SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND, LOIS LANE #59

Cover shows notable overall toning/yellowing especially along the edges and top, with a diagonal crease visible in the upper right near the Comics Code box. Corners show moderate wear and slight rounding, and there is some minor edge chipping along the right border. The book is in a protective sleeve, so gloss and texture are somewhat obscured, and no interior or back cover assessment could be made.

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane ran as one of DC's most durable spin-off titles through the Silver Age, built around the recurring formula of romantic schemes, imaginary stories, and Lois's endless campaigns to prove her suspicions about Superman's identity or secure a ring from him. This August 1965 issue, cover-dated deep into the character's mid-1960s run, arrives during the period when Kurt Schaffenberger's clean, expressive linework had become the visual signature of the title, giving Lois a consistent look that collectors of the era associate closely with the character. No first appearance, death, or landmark creative event is recorded for this specific issue; it stands as a representative entry in a long-running, heavily collected series rather than a spotlighted key.

The certified population sits at 55 Universal copies, with sales activity thin and scattered across the grade spectrum. Pricing is essentially flat through the low-to-mid grades, holding near the low thirties from 4.5 through 6.0 before climbing gradually to the fifty-dollar range at 8.0. The real inflection appears above 9.0, where the jump from roughly $110 at that grade to $280 at 9.2 signals how quickly value accelerates once a copy clears the low nine-point range on this title. No submission has yet reached 9.4 with a recorded sale, and no 9.8 exists on census at all, meaning the top of the market for this issue remains theoretical and driven entirely by scarcity rather than established transaction history.

Demand centers on Silver Age Superman-family completists and Schaffenberger art admirers rather than speculative key-issue buyers, keeping the book affordable and easy to source in low and mid grades as a straightforward back-issue purchase. The picture changes sharply near the top of the grade scale: with only a handful of copies above 9.0 and none certified at 9.8, any copy that reaches that ceiling would be competing in an essentially unclaimed tier, likely drawing strong registry-driven interest despite the title's otherwise modest overall demand.