Lois Lane in 1939 tries to convince her Editor that she saw a flying man in this very first comic story.
Lois Lane, beginning in 1940, was voiced on the radio by Joan Alexander. She provided her voice for a decade on radio, as well as in the 1941-43 Fleischer cartoons and on the 1966-69 TV cartoon.
Lois Lane in a 1941 Sunday newspaper comic strip.
Lois Lane in 1942 in the comics
Lois Lane in 1947 in the comics
Phyllis Coates as Lois Lane during the first season of the 1953 TV series THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN. My opinion is she's the best Lois Lane ever to hit any screen.
Lois Lane in a 1955 comic book
Lois Lane in 1959. For the time, this was one of the sexiest comic book covers ever. By 90's and 2000's standards, it's considered very tame.
In the comics through the years, there has always been a rivalry between Lois Lane and Superman's Smallville sweetheart Lana Lang. Here are two examples from 1960 and 1962.
On TV in 1966, Filmation Studios produced the cartoon series THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, featuring Bud Collyer again as the voice of Superman. Joan Alexander (who provided Lois' radio voice for a decade) and Julie Bennett shared the voicing honors for Lois. The series ran through 1970.
Margot Kidder as Lois Lane in the 1978 film SUPERMAN THE MOVIE.
Lois Lane in 1980 as she appeared in the comics.
Margot Kidder as Lois Lane in 1981's SUPERMAN II.
Lois even took some time to assist Batman in 1981.
Margot Kidder returned as Lois Lane, albeit briefly, in 1983's SUPERMAN III. Here she meets Lana Lang (Annette O'Toole), Clark's high school crush from Smallville.
Lois Lane in 1986 in the comics.
Lois Lane in 1986 in the comics. In this mini-series a new origin and life was given to The Man Of Steel. In this one his Earth parents don't die when he leaves Smallville.
Margot Kidder returned as Lois Lane in 1987's SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE for the fourth and final time.
Lois gets a haircut: a shorter do for Lois Lane this 1988 comic story. Forgive the outfit, it was the eighties.
A very short-lived TV cartoon on CBS in 1988 featured Superman voiced by Beau Weaver and Lois Lane by Ginny McSwain.
Always the headstrong investigative reporter. Here she is sneaking around again.
The long hair returns as Lois Lane and Superman are finally together (Till death do us part...) in 1991 comics.
Teri Hatcher was perfect in the role of Lois Lane in TV's LOIS AND CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, which ran for 4 seasons (1993-1997). She played opposite Dean Cain's Clark. Eventually he shared his secret with her. In my opinion, she is the second best Lois portrayal.
An artist's portrayal of Clark proposing to Lois on a 1994 TOPPS Trading card.
Prepping for her upcoming nuptials to Clark, Lois tries on wedding dresses.
From 1997-1999 this is how Lois Lane appeared on the TV cartoon THE SUPERMAN ADVENTURES (aka SUPERMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES) and in the show's comicbook namesake. Her voice was portayed excellently by Dana Delany, who previously did the voice of Andrea in 1993's BATMAN: THE MASK OF THE PHANTASM.
Lois Lane, as beautiful and as tough as ever, in the 1999 comics.
Still adorable in 2002. And still very happy with Clark or "Smallville" as she calls him...
Okay, is it just me, or does Lois get better looking every time I see her? Season 4 of SMALLVILLE, features Lois Lane played by the drop dead gorgeous Erica Durance.
Okay, is it just me, or does Lois get better looking every time I see her? Season 4 of SMALLVILLE, features Lois Lane played by the drop dead gorgeous Erica Durance.
In the Top-notch 2004 Fan Film, The World's Finest (which was directed by Sandy Collora), Lois Lane was played excellently by the stunning Nina Kaczorowski.
Gorgeous Kate Bosworth as Lois in SUPERMAN RETURNS.
Gorgeous Kate Bosworth as Lois in SUPERMAN RETURNS.
Erica Durance returned as Lois on the CW Network's SMALLVILLE.