This issue begins with Lois Lane in "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" by Cary Bates, Werner Roth, and Vince Colletta. Lois Lane is lured into a trap by Lorraine Denison, an ex-college professor. Lana Lang was Denison's student in college. Denison blames Lois for coming between Lana and Superman, so she uses a laser to destroy the part of the brain which allows Lois to experience love. Though Denison is captured by police moments after using the device, she had enough time to complete her goal.
Lois returns to work, but she finds that she has become apathetic towards Superman, and callous in her work. But Lana Lang and Superman convince Prof. Denison to tell them how her machine functions, that it only blocks the emotions, but does not alter the brain. With the help of an actor with whom Denison was once in love, they are able to revive Lois's love-capacity.
Meanwhile, Lana Lang states that she has given up on her love for Superman, and takes a job overseas as a European correspondent for the Galaxy Broadcasting System.
Our backup story, featuring the Rose and the Thorn, "The Mask of Death" is by Robert Kanigher, Ross Andru, and Mike Esposito. A group of men, working for the 100, hijacks a truckload of medical supplies. The Thorn stops them, then returns home through a secret entrance concealed in an abandoned costume shop. Inside the shop, she encounters the ghost of Selena Mason, a former actress.
Selena was involved with the former owner of the shop Albert Talbot, a man involved with gangsters. When she broke off their relationship, Albert threw acid in her face and left her to die. After hearing the tale, the Thorn returns to sleep as Rose Forrest but is bound to track down Talbot, even though it is 30 years since his crime was committed. This story is continued next issue.
Edited by E. Nelson Bridwell.
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