Lois Lane and Superman appeared in a different version of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST in the August 1958 issue of ACTION COMICS. The story also involves Circe, one of a number of characters from pagan mythology that turned up in Superman's adventures. Circe was supposed to have turned men into animals, and in this story she's the one that's responsible for Superman turning into a beast. But Superman perseveres, and by his super-efforts he manages to triumph in the end.
From the Wayne Boring Fans group on facebook.
The television program of the 1950's had an unfortunate tendency to focus on Jimmy Olsen, a character from the radio show who was not in the original comics. I like it that the focus is more on Lois Lane in this story.
Lois Lane is unable to cure him, which could be because Superman stories tended to give the impression of scientific plausibility. Superman's dilemma must be solved by rational means rather than a device from the world of fantasy.
Superman managed to solve the problem by scientific means. That must mean that he really wanted to kiss Lois Lane after all, since there was no reason to try that again in order to effect a cure
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