Lois Lane


Lois Lane
Aliases:	Lois Joanne Lane; Lois Lane-Kent Sadie Blodgett ^[1]
Continuity:	DC Universe
Notability:	Main character
Type:	Reporter
Gender:	Female
Race:	Human
Location:	Metropolis
Known relatives:	Sam Lane (father); Ella Lane (mother); Lucy Lane (sister); Clark Kent (husband); Jor-El (father-in-law); Lara Lor-Van (mother-in-law)
Status:	Alive
First:	Action Comics #1 (Golden Age) Man of Steel #1 (Post-Crisis)

Lois Lane is a fictional character featured in a wide variety of media relating to the Superman franchise. She is classically presented as an ambitious journalist for the Daily Planet newspaper and has been historically associated as a love interest to the DC Comics superhero, Superman. Lois Lane has appeared in virtually every interpretation of the Superman mythos ranging from comics to radio, film, and television. The character was originally created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster and first appeared in Action Comics #1 in June, 1938. The character's history has been revamped and redefined many times over the years, giving way to a string of dimensional counterparts from alternate realities including the Earth-Two (Golden Age) version of Lois Lane, the Earth-One (Silver Age) version of Lois, the Post-Crisis (Bronze, or Modern Age) Lois Lane and the "New 52" version of current continuity.

Overview[]

Lois Lane is an investigative reporter at the Daily Planet in Metropolis, and Superman's main love interest. Her closest co-workers are Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen and Perry White. She is a strong and assertive woman more than capable of handling herself in dangerous situations. Her family includes her father, the military leader General Sam Lane, and her sister Lucy Lane. Lois was in love with both Superman and Clark Kent for a very long time, unaware that they were in reality the same person. Eventually, Clark Kent revealed his alter ego to her and they were married.

Notes & Trivia[]

The character of Lois Lane was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Superman and his supporting cast had their origins rewritten in the Man of Steel series written by John Byrne, following the Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1985-1986. This was part of many sweeping changes made to continuity in the Post-Crisis DC Universe. These stories would be considered the definitive history until his origins were revised again in Superman: Birthright, written by Mark Waid in 2003.

The DC Universe heavily changed its continuity into the DCnU following the events of Flashpoint in 2011. This was part of an effort to make storylines more accessible to newer readers, beginning with the New 52. This new timeline combined elements from the DCU, Vertigo Universe and Wildstorm Universe while drastically changing the origins and histories of characters.

Lois is one of several Superman characters with the initials "LL", including Lex Luthor, Lucy Lane, Lana Lang, Letitia Lerner and Lori Lemaris.

The Post-Crisis version of Lois Lane was born in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Alternate versions[]

Apocrypha[]

Lois Lane - The Silver Age era version of Lois Lane from Earth-One.

Alternate realities[]

Lois Lane-Luthor - The version of Lois who married Alexander Luthor, Sr. on Earth-Three.

Films[]

Television[]

Lois Lane - The version played by Phyllis Coates and Noel Neill in The Adventures of Superman.
Lois Lane - The version played by Teri Hatcher on Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
Lois Lane - The version played by Erica Durance on Smallville.

Actresses[]

Image	Actress	Series
	Joan Alexander Voice actress	Adventures of Superman (radio serial) Superman (animated shorts) New Adventures of Superman
	Phyllis Coates Actress	Adventures of Superman (TV series)
	Noel Neill Actress	Adventures of Superman (TV series)
	Julie Bennett Voice actress	New Adventures of Superman Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
	Margot Kidder Actress	Superman Film Series
	Ginny McSwain Voice actress	Superman (1988)
	Teri Hatcher Actress	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
	Dana Delany Voice actress	Superman (1996) Justice League Unlimited
	Erica Durance Actress	Smallville
	Kate Bosworth Actress	Superman Returns
	Anne Heche Voice actress	Superman/Doomsday
	Kyra Sedgwick Voice actress	Justice League: The New Frontier
	Amy Adams Actress	Man of Steel

Comic Titles[]

Image	Details	Creators
	Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane Published: 1958-1974 Issue count: 139	Writers: Leo Dorfman; Otto Binder; Artists: Kurt Schaffenberger; Al Plastino; Wayne Boring Inkers: Kurt Schaffenberger; Stan Kaye
	Lois Lane, Vol. 1 Published: 1986 Issue count: 2	Writers: Mindy Newell Artists: Gray Morrow Inkers: Gray Morrow
	Superman: Lois Lane Published: 1998 Issue count: 1	Writers: Barbara Kesel Artists: Amanda Conner; Leonard Kirk Inkers: Jimmy Palmiotti