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| Sam Lane | |
| Aliases: | General Sam Lane |
| Continuity: | DC Universe |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Type: | Military personnel |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Associations: | United States Army |
| Known relatives: | Ella Lane Lois Lane Lucy Lane |
| Status: | Formerly deceased |
| First: | Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #13 |
| Actor: | Kirk Alyn Harve Presnell Dean Jones Michael Ironside Danny Huston Steve Blum Jay Johnson Glenn Morshower |
Samuel "Sam" Lane is a fictional military officer and a supporting character featured in comic books published by DC Comics. He is part of the Superman line of titles and made his first appearance in the "Introducing... Lois Lane's Parents!" story from Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #13 in November, 1959. This Silver Age iteration of Sam Lane was a farmer from the town of Pittsdale. Later revamps of the character retroactively portrayed him as a member of the United States Army. The Post-Crisis version of Sam Lane was introduced in Adventures of Superman #424 in January, 1987. The character has also made appearances of Superman licensed media including episodes of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Superman: The Animated Series, Smallville and Supergirl.
Overview[]
Sam Lane is a middle-aged man and an officer of the United States Army holding the rank of General. He is the father of Daily Planet reporter Lois Lane, as well Lois' younger sister, Lucy Lane.
Biography[]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Sam Lane was created by writer Robert Bernstein and artist Kurt Schaffenberger.
- On Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Sam Lane was a doctor, not a military man. [1]
- On Smallville, Sam Lane always referred to Lois Lane by the nickname "Lo". [2]
- On Smallville, Sam Lane enjoyed chomping on big fat cigars. He offered one to Jonathan Kent, who declined citing his heart condition. [3]
Appearances[]
Pre-Crisis[]
Post-Crisis[]
New 52[]
Lois & Clark[]
- Lois & Clark: Requiem for a Superhero
- Lois & Clark: Home is Where the Hurt Is
- ois & Clark: I Now Pronounce You
- ois & Clark: Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding
- Lois & Clark: Twas the Night Before Mxymas
- Lois & Clark: The Family Hour
Superman: The Animated Series[]
- Superman: Monkey Fun
Smallville[]
Supergirl[]
See also[]
Media
The World of Superman
Superman miscellaneous
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Lois & Clark: Requiem for a Superhero, October 17th, 1993; 1x05.
- ↑ Smallville: Gone, September 29th, 2004; 4x02.
- ↑ Smallville: Gone, September 29th, 2004; 4x02.