SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND, LOIS LANE #47

Pre-1977 single edition book (no direct/newsstand distinction applicable). Cover shows a distinct vertical crease running through the top logo area and down through 'LOIS LANE' title, along with a diagonal crease near the top right corner box. There is mild surface wear and some soiling/discoloration visible near the lower right corner, plus general handling wear along the edges. Spine appears to have some stress but is not heavily rolled; corners show mild softness. Interior and back cover were not assessed from this photo.

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #47 arrived in February 1964 as part of DC's long-running spin-off title built around the Daily Planet reporter's romantic entanglements, workplace rivalries, and recurring transformation gimmicks involving Superman's powers and identity. The series was a staple of DC's Silver Age humor-romance line, aimed at a readership distinct from the core Superman and Action Comics titles, and issue #47 follows the standard formula of the era: a Lois-centric cover gag, a Clark Kent/Superman dynamic played for both drama and comedy, and interior art in the clean, expressive house style associated with the book's regular art team. No first appearance, origin story, or landmark creative event is attached to this issue.

Market data for the issue shows a small certified population concentrated in mid and lower grades, with sales clustering between roughly seventy and ninety dollars for copies in the 7.0 to 8.5 range and a modest step up to the low-to-mid hundreds at 9.2, where five sales have been recorded. The absence of any confirmed sale above 9.2, and the presence of only a single 9.4 with no transaction history, indicates a book that trades steadily but in low volume, typical of a well-known but non-key Silver Age title. Demand is driven primarily by Superman-family completists and Lois Lane title runs rather than by speculative key-issue buying.

This issue suits collectors building a complete run of Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane or assembling a broader Superman-family Silver Age collection, rather than investors seeking a marquee key. Lower-grade raw copies remain inexpensive and plentiful, mid-grade raw copies see modest, steady interest, and top-tier certified copies command a real but thin premium driven almost entirely by scarcity at the high end of the census rather than by character or story significance.