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,
The Death of Superman arc references Siegel and Shuster's first Superman story, "The Reign of the Superman". It crosses into the larger DC Universe, with "Green Lantern" #46 (October 1993) featuring a tie-in story. Despite the gap between the releases of "Funeral for a Friend" and "Reign of the Supermen!", no time passed within the continuity of the comics. "The Death of Superman" concluded in October 1993 with "The Adventures of Superman" #505, in which Superman returns to Metropolis. Doomsday emerges from an underground bunker and encounters the Justice League International. He easily defeats them, but Superman arrives and the two fight across America.