Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #114 is an issue of the series Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (Volume 1) with a cover date of September, 1971.
Synopsis for "The Foe of 100 Faces"
Lois Lane ventures into a black community to recruit a young black writer to work for the Daily Planet. When she arrives she finds Dave Stevens and his girlfriend Tina in the middle of planning a protest. As Lois and Dave walk outside of their building, they are attacked by henchmen from the 100. They are rescued by the vigilante Thorn and proceed to the protest site where they are fighting for better community conditions. Unbeknownst to them, the 100 have planted henchmen to disrupt the protest and violence soon breaks out. Thorn and Superman arrive to put down the violence. Superman offers to help with construction that would be beneficial to office buildings and the community. Superman constructs a housing model and the community comes out to celebrate it. During the celebration, members of the 100 show up and throw a fire bomb at the occupants. Lois picks up the bomb and throws it out of harms way. As Lois disposes of the bomb she spots Thorn sneaking into the housing community. She follows and witnesses Thorn battling members of a group known as America Awakes which is a splinter group of the 100. Thorn subdues the gang members and Lois receives medical attention for her burnt hands. Dave Stevens is hired as the first black writer for the Daily Planet and Lois receives love and respect from Dave’s girlfriend Tina.
Appearing in "The Foe of 100 Faces"
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Supporting Characters:
- Perry White
- Dave Stevens
- Tina Ames (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- The 100
- Vince Adams
- America -- Awake (anti-Black propaganda organization controlled by the 100)
- Various Unnamed Gang Members
- Inter-Gang
Other Characters:
- Alexander Pushkin (In a photograph only)
- Alexandre Dumas (In a photograph only)
- Benjamin Banneker (In a photograph only)
- Benjamin O. Davis (In a photograph only)
- Bill Pickett (In a photograph only)
- Daniel Hale Williams (In a photograph only)
- Frederick Douglass (In a photograph only)
- George Washington Carver (In a photograph only)
- Harriet Tubman (In a photograph only)
- Ira Aldridge (In a photograph only)
- Jackie Robinson (In a photograph only)
- Jesse Owens (In a photograph only)
- Jim Beckwourth (In a photograph only)
- Joe Louis (In a photograph only)
- Marian Anderson (In a photograph only)
- Peter Salem (In a photograph only)
- Thurgood Marshall (In a photograph only)
- W. C. Handy (In a photograph only)
- Justice League (Mentioned only)
- Solomon (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- Riverview Funeral Chapel
- Little Africa
- Black Beacon (African-American Newspaper)
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Synopsis for "The Reptile Girl of Metropolis!"
This story is reprinted from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #61.
Lois is invited by Dr Price to participate in an experiment at the nuclear institute. The experiment results in an explosion which transforms both Lois and Dr Price into reptilian like creatures. Lois and Dr Price recover from their injuries and attempt to go about their daily lives as reptilians while the public looks on in sympathy. In the meantime it is revealed that the real Lois Lane is actually being held prisoner in a house near Metropolis. Lois observes the news and sees that an she is being impersonated by a reptilian Lois Lane. She escapes from her guard by feeding her sleeping pills and sets out to investigate why she was kidnapped.
Lois disguises herself to resemble the reptilian girl and immediately contacts her sister Lucy. She tells Lucy she is being impersonated and they both set out to investigate. They observe the reptilian couple sitting in front of a building as a tiny spaceship freezes the both of them and miniaturizes them before carrying them away. Lois and Lucy are relieved that their strange adventure is over. Lois heads back to the Daily Planet where she finds the reptilian girl sitting at her desk. A few moments later, the reptilian Dr Price walks in. The reptilians the take off their disguises and reveal themselves to be Superman and Supergirl.
Superman recounts how a tiny spaceship crashed into the Fortress of Solitude. The dying pilot was named Yarr from the planet Tang. Yarr explains that he belongs to a band of space pirates that kidnap scientists from other dimensions to assist them in raids. He goes on to explain that they wish to abduct Dr Price from Earth. He also explains that Superman’s power would be cut in half if he travelled to Tang. Superman recruits Supergirl to help him as he assumes the guise of Dr Price. Since Supergirl is involved they involve a clueless Lois Lane to participate in the experiment to fool the space pirates with their reptilian transformation. When the pirates show up to kidnap Dr Price and Lois they are unaware that they are really kidnapping the disguised Superman and Supergirl. The two heroes easily subdue the pirates and turn them over to the authorities.
Appearing in "The Reptile Girl of Metropolis!"
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Trivia
- In "The Foe of 100 Faces," Morgan Edge's hair is miscolored as black instead of dark brown.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane series
- Images from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane Vol 1 114