Comic book character owned by
DC Comics. One of the oldest comics characters around, she was introduced for the first time, along with her perpetual
love interest Superman, in 1938's
Action Comics #1.
Lois has always been considered
Superman's Girlfriend--for many years, that was all she was, chasing
obsessively after the
Man of Steel, trying to reveal his
secret identity, falling off buildings, getting
rescued, and trying to get Superman to
marry her.
Eventually, DC grew up in the way it portrayed Lois. She became a former "
army brat" who had enough
smarts and
survival skills to hold her own against most mundane
villains, though Supes still gets to save her from the
superhuman bad guys. Her status as a superstar
reporter for the
Daily Planet was also solidified--in the old days, she was a glorified
society editor; nowadays, she actually goes out and gets the big stories--if not for his
superspeed,
Clark Kent would never be able to
scoop her.
In the current DC
continuity, Lois knows that Superman is Clark Kent--in fact, they finally got
married a few years ago. In addition to
reporting, she has also published a number of
mystery novels.