Superman and Lois Lane Superman and Lois Lane Superman and Lois Lane are among the best known fictional couples. They were the very first superhero comic book romance. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, both characters (including Superman's alter ego, Clark Kent) first appeared in DC Comics' "Action Comics" #1 (June 1938). They have remained in a complicated relationship ever since. The couple has been portrayed in multiple Superman adaptations in different media. The characters' relationship was based for a long time in a love triangle in which Clark was interested in Lois who was smitten with the superhero Superman. Clark,
Superman (Earth-One) the first time Superboy was referenced in a Superman story. The Earth-One Superman's first appearance (in a flash-forward) in a Superboy story was in "Superboy" (volume 1) #1 (March–April 1949). This version of Superman remained in publication through 1986. After the 1985-86 miniseries "Crisis on Infinite Earths", the Earth-One Superman was written out of continuity with the 1986 John Byrne miniseries "The Man of Steel". However, the Earth-One Superman was given a send-off in the final, noncanonical-to-Earth-One "imaginary" story "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" in "Superman" (volume 1) #423 (September 1986) and "Action Comics" #583 (September 1986). "For