Lois Lane is the primary and most iconic love interest of Superman. She is a reporter of the Daily Planet, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (though how she won a Pulitzer is never specified). Although shown as a capable journalist who can handle herself at times, she has also often been depicted as a damsel in distress frequently getting into trouble.
(love interests besides Clark Kent are ennumerated)
Earth-Two
The Golden Age Superman is shown to only have eyes for Lois Lane. He played the goofy, clumsy nerd as her co-worker Clark Kent, while she swooned at Superman. She would often suspect the two were one and the same, but he would always find a way assuage her suspicions.
It was revealed that later, he revealed his dual identity to her, and the two were married. Although fully grown, Power Girl became a surrogate daughter to the couple.
When Earth-Two was destroyed in the Crisis, Clark, Lois, and Power Girl were the only three survivors. Clark and Lois went off to live with Alexander Luthor and Superboy-Prime in an alternate dimension Luthor had created, where they watched the new world of heroes grow.
Eventually, that world took some dark turns, with heroes making some questionable decisions. Lois began to grow ill.Clark attributed it to the growing darkness in the outside world (like that makes sense). He concocted a plan to try and change the reality of that world with Alexander and Superboy. Before he could accomplish anything, Lois died. He later learned that Alexander and Superboy had made Lois sick, in a scheme to have Superman help him change the world to their liking. He then battled Superboy Prime in a fight that resulted in his death.
Main article: Lois Lane (Earth 2)
Earth-One
In the Silver Age of comics, Clark and Lois worked for the Daily Planet, with much the same relationship. Lois would every now and again suspect that Clark Kent was truly Superman, only to have him find some way of dissuading her from this opinion. Her main rival for Superman's affections became Lana Lang.
- "Bronco Bill" was secretly an ancient centaur who had been cursed to the form of a horse, but could take the form of a human whenever a certain comet passed over. He performed as Supergirl's superheroic pet horse Comet. When in human form, he often romanced Supergirl, and even did so for Lois Lane multiple times.
Post-Crisis / Birthright / New Earth
- Jeb was an early love interest before Clark came along. In 1986's new origin story, Man of Steel, Superman is introduced to the world when (before even having a costume) he rescues an experimental "space-plane," along with Lois and other reporters on it, that had fallen out of the sky, including Lois. It is she who gives him the name Superman. When he later appears in costume, she is beaten to the story by Clark Kent, a fact that she resents him for for years. This origin was done away with by two subsequent post-crisis origins in Birthright and Secret Origins. In the Post-Crisis stories, the aspect of Clark Kent acting like a bumbling nerd was dropped, and his behavior around Lois became that of a normal colleague.
- Jose was a love interests of Lois during the events of Gang War. Eventually, Lois warmed up to Clark and found herself attracted to him in a similar manner to Superman. The two embarked on a relationship. Ultimately, Clark both revealed his dual identity to her and proposed in a single act. She accepted, and the two were soon married. The couple enjoyed multiple years of a happy marriage.
Prime Earth (New 52)
Despite romantic tension with Lois, Clark is in a relationship with Wonder Woman . Lois however only sees him as her best friend. Any chance of them coming together is crushed when Lois discovers his secret identity and outs him to the world.
- Bruce Wayne / Batman - Lois was briefly involved in a romantic relationship with an amnesiac Batman, who was much nicer, while she was a young reporter. She helped him in investigating the mystery behind Ralph Mangubat and the amnesiac Superman, was saved twice by him, while also briefly becoming his sidekick. In order to regain his memory and make Superman remember as well, he kissed Lois before remembering that his real name was Clark. After regaining his memory, he abandoned Lois instantly.
Rebirth
It's revealed at the end of New 52 that the Lois and Clark from the pre-Flashpoint continuity have been living in secret for years on this world, with this new Clark ready to reclaim the red cape when his younger counterpart is killed. The two also have a son named Jonathan Samuel Kent. Following the Superman: Reborn storyline, the timelines as well as the souls of Lois and Clark of both worlds are merged, resulting in the post-Flashpoint Superman marrying Lois, while having a son and being older.
Elseworlds
Earth-Three
- Lex Luthor - In a world where all the heroes of the world we know are villains, Lex Luthor is the world's sole superhero. He is married to Lois Lane, and the two have a son, Alexander Luthor. When the villain known as the Anti-Monitor destroys Earth-Three, Luthor sends their son to an alternate Earth in a scene modeled after the way Superman was sent to Earth from Krypton. Lex and Lois embrace as they and their Earth are destroyed. (see Earth-Two article for more on Alexander Luthor)
Earth-3 (Superwoman)
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Kingdom Come
Clark was very much in love with Lois, who died tragically.
Red Son
- Lex Luthor - In this world, where Superman grew up in Russia, Lois is married to Lex Luthor but their marriage is often strained at times due to his focus on his work.
All-Star Superman
All-Star Superwoman
In All-Star Superman, Superman gives Lois a serum that will endow her with all his powers for a day as a birthday present. This along with a kryptonian suit he had tailor-made for Lois allows her to fulfill the image many fans have had of her as a true Superwoman.
Adaptations
Superman (1978 film) and Sequels
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Here, Lois and Clark become best friends while working together. Clark is in love with her, but she is only infatuated with Superman. Luthor is more successful in wooing Lois. The two begin to date, and despite Clark and her other friends trying to convince her he is an evil man, become engaged (the writers were quick to make it clear, however, that the two were not sleeping together). When Luthor's schemes are revealed on their would-be wedding day, he throws himself off the top of his tower. He eventually returns to life, but his schemes are still thwarted by Lois and Clark.
Lois later begins to date Clark. He reveals his secret identity to her, and the two are married.
DC Animated Universe
- Lex Luthor and Lois used to date, before Clark's arrival to Metropolis.
- Bruce Wayne / Batman - While maintaining the normal romantic tension with Clark Kent / Lois began dating billionaire Bruce Wayne, but breaks it off after she discovers his identity as Batman. Main article: Lois Lane (DC Animated Universe)
Superman: Unbound
Smallville
Lois is introduced in the fourth season as the cousin of Clark's friend Chloe Sullivan. She stays in Smallville on and off again, at one point even staying in the Kent household. Clark at first cannot stand her, calling her bossy, stuck up, and rude.
- Arthur Curry / Aquaman - A newcomer to town briefly romances Lois, but the two soon break apart.
- Oliver Queen / Green Arrow - This billionaire begins dating Lois, but they break up. She eventually discovers his dual identity as the viilante Green Arrow, and they continue to be friends with each other and Clark. Clark & Lois' relationship matures into a friendship, although a feisty one. Lois eventually finds her calling as a reporter, and she and Clark both begin working at the Daily Planet. She has a fascination with the figure called "The Blur," essentially mimicking her fascination with Superman in the comics. She and Clark begin to have feelings for each other in season 8. They begin seeing each other, and at the end of the ninth season, she discovers he is the Blur. Lois ultimately helps him create his new dual identity, including adopting the glasses. The two become engaged, but in the series finale, their wedding is interrupted by the apocalyptic machinations of Darkseid. Lois is among the first rescued when Clark debuts in his new costume to defeat the villain. In a flashforward to seven years in the future, the two, for some reason, have still not married, with their ceremony commencing later that day. In a cameo during crisis on infinite earths it’s revealed that they’ve been married for almost ten years and are parents to unnamed daughters.
Superman Returns (Earth-96)
(The film Superman Returns, later said to be on this world, follows up a similar version of events to the first two films while at first appearing to ignore the events of the third and fourth, though the events of the third are later referenced in Crisis on Infinite Earths.)
After astronomers discovered what they thought to be remnants of the planet Krypton, Clark took a space ship there on a long journey to see if it were true, but only discovered the dismal remains of this planet. He returned to Earth after a five-year-long absence to find a Lois who was resentful of him.
- Richard White - Lois was now engaged, and has a five-year-old son with her fiance. After having another interview, and another romantic flight, her anger mellowed. It was later revealed (presumably surprising even Lois) that her son, Jason, is actually Superman’s son (This is presumably from their time together during Superman II, though the later reference to the events of Superman III seemingly mitigate this, meaning another romantic liaison must have happened). While Superman later lie in a coma, Lois whispered the truth in his ear before giving him a kiss. After he awakens, Lois was still with her fiance, but the future remained ambiguous ("Superman Returns") Lois and her fiance eventually split up, Clark revealed his secret identity to her, and they were married. Lois was killed, along with Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, and many others, when the Joker dispelled a poisonous gas on the Daily Planet. After that, Clark began wearing an altered version of his chest emblem, with a black background. After the reality-altering events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Superman was shown flying with a yellow background to his emblem, possibly meaning that his timeline had been altered to avoid his loved ones' unfortunate fates. ("Crisis on Infinite Earths")
DC Extended Universe
Lois figures out that Clark is an alien before he takes on the Superman identity. Their relationship becomes one of trust, as Clark convinces Lois to keep his secret purely out of altruism. Their attraction to each other builds up as they're put through a series of near-death experiences before finally kissing. When Clark arrives at the Daily Planet at the end of the film, Lois recognizes him immediately but decides to keep this between them. Two years later, in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the two are in a loving relationship. After Clark is killed fighting Doomsday, it is shown that he was planning on proposing. Lois decides to wear the ring that he had planned on giving her. With Clark's resurrection in Justice League, the two are now happily engaged.
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Superman finds out that Lois is pregnant. Shortly afterwards she's kidnapped by the Joker. When Superman tries to save her he's drugged with a mix of Scarecrow's fear gas kryptonite fumes. He imagines Doomsday about to attack and forces him into orbit. It's not until he's well above the Earth's atmosphere that Superman realizes he was actually attacking Lois! When Superman comes back down to Earth, he sees that the Joker used this as a distraction to destroy all of Metropolis. Broken beyond repair, Superman kills the Joker and places all of Earth under his dictatorship.
These events illustrate just how much Lois means to Superman. If he lost her he'd lose his humanity. A similar alternative future is shown in a vision seen by Batman in the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
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