Hi Virginia,
Actually it was a total of 12 missions. He gave the 11 count as be was embarking on his 12th mission. Sorry I confused you.
No, this is not the Lois from Alt1. She is now deceased. Herb is taking him to meet a new Lois that he hopes will become his Lois.
There is a complete explanation of the situation in the first post.
This story initially was the second part of the previous story. Volume 4 was becoming rather long and unwieldy so when I saw a logical break point it became Volume 5.