Editing Lois Lane (section)

==Fictional character biography==

===Golden Age===
[[Image:Superman27.PNG|thumb|The Golden Age Lois Lane and Superman, from the cover of ''Superman'' #27 (March–April 1944), art by [[Wayne Boring]].]]
In the [[Golden Age of Comics|Golden Age]] comics, Lois was an aggressive, career-minded reporter for the ''[[Daily Star (DC Comics)|Daily Star]]'' (the newspaper's name was changed to the ''Daily Planet'' in ''Action Comics'' #23 in 1940). After Clark Kent joined the paper and Superman debuted around the same time, Lois found herself attracted to Superman but displeased with her new journalistic competition in the form of Kent.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Fleisher |first1=Michael L. |title=The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman |date=2007 |publisher=DC Comics |isbn=978-1-4012-1389-3 |pages=145–162, 409–420}}</ref>

Starting early as the 1940s, Lois began to suspect that Clark Kent was Superman, and started to make various attempts at uncovering his [[secret identity]], all of which backfired because of Superman's efforts. The first such story appears in ''Superman'' #17 (July–August 1942).<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Jerry Siegel|Siegel, Jerry]]| penciller= [[Joe Shuster|Shuster, Joe]]| inker= Sikela, John| story= Man Or Superman?| title= [[Superman (comic book)|Superman]]| issue= #17 | date= July–August 1942}}</ref> This theme became particularly pronounced in the 1950s and 1960s [[Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age comic books]].

Lois gained her first series of stories (without Superman) starting with ''Superman'' #28 (May–June 1944),<ref>{{cite comic| writer=Cameron, Don| penciller=Dobrotka, Ed|story=Lois Lane, Girl Reporter story–The Suicidal Swain| title=Superman| issue=#28|date=June 1944}}</ref> ''Lois Lane, Girl Reporter'', running in the ''Superman'' comic book for a number of years, had Lois defeating bad guys and getting front-page stories on her own, without any help from Superman.

In the Golden Age comics, Lois had a niece named Susie Tompkins, whose main trait was getting into trouble by telling exaggerated [[tall tale]]s and fibs to adults.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Siegel, Jerry| penciller= Sikela, John| inker=Dobrotka, Ed| story= Cinderella – a la Superman| title= Action Comics | issue= 59| date= April 1943}}</ref> Susie's last appearance was in ''Superman'' #95 (February 1955).<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[William Woolfolk|Woolfolk, Bill]]| penciller= [[Wayne Boring|Boring, Wayne]]| inker=Kaye, Stan| story= Susie's Enchanted Isle| title= Superman| issue= #95| date= February 1955}}</ref> Subsequent comics presented Lois' only sibling, Lucy, as single and childless.

===Silver Age and Bronze Age===
When the reading audience of superhero comic books became predominately young boys in the mid to late 1950s, the focus of Superman stories shifted toward science fiction inspired plots involving [[extraterrestrials]], [[fantasy literature|fantasy]] creatures, and bizarre plots.

Lois's 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 or otherwise getting Superman into marriage. Superman's rationale for resisting her matrimonial desires was that marrying her would put her in increased danger from his enemies and that she could not keep his secret identity hidden. Regardless, Lois married several times in the Superman stories of this era, including to a Superman impostor from Kandor, the villainous Zak-Kul<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Otto Binder|Binder, Otto]]| penciller= Boring, Wayne| inker= Kaye, Stan| story= The Shrinking Superman!| title= Action Comics| issue= #245| date= October 1958}}</ref> and a man from the future.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bernstein, Robert| penciller= Boring, Wayne| inker= Kaye, Stan| story= The Man Who Married Lois Lane| title= Superman| issue= #136| date= April 1960}}</ref> All these marriages were either annulled or otherwise forgotten.

[[File:SupermansGirlFriendLoisLane1.jpg|thumb|''Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane'' #1 (April 1958) art by [[Curt Swan]] and Stan Kaye.|left]]
Lois became more and more popular during the 1950s, and after appearing as the lead character in two issues of DC Comics' ''[[Showcase (comics)|Showcase]]'' in 1957, DC created an ongoing series for Lois, titled ''[[Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane]]''.<ref>[[Alexander C. Irvine|Irvine, Alex]] "1950s" in Dolan, p. 85: "The future title ''Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane'' got a tryout in issues #9 and #10 of ''Showcase'', when Lois Lane stepped in as the lead feature."</ref><ref>Irvine "1950s" in Dolan, p. 89: "Following her successful test run in the pages of ''Showcase'' #9 and #10, Lois Lane got her own title ''Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane'' in which Superman was ever the prankster."</ref> The series ran for 137 issues, beginning in April 1958 to October 1974. Most stories were about Lois' romance with Superman, and were drawn by artist [[Kurt Schaffenberger]]. Schaffenberger's rendition of Lois became cited by many as the "definitive" version of Lois, and he was often asked by DC editor [[Mort Weisinger]] to redraw other artists' depictions of Lois Lane in other DC titles where she appeared.<ref>{{cite book|last = Voger|first = Mark|author2=Voglesong, Kathy |chapter= Front Page Romance |title = Hero Gets Girl!: The Life & Art of Kurt Schaffenberger|publisher= [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|year= 2003|location= Raleigh, North Carolina|pages = 43–45| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8_mF5qdrMR0C&q=Front+Page+Romance+Kurt+Schaffenberger&pg=PA43| isbn = 1-893905-29-2 
}}</ref><ref name="Eury">{{cite book|last= Eury|first= Michael|author-link= Michael Eury|title= The Krypton Companion|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|year= 2006|location= Raleigh, North Carolina|page= 67|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Fcm4JrX-F54C&q=Kurt+Schaffenberger%3A+Ladies%27+Man&pg=PA67| isbn = 1-893905-61-6}}</ref> So many stories depicted Lois and marriage that the cover of a 1968 [[80-Page Giant]] that reprinted several such stories, the "All-Wedding Issue", described the magazine as "featuring Lois' schemes and dreams to marry Superman!".<ref>{{Cite comic
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The series ''Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane'' became one of DC's most popular titles, the third best-selling comic in 1962 and 1965.<ref name="1962 Comic Book Sales Figures"/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.comichron.com/yearlycomicssales/1960s/1965.html|title= 1965 Comic Book Sales Figures|first= John Jackson|last= Miller|date= n.d.|publisher= Comichron: The Comics Chronicles|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024222/http://www.comichron.com/yearlycomicssales/1960s/1965.html|archive-date= November 17, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The title featured the first appearance of the Silver Age [[Catwoman]], after an absence from the comics for over a decade.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Leo Dorfman|Dorfman, Leo]]|penciller= Schaffenberger, Kurt|inker= Schaffenberger, Kurt|story= The Catwoman's Black Magic!|title= Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane |issue= 70|date= November 1966}}</ref>

While Lois is suspicious of Superman's secret identity as early as ''Superman'' #7 (1940), her suspicions grew during the early Silver Age, with many stories in her series focusing on her attempts to prove Superman and Clark Kent were one and the same. Stories showed Superman using various means to protect his secret identity from Lois, including his [[Superman robot]]s or Batman disguising himself as Clark/Superman.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Alvin Schwartz (comics)|Schwartz, Alvin]]| penciller= Swan, Curt| inker= Kaye, Stan| story= Batman – Double for Superman!| title= [[World's Finest Comics]]| issue= #71| date= July–August 1954}}</ref>

By the end of the 1960s, as attitudes toward women's role in American society changed, Lois' character changed as well. In ''Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane'' #80 (Jan. 1968), the character's fashions were updated to a then more contemporary look.<ref>McAvennie, Michael "1960s" in Dolan, p. 128: "She started trading in her generic blouse and pencil skirt combinations for a "mod" wardrobe filled with printed dresses, go-go boots, mini skirts, and hot pants."</ref> Stories in the 1970s depicted Lois again as fully capable and less reliant on Superman. She engaged in more adventures without Superman being involved and was much less interested in discovering Superman's secret identity.

Lois had a series featured in ''[[The Superman Family]]'' (an [[anthology]] title started in the mid-1970s after the cancellation of ''[[Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane]]'' and ''[[Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen]]'') from 1974 to 1982. In her series, Lois regularly battled criminals and often defeated them using her quick wits and considerable skill in the Kryptonian [[martial arts|martial art]] of Klurkor, taught to her by Kryptonian survivors in the bottle city of [[Kandor (comics)|Kandor]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Dorfman, Leo| penciller= Schaffenberger, Kurt| inker= [[Pete Costanza|Costanza, Pete]]| story= Courtship, Kryptonian Style!| title=Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane| issue= #78| date= October 1967}}</ref> There were several cameos of the [[New Gods]], including [[Desaad]] and [[Darkseid]]. Lois Lane was the backup series in ''[[Supergirl (comic book)|The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl]]'' in 1982 to 1983.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 2626|title= The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl}}</ref>

During the Silver and Bronze Age, Lois' backstory became more fully fleshed out, with various stories explaining her life before becoming employed at the ''Daily Planet''. This backstory was attributed to the Lois Lane of Earth-One.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Greenberger |first1=Robert |last2=Pasko |first2=Martin |title=The Essential Superman Encyclopedia |date=2010 |publisher=Del Rey |isbn=978-0-345-50108-0 |pages=182–188}}</ref>

As summarized in various stories, Lois was born to Sam and Ella Lane and grew up on their farm in the small town of Pittsdale.<ref name="loislane13" /> At the age of two, Lois suffered [[measles]], and at the age of three, [[Pertussis|whooping cough]].<ref name="supermanfamily206">{{cite comic| writer= [[Marv Wolfman|Wolfman, Marv]]|penciller= [[Bob Oksner|Oksner, Bob]]|inker= [[Vince Colletta|Colletta, Vince]]|story= Have You Ever Told Me the Story of My Life?|title= Superman Family|issue= #206|date= March–April 1981}}</ref> At an unspecified time during Lois' childhood, her younger sister Lucy Lane was born.<ref name="supermanfamily206" /> While Lois was a toddler, she encountered a [[rattlesnake]] in the woods near the Lane family farm. The snake was scared away by one of Kal-El's baby toys which had landed nearby in one of Jor-El's experimental rockets.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Siegel, Jerry|penciller= Schaffenberger, Kurt|inker= Schaffenberger, Kurt|story= Lois Lane's Childhood|title= Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane|issue= 26|date= July 1961}}</ref>

During Lois' adolescence, she won a youth contest run by the ''Daily Planet'', with the prize being a trip to Metropolis to spend a week working as a cub reporter for the newspaper. There, she first met Clark Kent of Smallville, who was the other winner of the contest. Lois found Clark dull and became more interested in asking him for information about Superboy after learning Clark came from Smallville. During the week in Metropolis, Lois made a bet with Clark to see who would get the most [[Scoop (term)|scoops]], which turned out to be Lois, as Clark was forced to constantly go into action as Superboy. Lois met Superboy for the first time while uncovering a criminal enterprise for one of her stories. At the end of the week, Clark paid off Lois' bet (an [[ice cream sundae]]), and the two returned to their respective hometowns.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Bill Finger|Finger, Bill]]|penciller=Wenzel, Al|inker= [[George Roussos|Roussos, George]]|story= How Clark Kent Met Lois Lane|title= [[Adventure Comics]]|issue= #128|date= May 1948}}</ref> Lois would meet Superboy (but not Clark Kent) again during her adolescence while attending an all-girls summer camp near Smallville. There, Lois met Lana Lang, a fellow camper, for the first time.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Binder, Otto|penciller= [[George Papp|Papp, George]]|inker= Papp, George|story= Superboy Meets Lois Lane|title= Adventure Comics|issue= 261|date= June 1959}}</ref> Lois would make further attempts at landing a job with the ''Daily Planet'' during her teenage years<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Binder, Otto|penciller= Sikela, John|inker= Sikela, John|story= Clark Kent, Cub Reporter|title= [[Superboy (comic book)|Superboy]]|issue= 63|date= March 1958}}</ref> and spent time writing for her hometown's newspaper, the ''Pittsdale Star''.<ref name="loislane13" />

Upon finishing high school, Lois left Pittsdale and attended Raleigh College to study journalism. While in college, Lois worked for the student newspaper, the ''Raleigh Review'', as a reporter and eventually its co-editor.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Dorfman, Leo|penciller= Schaffenberger, Kurt|inker= Schaffenberger, Kurt|story= Lois Lane's College Scoops|title= Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane|issue= 55|date= February 1965}}</ref> After graduating from college, Lois became permanently employed at the ''Daily Planet''. Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen later joined the ''Planet''{{'}}s staff but Lois remained the newspaper's star reporter,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Siegel, Jerry|penciller= Plastino, Al|inker= Plastino, Al|story= How Perry White Hired Clark Kent!|title= Superman|issue= #133|date= November 1959}}</ref> winning the [[Pulitzer Prize]].<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Dorfman, Leo|penciller= Schaffenberger, Kurt|inker= Schaffenberger, Kurt|story= Get Out of My Life, Superman!|title= Superman's Girl Friend|issue= #80|date= January 1968}}</ref> She was very dependent on Superman, however; he told her that having to rescue her so often from problems she caused prevented him from helping others.<ref>{{Cite comic
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}}</ref> For example, when late for a deadline Lois jumped off a cliff expecting Superman to catch her "as he has done a thousand times", and fly her to her destination.<ref>{{Cite comic
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}}</ref> When asked on a [[Sunday morning talk show]] what she would do if trapped in an underground mine with rescue impossible before the air ran out, Lois admitted that she would impatiently await Superman because "I've got a deadline to meet."<ref>{{Cite book |title=Superman: Last Son of Krypton |title-link=Superman: Last Son of Krypton |last=Maggin |first=Elliot S. |publisher=Arrow Books |year=1978 |chapter=Chapter 18: The Sociologist |chapter-url=http://superman.nu/thebook/lsok/?chapter=18&language=}}</ref>

Eventually, Lois realized that she had wasted a good part of her career by staying in Metropolis for Superman's sake and left.<ref>"Savage Awakening" by Marv Wolfman, ''Action Comics'', Volume 1, #542. April 1983)</ref> As both a journalist and as a woman, she had to get on with her life.<ref>''Superman'' Vol. 1 #385, 386 (July, August 1983)</ref>

After the 1985–1986 miniseries ''[[Crisis on Infinite Earths]]'' writer [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]] revised the Superman legend and eliminated 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 [[Alan Moore]], meant as a send-off for the pre-Crisis versions of the characters, including Lois. Published at the same time but in Earth-One continuity was a two-issue miniseries, ''Lois Lane'', in which she investigates missing children.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Mindy Newell|Newell, Mindy]]|penciller= [[Gray Morrow|Morrow, Gray]]|inker= Morrow, Gray|story= Chapter I: Ignorance Was Bliss/Chapter II: Dark Realities|title= Lois Lane|issue= #1|date= August 1986}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Newell, Mindy|penciller= Morrow, Gray|inker= Morrow, Gray|story= Chapter Three: Quicksand/Chapter Four: Quicksand!|title= Lois Lane|issue= 2|date= September 1986}}</ref>

===Modern Age===
[[File:Lois Lane (circa 1986).png|thumb|Lois Lane, as she appears on the cover of ''[[The Man of Steel (comics)|The Man of Steel]]'' #2 (October 1986), art by [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]].]]
Lois underwent a character alteration beginning with John Byrne's ''[[The Man of Steel (comics)|The Man of Steel]]'' miniseries, which significantly rewrote [[Origin of Superman|Superman's origin]] and history. In this modern version of events, Lois was portrayed as a tough-as-nails reporter who rarely needed rescuing. She was depicted as strong, opinionated, yet sensitive.

Lois's first real relationship in this version was with [[Gangbuster (DC Comics)|Jose Delgado]], who she later discovered acted as a vigilante. José's legs are shattered in a battle with a [[Lexcorp]] [[cyborg]]/human hybrid gone amok. Delgado eventually recovered. He and Lois would have several on and off experiences together before the relationship completely disintegrated, due to Delgado accepting help from a Lexcorp subsidiary ARL.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Ordway, Jerry|penciller= Ordway, Jerry|inker= Janke, Dennis|story= The Ledge|title= [[Superman (comic book)|The Adventures of Superman]]|issue= #448|date= December 1988}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Ordway, Jerry|penciller= Ordway, Jerry|inker= Janke, Dennis|story= Triple Threat|title= The Adventures of Superman|issue= #450|date= January 1989}}</ref>

Another major change made was that Lois did not fall in love with just Superman, although she was attracted to him. One reason was the revised nature of the Superman/Clark Kent relationship. In the original Silver Age stories, Superman had been the man who disguised himself as Clark Kent. In this newly revised concept, it was Clark Kent who lived a life in which his activity as Superman was decidedly secondary. Lois initially resented the rookie Clark Kent getting the story on Superman as his first piece when she had spent ages trying to get an interview. This sometimes ill-tempered rivalry remained the case until ''[[Superman (comic book)|The Adventures of Superman]]'' #460–463 and ''Action Comics'' #650.

Following Clark's brief rampage under the influence of the [[Eradicator (comics)|Eradicator]], Lois was hesitant to forgive Clark for "selling out" to [[Blaze and Satanus|Collin Thornton]] and running ''Newstime'' Magazine, but forgave him in a span of mere minutes when he returned to ask for his job back. Clark elected to repay Lois by finally letting go of his self-imposed inhibitions and passionately kissed her. The two became a couple, and eventually, Lois accepted a proposal of marriage.<ref name="Superman50" /><ref name="Manning247" /> Clark shortly after revealed to her that he was Superman.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Roger Stern|Stern, Roger]]| penciller= [[Bob McLeod (comics)|McLeod, Bob]]| inker= McLeod, Bob| story= Secrets in the Night| title= Action Comics| issue= #662| date= February 1991| publisher= DC Comics}}</ref><ref>Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 249: "With their nuptials looming, Clark thought it was time to reveal his dual identity to the love of his life, in this landmark issue by writer Roger Stern and artist Bob McLeod."</ref>

DC Comics had planned on Lois and Clark being married in 1993's ''[[Superman vol. 2]]'' #75. With the then-upcoming television show ''[[Lois & 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, [[The Death of Superman|Superman was killed]] in ''Superman'' #75 instead, dying in Lois' arms after a [[battle royal]] with the monster [[Doomsday (comics)|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, the [[mermaid]] [[Lori Lemaris]]). Lois eventually decided to take an overseas assignment to assert her independence and not be dependent on Clark, who had begun to overprotect her. When Clark became convinced Lois was in danger, he and her father Sam allied to aid her secretly.

When Lois returned to Metropolis, she had been through several life-threatening exploits and was slightly amused when Clark informed her his powers had been depleted, and that he was her editor (due to [[Perry White]]'s cancer). Upon discovering Clark still had her wedding ring within a handkerchief, Lois warmly broke down, teasing Clark and finally agreeing to become his wife.

Lois and Clark were finally married in the comic book ''[[Superman: The Wedding Album]]'' (December 1996), which featured the work of nearly every living artist who had ever worked on Superman.<ref name="Manning275" /> The issue was published during the week of October 6, 1996, coinciding with an episode of the television series ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'', which featured the wedding of the two characters.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.kryptonsite.com/manyfaces-wedding.htm|title= The Many Faces Of... Super-Weddings!|first= Russ|last= Dimino|date= n.d. |publisher= KryptonSite.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120315015202/http://www.kryptonsite.com/manyfaces-wedding.htm|archive-date= March 15, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|title=Swear to God, This Time We're Not Kidding|series=Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman|series-link=Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman|credits=[[John McNamara (writer)|McNamara, John]] (writer); [[Michael Lange|Lange, Michael]] (director)|network=[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|airdate=1996-10-06|season=4|number=3}}</ref> ''The Wedding Album'' itself spent part of its opening pages accommodating and reconciling the then-current comic storyline of Lois and Clark having broken off their engagement.

Since their marriage, Clark and Lois continue to be one of the strongest relationships in comics. In 2006, the couple took the next step in adopting a newly arrived Kryptonian boy, who they named [[Chris Kent (comics)|Chris Kent]]. The boy is later discovered to be the son of [[Jor-El]]'s foe, [[General Zod]]. Although initially uneasy about raising a super-powered child, Lois has shown immense aptitude of being 'Mommy Lois.' Following a devastating battle with Zod, Chris sacrificed himself to seal the [[Phantom Zone]] rift, trapping himself inside with Zod's forces, leaving Lois without her son.

In the second issue of ''[[Final Crisis]]'', Lois and Perry are caught in an explosion triggered by [[Clayface]] destroying the ''[[Daily Planet]]'' and Lois is critically injured. In the third issue, it is revealed that only Clark's heat vision is keeping her heart beating. Clark is visited by a mysterious phantom who insists that he must depart Earth immediately if he is to save his wife's life. The story is continued in the [[Stereoscopy|3D]] tie-in comic ''Superman Beyond'', where [[Monitor (comics)|the female Monitor]] Zillo Valla stops time around Lois, allowing Superman to leave her side for a while, recruiting him and several of his multiversal doppelgangers in a mission to save the entire Multiverse, promising care for Lois. After defeating the dark Monitor Mandrakk, Superman brings back a distilled drop of The Bleed and administers it to Lois through a kiss, restoring her to full health. Lois is later seen in ''Final Crisis'' #6, one of the few still free humans.

After the events of ''[[Superman: New Krypton]]'' Superman must leave Earth for an undetermined amount of time swearing off his Earthly connections in the eyes of his fellow [[Kryptonian]]s to keep an eye on General Zod the New Kryptonian military commander, but he secretly tells Lois he still considers her his wife and will come back to her. In the issues of ''[[Action Comics]]'' Lois has reunited with [[Chris Kent (comics)|Christopher Kent]] who has aged to adulthood in the past months and became the new Metropolis hero [[Nightwing]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Greg Rucka|Rucka, Greg]]| penciller= Barrows, Eddy| inker= Jose, Ruy; Ferreira, Julio| story= The Sleepers Part I| title= Action Comics| issue= #875| date= May 2009}}</ref> Supergirl and Lana visit Lois' apartment to tell her the bad news that her sister [[Lucy Lane]] was killed during a battle with [[Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)|Supergirl]]. Lois does not believe that her sister is dead and refuses to accept the news until she has irrefutable proof. Lois asks Supergirl for a recovered piece of Superwoman's costume.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Sterling Gates|Gates, Sterling]]| penciller= [[Jamal Igle|Igle, Jamal]]
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Lois hands her exposé in and the government is after her for treason. With agents on her tail, she makes a mad dash for it. When Lois is in custody, her father Sam Lane is there to greet her in an interview room in an unnamed facility. Sam tells Lois the only reason he has been lenient with her is because she is his daughter, while he does love her the planet will always come first over his family and threatens to make her disappear forever if she continues. Lois returns to the ''Daily Planet'' under cover of night and explains all to Perry. She points out the whole paper is at risk and everyone connected to it if her exposé runs. Perry understands and though he must protect the paper he is first and foremost a good journalist and nudges Lois in the right direction; he will not run the story but noted it must get out to the people somehow. Enlightened, she quits the ''Daily Planet'', as Lois gets her edge back.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Rucka, Greg; Trautmann, Eric| penciller=Pérez, Pere| inker=Bergantiño, Javier| story= Divine Spark Part 2| title= Action Comics| issue= 884| date= February 2010}}</ref> It was later revealed she never really quit the ''Daily Planet''.

Lois learns her father's forces destroyed [[New Krypton]]. She is kidnapped by Lucy and taken to Sam's secret base.<ref name="WarOfSupermen1">{{cite comic| writer= Robinson, James; Gates, Sterling| penciller= Igle, Jamal| inker= Sibal, Jon| story= Superman: War of the Supermen Part 1: The Battle for New Krypton| title= [[Superman: War of the Supermen]]| issue= #1| date= July 2010}}</ref> There, Lois argues with her father, countering his insistence on regarding the Kryptonians as "rabid dogs" by pointing out that they naturally regard ''him'' as a genocidal maniac after he destroyed their planet. In the war between New Krypton and Earth, Supergirl finds them and threatens to kill Sam. Lois stops her, saying her father will be judged for his war crimes. Refusing to go to trial, Sam takes a gun and commits suicide.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Robinson, James; Gates, Sterling| penciller= Barrows, Eddy; Urbano, Fernandez; Alberto, Carlos|inker=Mayer, J. P.; Bergantiño, Javier| story= Superman: War of the Supermen Part 4: The Battle for Survival| title= Superman: War of the Supermen| issue= #4| date= July 2010}}</ref> Later, Lois visits the imprisoned Lucy.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Gates, Sterling| penciller= Igle, Jamal| inker= Sibal, Jon| story= Day of the Dollmaker, Part One: Toying With Emotions| title= Supergirl| volume= 5| issue= #58| date= January 2011}}</ref> She expresses disbelief on what her sister has become. Lois says while she will not miss her father, she will miss her sister.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Gates, Sterling| penciller= Igle, Jamal| inker= Sibal, Jon; [[Robin Riggs|Riggs, Robin]]| story= Day of the Dollmaker, Part Two: End of the Line| title= Supergirl| volume= 5| issue= #59| date= February 2011}}</ref>

In ''[[Superman: Grounded]]'', Superman begins a journey through America to reconnect with the American people, and Lois, though confused at first, supports his choice. Lois later travels to Rushmark and finds an old college friend Brian, who invites her to have dinner with him and his wife. When Lois leaves Brian's home she is met by Superman. The two reaffirm their love to each other and go to Chicago.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[G. Willow Wilson|Wilson, G. Willow]]| penciller=Oliveira, Leandro| inker=Wong, Walden| story= The Road Least Traveled – A Grounded Interlude| title= Superman| issue= #704| date= December 2010}}</ref> There, Lois helps Superman arrest a violent father who has been attacking his wife and son.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[J. Michael Straczynski|Straczynski, J. Michael]]| penciller=Dias, Wellington; Barrows, Eddy| inker= Mayer, J. P.| story= Grounded Part Four: Visitation Rights| title= Superman| issue= #705| date= January 2011}}</ref> Later, Lois and Superman investigate a factory in [[Des Moines]]. Lois wants to publish an article, which would reveal the workers' illegal activities, but Superman forces her not to. Feeling betrayed, Lois returns to Metropolis and does not speak to Superman for a while.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Straczynski, J. Michael; [[Chris Roberson (author)|Roberson, Chris]]| penciller= Goldman, Alan| inker= Ferreira, Eber|story= Grounded Part Five| title=Superman| issue= 707| date= March 2011}}</ref> When Lois is kidnapped by Lisa Jennings, a woman who wants to destroy Superman, he rescues her.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Straczynski, J. Michael; Roberson, Chris| penciller=Neves, Diogenes; Barrows, Eddy; Igle, Jamal| inker=Albert, Oclair; Mayer, J. P.; Sibal, Jon| story= Grounded Part Eleven| title=Superman| issue= #713| date= September 2011}}</ref> With the danger over. Superman apologizes to Lois about what happened in Des Moines. Lois replies that she wrote the article anyway, saying that she was a reporter before she was his wife. Knowing that his wife did the right thing, Superman kisses her. The two then return home.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Straczynski, J. Michael; Roberson, Chris| penciller= Igle, Jamal| inker= Sibal, Jon; Riggs, Robin| story= Grounded Finale| title=Superman| issue= #714| date= October 2011}}</ref>

===The New 52===
In 2011, DC Comics relaunched its titles and its main continuity was rebooted with the [[New 52]]. Lois now works for [[Morgan Edge]] heading up the media division of the ''Daily Planet''. She views Clark as a friend and is unaware that he is Superman.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[George Pérez|Pérez, George]]| penciller= Pérez, George| inker= [[Jesus Merino|Merino, Jesus]]|story= What Price Tomorrow?| title= Superman| volume= 3| issue= #1| date= November 2011}}</ref>

Lois investigates the story of twenty people who developed [[metahuman]] powers after being kidnapped by Brainiac. Her search leads her to a U.S. senator, who revealed to be one of the Twenty. The senator dies, but not before transferring his powers to Lois, who falls into a coma.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Scott Lobdell|Lobdell, Scott]]|penciller= Jurgens, Dan|inker= Rapmund, Norm|story= The Last Byline|title= Superman Annual|volume= 3|issue= #2|date= September 2013}}</ref> Lois later awakes from her coma at the hospital, with Jonathan Carroll at her side.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Lobdell, Scott|penciller= [[Eddy Barrows|Barrows, Eddy]]; [[Jesus Merino|Merino, Jesus]]|inker= Merino, Jesus|story= Psi-War, Part One|title= Superman|volume= 3|issue= #23|date= October 2013}}</ref> Lois manifests psychic powers and helps Superman fight the Psychic Pirate. During the fight, Lois learns that Clark is Superman but falls back into a coma. After defeating the Psychic Pirate, Superman brings Lois back to the hospital.<ref>{{cite comic|writer=Johnson, Mike|penciller= Barrows, Eddy|inker= Ferreira, Eber|story= Psi-War, Part Three|title= Superman|volume= 3|issue= #24|date= December 2013}}</ref> Later, the Parasite attacks the hospital and attempts to steal Lois' powers.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Lobdell, Scott|penciller= Lashley, Ken|inker= Lashley, Ken|story= Brain Drain|title= Superman|volume= 3|issue= #26|date= February 2014}}</ref> Superman tricks the Parasite into absorbing Lois' psionic energy. The power overwhelms the Parasite, causing him to collapse. Lois awakens from her coma but she does not seem to remember Superman's identity.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Lobdell, Scott|penciller= [[Ed Benes|Benes, Ed]]|inker= Benes, Ed|story= Feeding Frenzy|title= Superman|volume= 3|issue= #27|date= March 2014}}</ref>

Lois is the main character in the ''Superman: Lois Lane'' #1 one-shot. In this story, Lois' sister, Lucy, asks for her help in finding her roommate Amanda Suresh, who had been kidnapped by a mysterious group called "the Cartel." According to Lucy, Amanda had been taking a drug that transformed her into a monster. As Lois investigates the Cartel, she gets captured and taken to the Cartel's headquarters. There, Lois finds out the Cartel had been capturing people who had been mutated by the drug. Lois escapes and rescues Amanda when the captured monsters cause a riot. As she returns home, Lois finds out Lucy had been taking the drug. As Lucy apologizes for putting all three in danger, Lois chooses to publish her story about the Cartel.<ref>{{cite comic| writer=[[Marguerite Bennett|Bennett, Marguerite]]|penciller= Lupacchino, Emanuela; Hetrick, Meghan; Guara, Ig; Neves, Diogenes|inker= Ortego, Guillermo; Hetrick, Meghan; Jose, Ruy; Deering, Marc|story= Nostalgia|title= Superman: Lois Lane|issue= #1|date= April 2014}}</ref>

Some time after this, an organisation led by the mysterious 'HODOR-ROOT' learn Superman's secret identity, prompting him to share that information with Lois. When HODOR-ROOT try to analyse Clark's new 'Super-Flare' power, Lois reveals his identity to the public in the hope of removing their blackmail card, but this forces Clark to go on the run, hunted by criminals and law enforcement as some apparent side-effect of his Super-Flare has depleted his powers. Superman eventually learns that his depleted powers are due to [[Vandal Savage]] infecting him with a form of radiation that inhibits his cells' ability to absorb solar radiation, subjecting himself to kryptonite as a form of chemotherapy. With his powers restored, Clark reconciles with Lois, accepting that she exposed his identity for good reasons.

In the ''[[The New 52: Futures End|New 52: Futures End]]'', set five years in the possible future of the New 52-verse. Lois is considered the most successful freelance reporter on the planet and her blog "The Fast Lane" is one of the most read and well-respected sources of news in the world.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Brian Azzarello|Azzarello, Brian]]; [[Jeff Lemire|Lemire, Jeff]]; Jurgens, Dan; [[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]]|penciller= Merino, Jesus|inker= [[Dan Green (artist)|Green, Dan]]|story= You haven't said a word since we left New York|title= [[The New 52: Futures End]]|issue= #2|date= July 2014}}</ref>

[[File:Lois Jon Superman.jpg|The birth of Lois and Clark's son in ''Convergence: Superman'' #2 (July 2015), art by [[Dan Jurgens]].|thumb]]
In the miniseries ''[[Convergence (comics)|Convergence]]'', which featured many Post-''Crisis'' DC Universe characters, including a married Superman and his pregnant wife Lois Lane, deal with the impending birth of their child, as Superman is called to protect the city.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.newsarama.com/22683-dc-s-convergence-week-one-donna-troy-oracle-married-superman-montoya-question-more.html | title = DC's ''Convergence'' Week One: Donna Troy, Oracle, Married Superman, Montoya Question, More|first= Lucas|last= Siegel|work = Newsarama| date= November 11, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141112191258/http://www.newsarama.com/22683-dc-s-convergence-week-one-donna-troy-oracle-married-superman-montoya-question-more.html|archive-date= November 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Convergence'' shows the birth of their son, [[Jon Kent (character)|Jon Kent]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Jurgens, Dan|penciller= Jurgens, Dan|inker= Rapmund, Norm|title= Convergence: Superman|issue= 2|date= July 2015}}</ref>

Following ''Convergence'', DC announced the spin-off comic book series ''[[Superman: Lois and Clark]]'', debuting in October 2015 by [[Dan Jurgens]] and [[Lee Weeks]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Yehl |first=Joshua |url=http://au.ign.com/articles/2015/07/10/comic-con-lois-and-clark-return-for-new-superman-comic-with-their-son|title= Comic-Con: Lois and Clark Return For New Superman comic - With Their Son!|website= IGN|date=July 10, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151103104655/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/10/comic-con-lois-and-clark-return-for-new-superman-comic-with-their-son|archive-date= November 3, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=July 20, 2015}}</ref> The eight-issue series is set several years after the ''Convergence'' event, where Clark and Lois and their son Jon have been living and working in the New 52 universe. The couple now lives in California and has changed their last name to White (a tribute to Perry White). Lois has become an anonymous author, publishing several critically acclaimed books under the alias name "Author X." While Clark continues his superhero duty, protecting cities and civilians quietly behind the scenes.<ref>{{Cite comic| writer=Jurgens, Dan|penciller=Weeks, Lee| Story=Arrival|Title=Superman: Lois and Clark|Issue=1|date= December 2015}}</ref> Their son, Jonathan, eventually began to develop superpowers of his own (similar to those of his father Superman) and learned the truth about his parents' true origin.

In ''The Final Days of Superman'', the pre-''Flashpoint'' Superman helps his ''New 52'' counterpart defeat a man who has become convinced that he is the 'true' Superman after exposure to some of Superman's excess energy. ''New 52''-Lois is present when 'her' Superman expires as recent energy exposures catch up with him, after he tells her his life story for posterity.

===DC Rebirth===
In June 2016, DC Comics relaunched its entire line of comic book titles with [[DC Rebirth]]. The publisher once again re-established the Post-''Crisis'' Superman as the principal Superman in DC comics, along with his wife, Lois Lane, and their son, [[Jon Kent (DC Comics)|Jonathan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Schedeen|first=Jess|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/13/11-cool-things-we-learned-from-dcs-rebirth-catalog|title= 11 Cool Things We Learned From DC's Rebirth Catalog|website=IGN|date=April 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424000801/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/13/11-cool-things-we-learned-from-dcs-rebirth-catalog|archive-date= April 24, 2016|url-status=live|access-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref>

Lois began to investigate the disappearance of her New 52 counterpart,<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Jurgens, Dan|penciller= Segovia, Stephen|inker= Thibert, Art|story= Lois Lane, Back at the Planet Part 1|title= Action Comics|issue= #965|date= December 2016}}</ref> and after learning the apparent death of her other-self, she returns to the ''Daily Planet'' posing as her counterpart.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Jurgens, Dan|penciller= Segovia, Stephen|inker= Thibert, Art|story= Lois Lane, Back at the Planet Part 2|title= Action Comics|issue= #966|date= December 2016}}</ref> Following a confrontation with [[Mister Mxyzptlk]], Lois and Superman's essence is merged with their New 52 counterpart, creating a new DC Universe.

Released in July 2019 to July 2020, Lois stars in a 12-issue limited series ''Lois Lane'' written by [[Greg Rucka]] and art by [[Mike Perkins]]. The series sees Lois as she investigates stories of conspiracy, intrigue and murder in the DC Universe. Writer Greg Rucka intended for the series to focus on Lois' legacy as a hard-boiled journalist and the investigative world which she inhabits, with the series reflecting the state of modern journalism in the world today.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-lois-lane-jimmy-olsen-dc-comics-20190412-story.html|title=DC's new Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen comic-book series will debut in July|last=BROWN|first=TRACY|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 12, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/09/13/lois-lane-is-now-white-house-reporter-an-enemy-people/|title=Lois Lane is now a White House reporter — and an 'enemy of the people'|last=Betancourt|first=David|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 13, 2019}}</ref>