Lois Joanne Lane is a fictional comic book character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in Action Comics #1 (1938). In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ... The Man of Steel is a nickname often used to describe the nearly indestructible comic book superhero, Superman. ... Jerome (Jerry) Siegel (October 17, 1914 - January 28, 1996) was the co-creator of Superman, the first of the great comic book heroes and one of the most recognizable fictional characters from the 20th century. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... Jerome (Jerry) Siegel (October 17, 1914 - January 28, 1996) was the co-creator of Superman, the first of the great comic book heroes and one of the most recognizable fictional characters from the 20th century. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ...

Lois is Superman's chief romantic interest and, in the current DC continuity, his wife. Like Superman’s alter ego Clark Kent, she is a reporter for the Metropolis newspaper, The Daily Planet. In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ... Superman and his secret identity Clark Kent being portrayed as distinct individuals. ... Journalism is a discipline of collecting, analyzing, verifying, and presenting news regarding current events, trends, issues and people. ... Metropolis as depicted in the Superman Returns video game Metropolis is a fictional city that appears in comic books published by DC Comics, and is the home of Superman. ... The Daily Planet is a fictional broadsheet newspaper that appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. ...

Depictions of Lois Lane have varied in the nearly 70 year history of Superman comic books and other media adaptations. During the Silver Age, she was the star of Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane, a comic title that had a light and frivolous tone. However, the original Golden Age version of Lois, as well as versions of her from the 1970s onwards, portray Lois as a tough-as-nails journalist and intellectual equal to Superman. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Showcase #4 (Oct. ... Superman, catalyst of the Golden Age: Superman #14 (Feb. ...

Profile

Aspects of Lois' personality have varied over the years (depending on the comic writers' handling of the character and American social attitudes toward women at the time), but in most incarnations she has been depicted as a determined, strong-willed person, whether it involves beating her rival reporter Clark Kent to a story or (in what became a trademark of 1950s and 1960s era Superman stories) alternating between elaborate schemes to convince Superman to marry her and proving to others her suspicion that her fellow reporter Clark Kent was in reality Superman. She also traditionally had a cool attitude toward Clark, who in her view paled in comparison to his super alter ego. At times, the character has been portrayed as a damsel in distress. Superman and his secret identity Clark Kent being portrayed as distinct individuals. ... Superman and his secret identity Clark Kent being portrayed as distinct individuals. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ... A poster for The Perils of Pauline (1914). ...

Lois is regarded as attractive, but not in the exaggerated "supermodel" sense often seen in superhero comics' depictions of women. Her appearance has varied over the years, depending either on current fashion or (especially more recently) the way she's depicted in contemporary media adaptations; for instance, in the mid-1990s, when the series Lois and Clark began airing, Lois received a hair cut that made her look more like Teri Hatcher, and her eyes were typically violet to match the Lois of the television cartoon Superman: The Animated Series after that show began airing. Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen. ... Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action television series based on the Superman comic books. ... Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning American actress and author. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations, with varied meanings that evolved from one to another. ... Superman: The Animated Series is the unofficial title given to Warner Bros. ...

Lois is the daughter of Sam and Ellen Lane. In the earlier comics, her parents were farmers in a town called Pittsdale; the modern comics, however, depict Sam as a retired soldier, and Lois as a former "army brat," with Lois having been trained by her father in areas such as hand-to-hand combat and the use of firearms. Lois also has one younger sibling, her sister Lucy Lane. Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ... Army brat is a colloquial term referring to a child born to a member of the US Army. ... Lucy Lane is a fictional character published by DC Comics. ...

In the current comics, Lois is married to Clark Kent (and aware of his secret identity), but has kept her maiden name for professional purposes. Lois Lane and Supermans wedding. ... For other uses of this term, please see Secret identity (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ...

Character history

The comics have seen several incarnations of Lois Lane over the decades.

Golden Age

The Golden Age Lois Lane and Superman, from the cover of Superman (volume 1) #27 (March-April 1944). Pencils by Wayne Boring.

In the earliest Golden Age comics, Lois was featured as an aggressive, career-minded reporter for the Daily Star (the paper's name was changed to The Daily Planet in the early 1940s), who, after Clark Kent joined the paper and Superman debuted around the same time, found herself attracted to Superman, but displeased with her new journalistic competition in the form of Kent. Starting in the late 1940s or early 1950s comics, Lois began to suspect that Clark Kent was Superman, and started to make various attempts at uncovering his secret identity, all of which backfired (usually thanks to Superman's efforts). Image File history File links Superman27. ... Image File history File links Superman27. ... Wayne Boring (born 1905, Minnesota; died 1987) is an American comic book artist, most known for his work on Superman from the late 1940s to 1950s. ... Superman, the catalyst of the Golden Age, from Superman #14, January-February 1942. ... For other uses of this term, please see Secret identity (disambiguation). ...

In the Golden Age comics, Lois also had a niece named Susie Tompkins, whose main trait was getting into trouble by telling exaggerated tall tales and fibs to adults. Susie's last appearance was in 1955; subsequent comics presented Lois' only sibling, Lucy, as single and childless. This article is about the domestic group. ... A tall tale is a story that claims to explain the reason for some natural phenomenon, or sometimes illustrates how skilled/intelligent/powerful the subject of the tale was. ... See Adult. ...

After DC instituted its multiverse system in the early 1960s for organizing its continuity, it was deemed that the Lois of the Golden Age comics (i.e., comics published from 1938 through the early 1950s) lived on the parallel world of "Earth-Two" versus the then-mainstream (Silver Age) universe of "Earth-One." In 1978's Action Comics #484, it was revealed that sometime in the 1950s, the Earth-Two Lois became infatuated with Clark Kent after the latter lost his memory of his superheroic identity (thanks to a spell cast by the old Justice Society of America enemy the Wizard), with the result of Clark acting more aggressive and extroverted. Clark and Lois began to date each other, and were soon married; however, during the honeymoon, Lois discovered that Clark was indeed Superman, and after recruiting the aid of the Wizard, restored Clark's memory. A series of stories in the 1970s and 1980s titled "Mr. and Mrs. Superman" presented the further adventures of the now-married Lois and Clark (in several of which Susie Tompkins made a return as a recurring character). The Earths of the Multiverse and the different variations of The Flash inhabiting each one. ... Showcase #4 (September-October 1956), often thought the first appearance of the first Silver Age superhero, the Barry Allen Flash. ... The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics superhero group, the first team of superheroes in comic book history. ...

During the Crisis on Infinite Earths miniseries, the Earth-Two Lois Lane was seen for one of the final times, as she, the Earth-Two Superman, and the Earth-Prime Superboy are taken by Earth-Three's Alexander Luthor, Jr. into a paradise-like dimension at the end of the story (after all the parallel Earths, including Earth-Two, had been eliminated in favor of just one Earth), after which this version of Lois was (seemingly) permanently discarded from DC's continuity. Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ... Kal-L is the Kryptonian birth name of the Earth-Two Superman, one of the most iconic comic book superheroes in the DC Comics Universe. ... The Earths of the Multiverse and the different variations of The Flash inhabiting each one. ... Superboy-Prime is a fictional superhero turned supervillain in the DC Universe. ... Earth-Three was the Earth of an alternate reality in the DC Multiverse. ... Alexander Luthor, Jr. ...

In 2005's Infinite Crisis miniseries, it was revealed that the Earth-Two Lois Lane, along with the Superboy, Alexander Luthor, Jr. and Superman, have been watching the events of the post-Crisis DC Universe from their pocket dimension. Out of the four observors, she is the only one who still believes that the new universe is just going through a rough patch; Superboy-Prime and Alexander Luthor are convinced that Earth is utterly corrupt, and Kal-L is slowly becoming swayed to their way of thinking. This version of Lois is frail, and died for reasons not explicitly revealed, though probably connected to her octogenarian status. This was the main reason for Kal-L's determination to restore Earth-2, as he believed that Lois' health would recover once back on her proper Earth. Despite the restoration of Earth-2, however, Lois Lane died in the arms of Superman in Infinite Crisis #5 and after Earth-2 Superman's death at the end of Infinite Crisis #7, they are shown reunited in the stars. Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics. ... Cover to the History of the DC Universe trade paperback. ... An octogenarian is a person in the age group of 80 to 89 years old. ... Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics. ...

Silver Age

Lois and Lana Lang acquire super powers and fight each other for Superman's love in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #21 (November 1960). Pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger.

As the audience for comic books began gravitating towards young boys in the mid-to-late 1950s, the Superman stories shifted in focus more toward science fiction-inspired plots involving extraterrestrials, fantasy creatures and bizarre, often contrived, plots. Lois' main interests in various late 1950s and 1960s stories became vying with her rival Lana Lang for Superman's affections, attempting to prove Clark Kent and Superman were one and the same, and tricking or otherwise forcing Superman into marriage. For Superman's part, his rationale for resisting her is that she cannot be trusted not to expose his secret identity to advance her career and marrying her would put her in too much danger from his enemies (ignoring the fact that his romantic relationship with her, thus her value as a hostage, is already public knowledge). This change in Lois' personality from her earlier 1940s self might also be a result of American society's attitudes toward women and their societal roles in the 1950s. Across this generation, she got married quite frequently, to other well known characters such as Batman and Jimmy Olsen and on one occasion a convicted criminal on death row (and various Superman pastiches) but these marriages were always annulled or otherwise forgotten. Lois Lane and Lana Lang. ... Lois Lane and Lana Lang. ... Lana Lang is a supporting character in DC Comics Superman series. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... Kurt Schaffenberger (December 15, 1920-January 24, 2002) was an American comic book artist. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Extraterrestrial life refers to forms of life that may exist and originate outside of the planet Earth. ... Fantasy literature is fantasy in written form. ... Lana Lang is a supporting character in DC Comics Superman series. ... Matrimony redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Skills and abilities of Batman be merged into this article or section. ... Jimmy Olsen (full name James Bartholomew Olsen) is a fictional character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ...

Lois became more and more popular during this decade, and after a one-shot story in 1957 in DC's title Showcase, Lois was given her own comic, titled Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane. Most of the stories in this title placed a greater emphasis on Lois' romance with Superman, and were drawn by DC comic artist Kurt Schaffenberger; indeed, Schaffenberger's rendition of Lois became cited by many as the "definitive" version of Lois, and he was often asked to redraw Superman comic artist Curt Swan's renditions of Lois and Lana by Superman comic editor Mort Weisinger. Kurt Schaffenberger (December 15, 1920-January 24, 2002) was an American comic book artist. ... Curt Swan (born February 17, 1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; died June 16, 1996) was an American comic book artist, most known for his work on the Superman comics. ... Mortimer Weisinger (1915-1978) was an American magazine and comic book editor. ...

By the end of the 1960s, as attitudes toward women's role in American society began to change, Lois did as well. 1970s stories featuring Lois depicted her as being fully capable of taking care of herself, engaged in more solo adventures without Superman being involved, and her being much less interested in things such as discovering Superman's secret identity. For example, in her solo stories in Superman Family (an anthology title started in the mid-1970s from the merging/cancellation of several previous titles, including Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane and Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen), Lois regularly battled criminals in her investigations and defeated them with quick wits and considerable skill in the Kryptonian martial art of Klurkor, taught to her in the bottle-city of Kandor. ANThology is the first major label album by Alien Ant Farm. ... Jimmy Olsen (full name James Bartholomew Olsen) is a fictional character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ...

After the 1985-1986 miniseries Crisis on Infinite Earths, writer and artist John Byrne was hired to revise the Superman comics, thus eliminating the Silver Age version of Lois from continuity; before this happened, a final non-canonical "imaginary story" Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? was written by writer Alan Moore, meant as a send-off for the "pre-Crisis" versions of the characters, including Lois. Crisis on Infinite Earths was a 12-issue comic book limited series (identified as a 12 part maxi-series) and crossover event, produced by DC Comics in 1985 in order to simplify their fifty-year-old continuity. ... For other uses, see John Byrne (disambiguation). ... Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? is a DC Comics trade collection of the final issues of the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths titles Superman #423 and Action Comics #583. ... Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. ...

Modern Age

Lois Lane, as she appears on the cover of The Man of Steel (miniseries) #2 (1986). Pencils by John Byrne.

Lois underwent a character alteration beginning with John Byrne's The Man of Steel miniseries, which was designed to rewrite Superman's origin from scratch. In the modern version of events, Lois was a tough-as-nails reporter who rarely needed rescuing. She was depicted as strong, opinionated, yet sensitive. Lois Lane from the cover to Man of Steel #2 (October 1986 ). Art by John Byrne. ... Lois Lane from the cover to Man of Steel #2 (October 1986 ). Art by John Byrne. ... For other uses, see John Byrne (disambiguation). ... The Man of Steel was a six-issue comic book limited series released in 1986 by DC Comics, several months after the 12-issue limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths completed. ...

Another major change made was that Lois did not fall head over heels in love with Superman (though she may have harbored a slight crush at first). One reason for this was the changed nature of the Superman/Clark Kent relationship: before Superman had been the man who disguised himself as Clark Kent, but now Clark Kent lived a life in which his activity as Superman was decidedly secondary. After some time, Lois and Clark began dating. In the early 1990s, they became engaged and Clark revealed to Lois the secret of his dual life.

DC had planned on Lois and Clark being married in 1993's Superman #75. However, with the then-upcoming television show Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, DC decided they did not want to have the two married in the comics and not married on TV. Partially as a result of this, Superman was killed in Superman #75 instead, dying in Lois' arms after a battle royal with the monster Doomsday. After a period of time, Superman returned to life, and both he and Lois resumed their relationship, though not without a few problems (such as a brief reappearance of Clark's former college girlfriend (and mermaid), Lori Lemaris). Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was a live-action television series based on the Superman comic books. ... The cover of Superman #75 The Death of Superman was a comic book storyline leading up to Superman #75 (January 1993) that served as the catalyst for the DC Comics crossover event of 1993, which had the umbrella title The Death and Return of Superman. ... Battle royal, plural battles royal, traditionally refers to a fight involving three or more combatants which is fought until only one fighter remains standing. ... Doomsday is the name of a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe, a supervillain best known for fighting and killing Superman in the Death of Superman storyline in 1993. ... Lori Lemaris is a fictional character in the Superman comic books published by DC Comics. ...

In 1996, coinciding with the Lois and Clark television program, Lois and Clark were finally wed in the one-shot special Superman: The Wedding Album, which featured the work of nearly every then-living artist who had ever worked on Superman. The Wedding Album itself, however, was forced to spend part of its opening pages accommodating and reconciling the then-current comic storyline of Lois and Clark having broken off their engagement (the television program's producers had failed to provide adequate lead time for the Superman comics' writers). Superman: The Wedding Album was a comic book, published in 1996 by DC Comics, that featured for the first time in 60 years the real wedding of Lois Lane to Clark Kent/Superman— previous wedding stories had turned out to be hoaxes, dreams, or imaginary tales. ...

Today, Lois lives with Clark in an apartment at 1938 Sullivan Lane in Metropolis.

Cover to All Star Superman #3 (March 2006). Pencils by Frank Quitely.

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All Star Superman

In 2005, DC launched a new All Star Superman comic series by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, the series taking place outside normal DC continuity. In this storyline, they are not married, and although Superman has decided to reveal his secret identity to Lois, as of the second issue of the series, she refuses to believe him. At the end of issue #2, Superman (who believes he is dying) presents Lois with a super-powered chemical and a superhero costume and Lois Lane becomes Superwoman for 24 hours. All Star Superman, launched in November 2005, is an ongoing comic book series featuring Superman, written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Frank Quitely, digitally inked by Jamie Grant and published by DC Comics. ... Grant Morrison in 2006. ... Frank Quitely (January 18, 1968 - ) is the professional pseudonym of Scottish comic book artist Vincent Deighan. ... Superwoman is the name given to several fictional characters published over the years by DC Comics, most of them being, much like the more popular Supergirl, a woman with powers similar to Supermans. ...

Trivia

• There is a street in the Metro Detroit area (specifically, the city of Southfield) called "Lois Lane".
• Lois's physical appearance was originally based on a model hired by Siegel and Shuster named Joanne Carter. Siegel and Carter met again many years later and married. They were together until his passing.
• The character of Lois was based on Torchy Blaine, a female reporter featured in a series of films from the 1930s. Siegel took her name from actress Lola Lane, who portrayed Torchy in one of the middle entries (TIME Magazine, May 30, 1988, Letters to the Editor, P. 6-7).
• Traditionally, Lois has black hair, though for a period from the late 1980s through the late 1990s, Lois was depicted with brown hair in the comics.
• Lois is one of several Superman characters with the initials "LL", including Lex Luthor, Lana Lang, Lena Luthor, Lucy Lane, Linda Lee (aka Supergirl), Letitia Lerner, Lyla Lerrol (a Silver Age-era Kryptonian actress) and Lori Lemaris (a mermaid).
• During the years (1942-1984) that Editora Brasil-América (EBAL) published the Brazilian versions of Superman comics, Lois Lane's name was translated to "Miriam Lane" and later to "Miriam Lois Lane".
• The secondary female lead in the musical Kiss Me, Kate is named Lois Lane; she plays Bianca in the show-within-a-show's production of The Taming of the Shrew: The Musical. Whether she was named after the Superman character is unknown.
• Several parodic or homage versions of Lois Lane have appeared in Marvel Comics, usually unnamed or with the first name Lois and no surname, and often in the company of a similarly unnamed Clark analogue. A more indirect homage was Terri Kidder, a reporter for the Daily Bugle who was named after two actresses who had played Lois. She was killed in The Pulse #2.

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In other media

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• Actress Rollie Bester originated the role of Lois Lane for a radio series with Bud Collyer as Superman in the 1940s. Other actresses to lend their voice to the character were Helen Choate and Joan Alexander. Joan Alexander would also voice the character for a series of Superman theatrical cartoons for Fleischer Studios (1941-1943) as well as a 1960s animated television series.

• Actress Noel Neill played Lois Lane in more venues and instances than any other actress. She played the role in the 1948 and 1950 Saturday movie serials with Kirk Alyn playing Clark Kent/Superman. She returned to the role in the second season of Adventures of Superman television program opposite George Reeves and had a cameo in the 1978 film Superman as Lois Lane's mother. She was later a guest star in The Adventures of Superboy alongside Jack Larson (Jimmy Olsen) as an office worker at the Bureau for Extra-Normal Matters. She also has a role in the Bryan Singer-directed film Superman Returns.

• Actress Phyllis Coates played Lois Lane in the theatrical feature Superman and the Mole Men opposite George Reeves as Superman and continued in the role in the first season of the Adventures of Superman television program. She also portrayed Ellen Lane, the socialite divorcee mother of Lois Lane in the first season of the 1990s television program Lois and Clark.

• Actress Patricia Marand played Lois Lane in Broadway musical It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Superman in 1966. For her performance she was nominated for Broadway's 1966 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Musical).

• Actress Lesley Ann Warren portrayed Lois in the television production of It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman in 1975 opposite David Wilson. She was also among the many actresses who auditioned for the role opposite Christopher Reeve for the 1978 film Superman.

• Actress Margot Kidder played Lois Lane against Christopher Reeve's Clark Kent in the 1970s and 1980s films Superman, Superman II, Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest For Peace. Her role in Superman III was greatly reduced, however, due to a conflict with the producers of the film. She also appeared briefly in two episodes of the television program Smallville as Dr. Bridgette Crosby, an emissary of Dr. Swann (played by Christopher Reeve).

• Actress Teri Hatcher played Lois Lane on the ABC television series Lois and Clark for four seasons, starting in 1993, with the two leading characters getting married during its run; this is the first television or film series that showed Lois and Clark's romance fully realized. When Teri Hatcher hosted Saturday Night Live she participated in a sketch where she pretended not to recognize well-known SNL cast members who joined her on stage when they wore glasses, poking fun at the fact that Lois Lane never seemed to realize that Clark Kent is just Superman wearing glasses.

• Actress Dana Delany voiced Lois Lane in the Superman animated television series of the 1990s and in the character's subsequent appearances on Justice League and its successor Justice League Unlimited, all of which are a part of the DC animated universe. In this version, series creator Bruce Timm and character designer James Tucker reinvented Lois more like her original comic counterpart, in that at first her relationship with Clark was very much a rivalry about which was the better reporter, and she would at times actively attempt to trick him out of stories. At first, Lois was skeptical about Superman, but she grew closer to him throughout the series. They did not share their first kiss until the final moments of "Legacy", Superman's last episode. Superman and Lois are shown to be dating by the time of Justice League Unlimited. In the episode "Divided We Fall", the writers planned to have Superman reveal his secret identity to Lois, but the decision was vetoed by DC.[1]

• On the 2000s WB series Smallville, Erica Durance plays a young Lois Lane who came to Smallville to investigate the apparent death of her cousin, Chloe Sullivan. Durance plays a twenty-three year old Lois, despite the fact that she is five years older than Kate Bosworth, who plays an adult version of the character in the concurrently released Superman Returns. After teaming up with Clark Kent to find her cousin, she returned for several guest star appearances in Season 4 before signing to return as a thirteen episode regular in Season 5. This version of Lois was originally not interested in journalism at all, instead working in politics. In the sixth season Lois began to develop an interest in journalism, working at the tabloid paper, the Inquisitor and competing with her cousin Chloe and Jimmy Olsen who work at the Daily Planet. She is currently dating Oliver Queen, the Green Arrow. She also continues to work as the chief of staff for Martha Kent's senate seat.

• Actress Kate Bosworth played Lois Lane in the 2006 Bryan Singer-directed film Superman Returns. In this version, she has given birth to a son named Jason White, who is heavily hinted to be the biological son of Superman. The film is apparentally in the same continuity as Superman I and II, so Bosworth's Lois is supposedly the same character as Margot Kidder's.

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Cultural references

The American sitcom Seinfeld made numerous references to Lois over its nine-year run: A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... This article is about the sitcom. ...

• In a 1993 episode, Jerry tells a female reporter for a college newspaper: "I was attracted to you, too. You remind me of Lois Lane."

• A 1994 episode ("The Mom & Pop Store") has Elaine tell Jerry she's been doing some snooping for him. "Ah! What'd you find out, Lois?" he replies.

• In the episode "The Race," Jerry dates a woman named "Lois" and makes several Superman-related references to her name.

• In "The Face Painter" (1995), George discovers that a woman he is dating is deaf in one ear and therefore might not have heard him tell her he loves her. "Don't you see what this means?" he says. "It's like the whole thing never happened. It's like when Superman reversed the rotation of the earth to save Lois Lane!"

• The 1998 episode "The Cartoon" has Jerry make fun of Elaine's drawings, leading her to reply: "It's better than your drawings of naked Lois Lane."

• In "The Strong Box" (also 1998), Elaine dates a man whose mysterious ways lead Jerry to joke that he is a crimefighter protecting his secret identity. When they find out the man is poor, Jerry and George comment, respectively, that his "super power was lack of money" and that "maybe his girlfriend is Lois Loan."

• Teri Hatcher appeared (with no mention of Lois Lane) in two episodes.

• In a 1994 episode, The Marine Biologist, when Elaine accuses Jerry of helping a strange woman just so he can take her out on a date, Jerry replies that Superman is never suspected of such intentions when saving a woman's life, prompting Elaine to comment "Well, you're not Superman," to which Jerry responds, "Well, you're not Lois Lane..."

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External links

• Lois Lane profile at the Smallville Wiki
• I Love Lois (Lane)
• Lois Lane Index - her many incarnations
• Supermanica: Lois Lane Supermanica entry on the Pre-Crisis Lois Lane
• Lois Lane - information from the 90s animated series
• Silver Age Lois Lane Annuals - cover gallery
• SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE
• Lois Lane Through The Ages
• The Superman Database - Full list of every issue of “Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane” ever published w/ Cover Art, Plots and more.