Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years Hardcover – November 26, 2013

This book contains selections of comics than span Lois Lane's first 75 years, from the very first Superman story that appeared in Action Comics in 1938, through to the 2010s. It's divided into sections, with short commentaries at the start of each one that help put those stories in context. Most of them are complete stories, though there are a couple 'to be continued' ones taken from larger story arcs.It was a really interesting look at pop culture and how it's changed with the times. In the early comics in the late 30s and early 40s, Lois was a feisty reporter who'd stop at nothing to get a scoop, even if it meant tricking Clark Kent. Indeed, she was much meaner to Clark than she was in later years, because she thought he was a lily-livered coward.Then after WWII and into the 50s when women were supposed to get back into the kitchen, there was the era of Lois as Superman's girlfriend. I didn't like those stories as much because Lois spent most of her time mooning over Superman, jealous of his old girlfriend and trying to trick him into marriage. There were also some stories that are politically incorrect by today's standards (e.g. fat shaming), though interesting to read in the context of the times. More of a social conscience develops from the late 60s. The story "I am Curious (Black)!" from 1970 was particularly interesting, as Lois becomes 'black' for a day and experiences prejudice firsthand in an effort to get a story.There's more romance, with the 'Lois and Clark' era of the 80s, and a return to hard-hitting reportage, with Lois later being referred to as a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who's not afraid to put herself in danger for the sake of a scoop.There are 23 stories in all. As with any collection, I liked some better than others, but I enjoyed it overall. It was also interesting to see the changes in artwork over the years. The more recent art is probably better artistically, but the earlier comics still had a certain charm.Definitely worth a read if you're a fan of Lois, Superman, and pop culture in general.

It was an extremely excellent cross-section of the very best of Lois Lane! The delivery was speedy, the product was pristine, and the stories were stellar! I am a most pleased customer and would gladly do business with the vendors again! *FIVE STARS!*

It's about 75 years or more about the character Lois Lane from the early 20th century to to the 12th century. She is smart, cleaver and of course pretty. But she had a habit of getting into trouble.. And how it's likes being the other person many times. Her looks and style have changes over time. But talent haven't change over the years. . This book shows a peek of Lois Lane!

If you have SUPERMAN: A Celebration of 75 Years, this book is a must have to make your collection complete. Without it, it like no jelly on the sandwich.

Great collection of Lois Lane stories throughout her comics' career. This book follows the history of Lois chronologically from the beginning to today. There's a bunch of great stories, it cool to see the art progress through the years, and the book itself is beautiful.

Love the comics! The colours were printed vividly and the stories detailed the different personalities that Lois Lane adopted through the years to suit the times. Definitely worth it for all the hardcore Lois Lane and Superman fans out there! :D

what's not to like? I liked seeing her evolution as a character.

This book collects nearly 400 pages of Comics in celebration of Lois Lane. This is a challenge because Lois really isn't the main character most of the time and so ideally we're looking for stories where she steals the show and for those rare solo works. Here's a list of highlights and lowlights:Highlights:---Action Comics #6. Of course, the book reprints the first story featuring Lois Lane (the oft-reprinted classic Action Comics #1 and #2) but #6 is a trip as it predicts the coming of Superman-merchandising and licensed media, though it involves a racketeer and Lois using her brain. This is just terrific.---Lois Lane, Girl Reporter: We get back up three stories of Lois Lane, Girl Reporter in which Lois stars as the protagonist and solves things herself. These are simply marvelous. I wonder how many were made and if all these Golden Age Lois Lane tales could be collected in a book rather than just the three here.---Story of the Century (Man of Steel #2), At first glance, I thought DC had reprinted the over-reprinted Superman #2 by John Byrne, but this is far better. This is a nice introduction to Lois for the post-Crisis world. The story manages to have fun with Lois in her quest to get an interview with Superman. It's funny, but in a more relatable way than the Superman's girlfriend stories. Also, I liked Byrne's back up Lois Lane script from Action Comics #600 which shows her conflicted feelings about Superman, how his work overshadows her own journalism and her feeling of inadequacy during a time when Superman and Wonder Woman were thought to be a thing.---Superman Takes a Wife (Action Comics #484): This tells the story of how Golden Age/Earth 2 Superman finally got married to Lois. A sweet story I hadn't seen reprinted before.---All-Star Superman #2 and #3-Grant Morrison's brilliant All-Star Superman makes an appearance with the two most Lois-centric stories. Great story and a nice update on the Silver Age.The lowlights:Modern stuff is problematic because of decompressed storytelling, so many comics are multi-part stories, so we're given a single part of a longer arc that may not say a whole lot about her character. Probably, the worst example of this is Adventures of Superman #631 which is part five in a multi-part story and doesn't do a whole lot with Lois and ends on a cliffhanger. Then there's "Secrets in the Night" which contains Superman revealing his identity to Lois, but is mostly about a battle with Silver Banshee and ends without us finding out his reaction. One exception to this is, "With This Ring" which is part of a larger story arc but features Lois prominently and manages to highlight the relationship between Lois and Clark in such a way that I felt satisfied.One other consequence of modern stories is that the book has some one-shot tales like a special Lois Lane comic from 1998 and a 10-page story from an annual that are mediocre at best, but are included because they're actually self-contained.I will say that reading, "She's a Wonder" in here reduced by distaste for it, if only slightly. It's about Lois going with Wonder Woman for a "day in her life" report. It's still a boring overly-speechified preachy story. It still has a big error right on the big panel that introduces Wonder Woman (Lois' narration describes Wonder Woman as wearing no make-up despite the fact the artist drew her with lipstick and nail polish.) Yes, Wonder Woman does make a ridiculously goofy number of wardrobe changes in a single day (and often for arbitrary reasons). Yet, as a Lois Lane story, it works as a kind of follow up on Byrne's tale of her insecurity about Wonder Woman. It's a bit of a clearing the air session between them at the end that at least makes, "She's a Wonder" slightly more tolerable.Overall, these aren't all great, but there are some really fun reads in here, particularly from the Golden Age, but there's even some modern stuff that's very good, and a few that are at least enjoyable and worth a read. Overall, a nice collection.

LOVELY CONDITION BOOK AT A GREAT PRICE

Great book, arrived in good condition.

Sehr gelunene Zusammenstellung der besten Lois-Lane-Storys. Hätte nie gedacht wie unterhaltsam und modern selbst die Geschichten aus den 50er und 60er Jahren sind. Aufmachung und Verarbeitung des Hardcover-Buches sind vorbildlich.

Es menos interesante de lo que esperaba. Pobre selección de historias. Para mi desgracia he visto al precio real al que se vendía en tienda, no llegaba a 6 euros, y a mi me ha costado más de 40

Enjoyable read. As described.