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,
For Tomorrow (comics) an alternate universe version of the character. The "real" General Zod appears for the "first" time in the "" arc, which ran in "Action Comics" in 2006. The idea of Superman moving to a Peru jungle to construct a new Fortress of Solitude is a major story arc elaborated on prior to the events of "Identity Crisis" and "Infinite Crisis". He does not return to the Arctic Circle to rebuild the destroyed Fortress until the "One Year Later" arc "". In addition, Equus returns in "Countdown to Final Crisis" #36 (2007), in which he is trying to instigate a strike