Loading ...And before I go to bed, I wanted to leave you with something from Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane. Notice that she isn’t Superman’s Girlfriend. She is his Girl Friend. DC wanted to hedge their bets just in case Superman ended up marrying Lana Lang or Lori Lemaris or Lex Luthor.
S’s G F Lois Lane ran for 137 issues from 1958 to the mid 70s when it was folded into Superman Family. By the 1950s, Lois stopped being an intelligent reporter who stopped at nothing to get a story. She had instead become a woman intent on nothing more than getting Superman to marry her. Suddenly she had more in common with Lucille Ball than Rosalind Russell. She plotted, schemed, fought with Lana Lang, and did everything humanly possible to get Superman to walk down that aisle with her.
In other words, she started doing what women should do! No career for you, Lois! You were meant to be Mrs. Superman! A woman just isn’t a woman until she’s a wife.
I love, love, love this comic. I love the sheer unadulterated casual sexism inherent in the stories. The books practically revel in it. (Not that I love sexism — I love the camp cluelessness of the male writers. It is as if these men never met a real live woman before. And remember, the book was aimed towards girls. This is what the staff of DC were trying to get girls in the late 50s and 60s to be — housewives!)
I also love the way Superman “teaches” Lois a lesson in EVERY SINGLE ISSUE. Nothing is more attractive in a husband than patriarchal arrogance!
Just look at the glee Superman expresses when Wonder Woman (in her 1970s “mod” clothes) tossed Lois around
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=22855&zoom=4
I love the way that Superman is far more interested in and loving towards Jimmy Olsen than he ever is towards Lois (both here and in Jimmy’s magazine “Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen.”
You’d think Superman and Jimmy should be a couple. After all, he gave Jimmy a watch to signal him any time Jimmy needed to. The most Lois ever got was a spanking.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=14942&zoom=4
And the plots didn’t even have to make sense! In this one, Superman is trying to prevent Lois from teaming up with Pat Boone to make a hit record! That is what a man who can move planets out of orbit should be doing with his time.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=15036&zoom=4
But most of Lois’ stories involved fighting with Lana over Superman’s affections. She even goes so far as to steal a time bubble (don’t ask) and go back in time to break up Superboy and Lana BEFORE they started dating. And she does it in a fur coat, no less!
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=18505&zoom=4
Even turning into a baby didn’t stop our intrepid heroine on her marriage quest.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=15124&zoom=4
Sometimes they would let Lois finally marry Superman in an “imaginary” story, and it would always turn out unhappily.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=17523&zoom=4
Hell, it even killed her.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=25752&zoom=4
More than once
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=23600&zoom=4
In fact, she died quite a bit in her book.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=24582&zoom=4
Part of what made the stories so great was artist Kurt Schaffenberger’s ability to draw faces and the emotions displayed therein (Lois would cry at least once an issue). Just look at this cover where Lois is tricking Lana into passing over Superman for Ideal Man
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=19115&zoom=4
Eventually Lois grew some balls, so to speak and kicked her marriage quest goodbye. She even kicked Superman out of her magazine (for a little while)
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=21605&zoom=4
After this stories became more “relevant”. For example, Lois became Black for a day.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=23852&zoom=4
Fought for the rights of Native American babies (who else would stick up for them?)
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=24249&zoom=4
Married Satan (I guess Superman would never say yes)
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=23668&zoom=4
Practiced domestic violence.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=24182&zoom=4
Did, um, whatever she is doing here. In Africa, one supposes.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=25298&zoom=4
And, as all women do, got tied up in a bikini by tiny members of the Justice League.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=24379&zoom=4
I don’t know why I felt not only that I had to share my love of Lois Lane, but that I had to publicly proclaim it for all to see, but obviously I had to. I hope you enjoyed it.
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Yeah, I had to make this a post. It was too good. These latenight rambles of yours are great.
I loved the marriage to satan. The bride and groom in matching outfits - how daring and modern.
Though you have to admit, Lois had a pretty tight bod. She looked like she was wearing one of those bullet bras.
Hey… wait a minute! Why are my comments purple on your post? Does this mean when you write a post, your comments will be the coveted admin-orange?! Noooooo… I can’t have THIS!
Oh! Is it possible. Will I be orange. Not usually a coveted color in my book, but it will be if it means I am admin-orange!
And Lois does have a tight bod. I could have rambled about Jimmy Olsen, but I just love Lois. It represents the insanity that was the Silver Age of comics!
Hell yeah! I’m orange!
And I just noticed my category of post — fanatical.
Seems appropriate.
Yes, twas the most appropriate, I thought. all things considered. Holy hell - you are the coveted admin-orange! Not only that, I don’t get email notices of comments for this post, which I suppose means you do. Its like you’re an… admin.
You’re right. I am getting emails telling me that there are comments. It even emails me to tell me I’ve commented. Which, when you think about it, isn’t all that helpful.
I also like Lois and Satan’s matching outfits. Did you happen to notice their feet? Lois doesn’t skimp on detail.
You can go into your profile and change your option to receive emails for your post. I’m still fuming that you’re orange.
I didn’t notice the feet. I was too overwhelmed by the pointy red shirts. I’ll have to check it out when I get back from lunch.
Enjoy your lunch!
In honor of my first post here on SP, I am going to make a life change. From now on, whenever life gives me troubles that seem insurmountable, I will just pause and think to myself
“What would Lois do?”
Be reasonable?
Never.
Think things through?
Not on your life.
Go through some ridiculously overcomplicated scheme to bring those around you to your way of thinking?
That’s what Lois would do!
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=21143&zoom=4
Or, when that fails, just take revenge.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=20281&zoom=4
Or beat a dummy of Superman senseless
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=20927&zoom=4
It’s all in a day’s work for Lois.
I can see why you love Lois Lane so. I did enjoy the one about being trapped by the Justice league. In a bikini. Happened to me just last week.
She really doesn’t look like she minds too much.
Come to think of it… I didn’t mind too much either.
But I gotta ask.. whats with the ‘Lady Dictator?’? Superman seems awfully P-whipped on those covers. I mean… he’s Superman - can’t he get out of it?
:suprman:
There we go…
I have teh dumb.
I blamez teh booze.
Don’t worry. Inside the cover, Superman always showed Lois who was boss. He made the universe right again — Lady Dictators get put in their place.
They’d rope the girls in with promises of Lois coming out on top and then, bait and switch! Lois would learn her lesson. I just loved the stories up until the point before she learns her lesson.
We’ll be off soon to the Lesbian Barbeque — we won’t barbeque lesbians. You know what we mean.
And I think Mojo will approve of your final use of the Jack Daniels. Why waste it on beef? (I know, I’m responding in the wrong place. It is that 4th of July freedom spirit. Posts just go anywhere).
Mojo gets me
See, I didn’t even know you had made that final post, because I’m not getting the notice in my email. It seems not fair.
Enjoy the lesbian barbeque. I will enjoy the Jack (though really, I’m more of a tequila gal, myself).
That is a great post! What research, what detail, what all around knowing about Lois Lane’s world and how appropos that R the P is admin orange.
I used figger in a post today. I was very thrilled. Of course it was in a cat voice but it’s a start!
Happy 4th of July to all you ‘Mericans!
Oh and Happy BBQ’ing lesbians! Do they taste better?
Tis indeed an impressive post. I’m glad I hired him. His wages: the satisfaction of a job well done, and the admiration of four readers.
Ah, the lesbians. Having tasted a few myself, I think it would be fair to conjecture that a bit of barbeque sauce might make an improvement. However, I prefer my fish with a twist of lemon and a hint of ginger.
The lesbian bar-be-que was indeed fun. Didn’t taste any lesbians while I was there, but we had a good time. Mojo got to drink until his heart was content.
But everyone (except Mojo) has to work tomorrow, so we are now home at 10.34 and are heading off to bed.
Shelley, I’m glad you liked my Lois Lane post. I may even do one for Jimmy Olsen one day!
Well if there’s one thing lesbians know how to do, besides muff-dive, its throw a barbeque. I’m happy Mojo got to drink himself into contentedness. I got a bit drunk too - then I had to bake brownies.
Goodnight all! And looking forward to that Jimmy Olsen post.
Goodnight, Che!
In admin-orange, no less!
As usual, I’m late to the game, but I simply had to say something to this post!
First let me say that R the P’s knowledge of comic trivia is unsurpassed, which everyone now knows.
I have to say that these comics guys seem intent upon creating generation after generation of doormat females and clueless males. What in the world were they thinking? Self-perpetuating system, I guess.
The marriage to satan thing was hilarious, particularly with the matched outfits and cloven hoofware. The outraged jealousy thing seems to be an ongoing theme. Either Superman isn’t treating her right or he’s thinking of other women. Give me a break, here, writers! As you say, R the P, have they ever actually met a normal woman? It seems unlikely.
It’s a good thing a (super)man was always there to show Lois how she should be acting. For a moment there, a woman may have had an intelligent thought on her own. Phew! Crisis averted.
Love the Jimmy Olsen booty call signaling watch. Gotta have one of those for those days when nothing less than a super man will do.
Yeah, I think we’ve been clued in for some time re: R the P’s comic trivia knowledge. But you have to admit, its fun stuff. Where was the Jimmy Olson booty-call watch? Did I miss that one?I thought I’d clicked everything.
I’ve always wondered why Satan would want to get married. Wouldn’t he rather ‘live in sin’? Or maybe date Saddam Hussein like on South Park. Or have 3 (or more) brides, like Dracula. Maybe I just don’t know Satan as well as I thought I did.
True. I suppose the elucidation of his comics-trivia skills was just a formality. Indeed, it is fun stuff. Unfortunately, I didn’t see any pics of the watch; R just mentioned it in the text. I think he did… or maybe he told me in person. Either way, it’s a great idea for getting some super booty. I’m sure R can post something longer about Jimmy Olson (note his initials are J.O.) and his obvious love for superman. I’m not talking LIKE; I’m sayin’ LOVE. It’s shocking how open they are about it, even in the old stories. Have I given you something to write about, R?
Che, obviously, even Satan would want to get married. A- Everyone should get married and B- Everyone is hetero, even the most evil entity in the world (not just hetero, but very traditional about it). I guess we did get a feel for Ol’ Scratch’s evil, though: Lois is wearing pants at her wedding — it must be EVIL!
It is funny that you mention Dracula, because Lois once expressed an inkling to kiss him instead of Superman! It was one of the many times Lois had had enough!
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=18766&zoom=4
Awsome. Even Dracula gets a mention. Why does Superman look like such a wanker on all those covers?
Well its true Mojo, everyone is hetero. Even you. And everyone wants to get married. Even me. I’ll bet in the Superman/Lois universe, I even want to have babies.
I’m kinda glad I don’t live in that universe, though I would happily buy some of that fancy hoofwear and one of those pointy shirts. I think I’d look quite fetching in some Superverse Hell-gear.
I agree that you would look quite fetching in the Superverse hell gear.
But in the Superverse, you would want to get married. No matter who you were. But the thing is, that you would always have to get married to someone OTHER than the one you loved, and if you ever do marry the one you love, you’ll have something go horribly wrong.
True love is NOT rewarded in the Superverse.
Marriage, however, happens all the time.
In fact, our intrepid heroine Lois Lane has walked down the aisle more times than Elizabeth Taylor.
(And one day, I’ll stop posting Lois related things — I swear — but until then . . .)
Here’s Lois marrying Clark Kent. See, she should be happy because he’s really Superman, but she’s not because she is the WORST reporter in the world and is fooled by his clever “glasses” disguise.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=17274&zoom=4
As I said, heartbreak.
And here she is marrying the whitest sultan in the world, Prince Ali (and getting her weight in precious gems to boot! She should have had more pie before the weigh in)
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=19315&zoom=4
Here is Lois about to marry some S&M Master called “TitanMan.” (We all know Lois is really the top). Notice Superman telling her that she deserves whatever happens to her because she didn’t marry him! As if he’d ever say yes!
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=21458&zoom=4
And Lois married Bruce Wayne, not even knowing he was Batman. Poor Superman. Always the Bridesmaid, never the Bride. But is he more jealous of Batman or of Lois?
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=22480&zoom=4
Hell. She even married Jimmy Olsen despite the fact that he was dating her sister Lucy at the time (Yes, Lois’ sister’s name is Lucy Lane. EVERYONE in the Superverse has the initials LL except Superman and Jimmy — even Supergirl started out as Linda Lee).
At least Superman got to be the flower girl.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=13596&zoom=4
Her fiancés didn’t even have to be healthy! She married a guy in an iron lung. That wedding night is going to be difficult.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=17843&zoom=4
About to die? Doesn’t affect Lois’ desire to wed. Here she is about to marry a death row inmate. ON THE WAY TO THE ELECTRIC CHAIR! (Nothing will stop our girl from wedlock).
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=23802&zoom=4
Not human? Lois doesn’t care. She’ll marry you for the cuteness factor alone! Here is her engagement to . . ., well the picture speaks for itself.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=18914&zoom=4
Superman’s mortal enemy? That won’t stop Lois from marrying you. Here she is as Mrs. Lex Luthor
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=20060&zoom=4
Superman’s dad? Once again, minor inconvenience to Lois. She’ll just go back in time and try to marry you. Here Lois tried to steal Superman’s DAD away from his MOTHER. Just how fucked up is Lois, anyway?
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=19389&zoom=4
I LOVE that Superman’s mom just bitch slaps Lois while Lois is strolling down the street with Superman’s dad.
Lois married so many times, the publishers featured an issue with nothing but Lois’ marriages and near marriages. My favorite on this page is Lois as Luthor’s gun moll. Check out the cigarette hanging out of her mouth.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=20368&zoom=4
This issue was so popular they did it again. Notice that she is making a deal with future husband “the devil” (The very marriage that started this post)
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=22263&zoom=4
But none of her many wedding fulfilled her true desire. It is Superman she wants. But every time she tries to marry him, something horrible happens.
Like her ex, the Invisible showing up
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=24058&zoom=4
Or being turned into a teenager who can’t legally wed.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=17783&zoom=4
Or she just dies
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=25752&zoom=4
But in June of 1978, all her dreams FINALLY came true. She became Mrs. Superman (after her comic had been canceled!)
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=32287&zoom=4
But wait! This is the Superverse. Something must be wrong with the wedding. If you look closely, you’ll find it. That doesn’t say “Daily Planet” on that building down below. That says “Daily Star.” This isn’t OUR Lois. It is the Lois of Earth 2! To make matters worse, Lois doesn’t even get her name on the cover! She is just referred to as “wife” in “Superman takes a wife!”
Poor Lois. Even when she does get married, she can’t catch a break.
My gods, no wonder Superman was wary. If she’s that desperate to be married all the time, what exactly IS her pathology? Compulsive nuptialism? I mean, Doris Day would vomit at Lois’s doormat crazy-woman-in-love behavior!
More to the point, what in the hell is she supposed to represent to the writers? Yikes!
Thats just too good - it belongs in a post… oh, wait. Never mind. Someone couldn’t even get past the log-in stage.
I don’t know, I’d probably be willing to endure all those marriages if I could come away with some Superverse Hell-gear. Then again, one marriage was bad enough. I really should have earned some hell-gear just for enduring that one - or at least some fancy hoof-wear.
I see that Superman was fine with Jimmy Olsen marrying Lois Lane - maybe he thought it was a way that he could have them both.
This is hilarious. My amazon ad on this page is for a book called Lois on the Loose: One Woman, One Motorcycle, and 20,000 Miles Across America. By Lois Pryce.
It isn’t about Lois Lane, but I guess all this mentioning Lois caused their algorithms to pull up Lois on the Loose.
If you would like Lois on the Loose, here is the amazon link. It is 3000 characters long
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312352212?tag=noumenalnet-20&camp=211493&creative=379969&linkCode=op1&creativeASIN=0312352212&adid=0Z07T6YB63RH4DW5F6EG&
By my Lois will not be outdone. She once, in fact, joined a motorcycle gang!
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=21882&zoom=4
Mojo just exposed my url ignorance. Apparently tinyurl.com shortens those 3000 character long urls into smaller ones. That Lois on the Loose can also be accessed here.
http://tinyurl.com/2dmb7j
Mojo is really smart.
Ooooooo.. Witch on Wheels.
Gotta love Lois.
Ummm… don’t bother with tinyurl. I’ll just get the plugin that shortens urls in comments. I just never really needed it before. And anyway, the long amazon URL links through my amazon affiliate thingy, where the tinyurl one doesn’t. I mean - what if someone wants to buy Lois on the Loose?
You are right. I was thinking of buying Lois on Loose myself. I’d want you to get the money.
But Mojo is still very smart.
Right now he is very restless. He wants to do something, but something exciting and new!
Like the Love Boat claimed to be.
Mojo is very smart, and I understand his restlessness. Not much exciting and new around here though. Not sure about up there.
Good point, Che. Someone will surely want Lois on the Loose! I mean, that’s a great name for a band or a Lesbian Coffee House. The book must be awesome! Witch on wheels, indeed!
[Thanks for the nice words, R.]
Ta. We do have the OPTION of interesting things, but dosh is usually a prerequisite. And time. So, there are those issues.
Yes I know of these issues of which you speak. ’specially the dosh one.
I suppose if I want new and exciting I could go up to the crack-house. Not sure what I’d do once I got there. Crack I guess, but I can’t say I’ve ever been tempted by it. Still. It’d be new. Might even be exciting - though maybe not the kind of excitement I’m looking for.
Well, hot bodied Jonathan said crack didn’t make him high or feel good, it only made him want more crack.
There are drugs I can understand the draw of, but that is not one of them.
Nor is pot, no matter what Al Gore’s son does in his hybrid car. I don’t understand the draw. It makes you sleepy and fat.
I can do both of those with no drugs in my system!
Ah, the crack house. Never been much on my list either. I do want new and exciting but not really the permanently debilitating kind.
With little dosh the options are limited. Watch the geese crap in the park; do some cleaning up in the house; enjoy the cool 90 degree day (as opposed to the 97 degree day coming Tuesday); swat mosquitos; pet the cat until she scratches us in aggravation; watch tv… That’s about all I can think of. Unfortunately, none interesting or exciting, but they are cheap.
Those geese do crap a lot in that park. It makes the park experience less than pleasant.
That was my line - you stole that from me. “Pot makes me hungry and sleepy, and I can do both of those on my own”.
Don’t steal my lines man, unless you give credit where its due.
Hell hell hell its a wonderful place. Its a place of fire, and brimstone. - the Bastard Fairies.
See how I did that?
Anyway, yeah Jonathan of the hot bod didn’t care too much for the crack-rock. Then again, I’ve never been fond of cocaine. Not sure why I’d want any hyper-coke.
Yeah my choices are, get back to work on my story, pet the cats until they scratch me, watch the sci-fi channel all day, or surf for porn. Not too exciting, but as Mojo said, its free.
(see how I did that?)
Sorry. I did not mean to usurp your words. I give full credit.
“Pot makes me hungry and sleepy, and I can do both of those on my own (Vaughn, Personal Conversation)â€.
I might survive the plagiarism.
Ah, APA Style, no less, R the P. All you need to do now is look up the date and you’ll have it perfectly cited. Nothing likes years of education and indebtedness to cite properly.
Yeah… look up the date, R the P.
Yes! I may not have a job I enjoy and I may have a debt that can never be repaid, but I can cite like the best of them!
Um, September 5, 2003.
All that for only a small home worth of debt!
You know what really bugs me? That you are admin orange. I don’t want to be commoner purple! Not on any post!
I told R the P the other day that you wouldn’t like the admin orange thing!
No no no… it was long before 2003. Had to be around 1992 or something.
Che, if admin-orange says 2003, then 2003 it is!
Never doubt admin-orange.
(But you could be right on this one. I think it was 1992).
You’re right, of course, admin orange is always right. Which is why I resent your orangeness.
I always think ‘1992′ with you, because that was the year we went to Mardi Gras. I still have a doubloon from that trip. Weird ay?
I was chastised! Even as Admin-Orange, I was chastised! It said, “You can only post a new comment every 15 seconds! Slow down, Cowboy!”
And then I lost my post.
I said, It seems strange with all the things that you’ve lost in the last few years that you would still have that doubloon. I think all the things I got at Mardi Gras were stolen at the party in the swamp.
There were weird things stolen at that party, Batman Archives number 2, a high chair. But the tv was left there. No one took it. And why Batman Archives Number 2, but not Number 1? I guess they’d already bought that.
And I think it is hilarious we didn’t notice anyone walking out with a high chair under their arm.
That was some party!
A high chair was stolen? I don’t remember that. Probably because it was one of the few things left in the house. And the rest of the stuff was taken by Oobee the following day, when she came to move the rest of her stuff out, while we watched. And no one offered to help.
Ah, those were the heady days of youth. Can’t say I ever had much stolen at my parties, least of all a highchair. Of course, some certain kid of ours had stuff stolen from OUR house at her unsanctioned party. That wasn’t too cool, but it shows a glimmer of hope that she’ll be normal. Very selfish, but normal.
I don’t think anyone sane WOULD help 0oby given her generally self centered annoying self aggrandizing behaviors. Not all bitter, here; not at all.
It was Oobee’s high chair.
And that was a particularly fine moment! Not only did we not help her, but also we lay in front of the door forcing her to step over us as she carried her stuff out.
And yes, our kid’s friends did do that! Who knew kids liked spoons so much. Just what were they cooking at that party anyway?
I remember the following morning Ozzy and I made a collage of all the trash left over from the party. Ozzy put a picture of Oobee inside a bottle cap, glued it to the collage, then put a cigarette out on her face. I can’t remember why he hated her so much, he didn’t really know her that well. I think he was just hating her vicariously through us.
And we did sort of ‘lounge’ in her way as she tried to move stuff. G the Avin even sat IN a chair she was trying to move.
This all sounds really petty and hateful of us doesn’t it? But really, if folks KNEW Oobee, they’d understand.
It does sound very hateful. But we weren’t being hateful. It was passive resistance, the very thing that you are taught to do when you are at a political protest and are arrested by the cops. Just go limp.
We did not stop her. We simply protested her bad behavior by doing nothing to help her.
And that is fairness.
And we were also really really really hung over, and could barely move. So we had a good excuse.
Well, unfortunately the temperature is soaring in the house. As much fun as we’re having (sitting at two different computers and posting), we’re going to have to stop to try to fix that air conditioner!
Stay cool down there, Che!
We may check back on later if we get that air conditioner running!
Hey! Lois just made it to the most commented list!
Way to go Lois.
Now I’ve got to fix that air conditioner!
Good luck with the air conditioner! Hit it with a hammer, I say.
Now I’ll go look for that plugin to shorten the links. I know its out there somewhere.
Yay, Lois!!!
Thanks, Che. Believe me, I’ll try the nice way first. If that doesn’t work, it’s hammer time! But not in a cheesy 80s way.
:-)
Hey, got a plugin fer the urls. They are now whipped into a more managable shape.
A little note for any newcomers wanting to see the pictures that are related to this post. The Comic Book Database, from which I got these pictures, seems to be experiencing some upgrading pangs.
The links aren’t working right now.
So if you are expecting a picture of Lois Lane and instead get Mitzi, that is why.
The site says it should be repaired soon.
Lois. I still love you! And your insanity. You will not be surpassed in comments by a fig newton post! It will not happen.
It can’t!
OMG, R the P, I can’t believe you’re posting here just to keep your count up on Lois! Well, yes I can, but still…
Hasn’t Lois suffered enough humiliation at the hands of Superman?
Must she be defeated by a fig newton as well?
It ain’t right, I tell you!
OMG. No response whatever to that one.
Don’t worry, Lois. I’ll come back later and raise your comments after the discussion has died down.
I’ve got your back! I know that you’ll have another wedding to get to soon. You can’t be bothered with things like comment stats.
Sorry, Lois.
The fig newton post is a runaway hit. You’ll never catch up now.
Take comfort in the fact that you are still the top vote getter.
But Lois doesn’t need to beat Fig Newtons, which became the most commented post, to get back in the top 5.
She just has to beat an aubergine.
And who hasn’t wanted to beat an aubergine?
Disgusting things.
I tried to find an example of Lois beating an aubergine, but Lois doesn’t do much cooking.
This is the closest she comes. And the plates are empty.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=15783&zoom=4
Even though there is no Lois and eggplant, there is Lois and an eye transplant. Is that close enough?
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=22342&zoom=4
By the way, when Lois Lane was canceled, Supergirl was also canceled, and Jimmy Olsen was as well. The three comics were merged into one comic called “Superman Family” which took over the numbering of the comic that had the most issues so far, Jimmy Olsen. The three of them rotated the lead story and the rest of the magazine featured reprints.
With that in mind, this is the first issue of “Lois Lane” that I ever bought.
Lois realizes her dream, Superman proposes to her, but she had become BIONIC! (Yes this was 1976, so the Bionic Woman and Six Million Dollar Man were very popular at the time.)
I love Lois’ bionic look. Especially her bionic ears. You can’t see the ears on the cover. They were basically horns. Like a trumpet.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=30061&zoom=4
Here was the first issue in which Lois “presented” the Superman Family. She didn’t get treated any better here than she did in her own mag.
Superman’s bitching about her as she gets thrown off a building to her death.
Typical.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=27605&zoom=4
My two favorite Lois covers of the Superman Family era
Lois and her flying bed
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=30991&zoom=4
And Superman battling for the Mind of Lois Lane, a deadly battle he can’t possibly win.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=32191&zoom=4
And just for kicks, Superman taking orders from Idi Amin to kill Lois.
Look how horrified the supporting characters are in the masthead. Even Krypto can’t believe his eyes!
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=31678&zoom=4
Eventually, Supergirl took over the lead story in Superman Family and Lois and Jimmy were shoved to back up players.
Here is Lois’ last prominent cover appearance on Superman Family. The comic would be canceled 22 issues later.
Kind of fittingly, her last appearance would see her at long last happily married to Superman. That’s their daughter on the floor in front of them. And that is her white haired sister Lucy married to Jimmy behind her.
http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=34172&zoom=4
So there you go. Closure to the long hard road of Lois Lane.
DC had a Crisis a couple of years later that rewrote its entire history, and gimmicky mags like Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen had no part in the new DC. It was the end of an era.
But Lois is still in the Superman family of magazines, married to him for “real.” I guess the Silver Age Lois got her wish after all.
Well I just have to contribute to the ‘get Lois back in the top 5 campaign’. Because R the P just looks pitiful over here, all alone, commenting on his own post.
And I do think highly of any woman who’d marry satan and wear red to her wedding.
Yay Che!
I knew Lois could count on you!
Well, you’ve made it back into the top 5 Lois. You kicked some aubergine butt today.
In all fairness, though, that fig newton post had some great conversations going back and forth.
But I knew Lois could beat the crap out of an aubergine.
Yes, I thought for sure no one would read a post about my ex. I guess you never know whats going to spawn a lengthy conversation.
Ex-husbands, aubergines, Lois Lane, emoticons, me naked.
Go figure.
And even Rob makes the top 5!
You never know what will be a hit.
It’s true… You just never know. I suspect even JK Rowling wasn’t sure her Harry Potter series would be a hit. Now, she’s richer than the Queen. R, please right something that will make us richer than the Queen. That’s a life I could live.
This isn’t the only post about Lois! Here is Lois Lane: The Marrying Kind.
Oops. Messed up that link. Here it is. Lois Lane: The Marrying Kind.
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Thanks to these people giving us spam adds in the comment section, Lois now moves ahead of “stuff I’ve done in the nude” on the most commented entries