the cover stock suggesting some handling. Spine appears reasonably tight in this front view with no obvious major ticks visible, though the book is in a protective sleeve which limits close inspection of spine stress. No major tears, creases through the image, or color breaks are apparent from this angle; back cover and interior pages were not assessed.

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #70 arrived in November 1966 as part of DC's long-running spin-off title built around Lois Lane's romantic entanglements, disguises, and schemes to prove herself worthy of (or superior to) Superman. The series traded on soap-opera plotting layered over superhero trappings, and this issue follows the title's established formula rather than introducing any new character, creative milestone, or storyline widely cited by price guides. It is a representative mid-run Silver Age DC book rather than a recognized key.

Market data shows a typical steep Silver Age FMV curve: values stay compressed and modest through the low and mid grades, climb noticeably from 8.0 upward, and accelerate sharply above 9.2 as the surviving high-grade population thins. With over 1,500 census copies, the book is common in circulated grades, keeping low- and mid-grade raw pricing modest and driven mainly by grader/collector completism for the Lois Lane run rather than by any specific demand event. High-grade copies are scarcer relative to the overall population, and the absence of any certified 9.8 despite a large census underscores how difficult top-end preservation is for this title, supporting outsized premiums at the extreme high end.

This issue suits Silver Age DC run-builders and Lois Lane title specialists more than character-key investors. Low- and mid-grade raw copies trade as affordable, plentiful filler for run collections, while high-grade certified examples — especially anything approaching the unclaimed 9.8 tier — command a disproportionate premium driven by scarcity rather than storyline significance. Expect steady, unspectacular demand across most grades with sharp premium spikes reserved for the handful of top-census copies.