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'''Lois Lane''' is ([[Pop Cultural Osmosis|of course]]) the [[Romantic Interest]] of [[Superman]]. She first appeared in ''[[Action Comics]]'' #1 (June, 1938), the first published Superman story. As such, she's the [[Trope Codifier]] for (a type of) superhero love interest- the one who doesn't realize that [[Loves My Alter Ego|the hero she loves is also someone close to her]]. The characters [[Captain Ersatz|inspired by her]] are countless.
Over the decades, Lois has been [[Straw Feminist|a symbol]] both for ''and'' against feminism; while she is a career woman (an [[Intrepid Reporter]]) who speaks her mind and goes for [[Going for the Big Scoop|the big scoop]] regardless of danger, she has also been the object of mockery for [[Clark Kenting|not noticing that her fellow reporter Clark Kent]] is Superman. On this front she is normally joined by Clark Kent's other close friends, but she is closer to either of them than anyone else who does not know they are the same, and even in ''Lois and Clark'' where she does figure out the fact that Clark Kent is Superman before he tells her, she has made out with him on at least one occasion under both identities before that. She also gets marked down by some since she is [[Damsel in Distress|constantly getting in trouble that she needs to be rescued from]]. However at least in some incarnations this often involves her as a bold, fearless attacker who will
During the [[Silver Age]] of comics, Lois had her own series, titled ''Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane''. Which lasted for 137 issues, from March-April, 1958 to September-October, 1974. In this series, which had a more humorous tone, Lois became a shrew who constantly tried to prove that Clark was Superman on the assumption that he would *have* to marry her then. Instead of, you know, simply courting him the regular way. (Note that Superman himself was openly courting her, but Lois apparently felt that she still needed to prove herself smarter than him. No wonder she became a target of his [[Super Dickery]] so often. It should also be noted that this was how most superhero [[Love Interest|love interests]] flew anyway). To be fair, they DID truly love each other, both just had a lot of quirks to overcome.
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