"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's..."
Well, it's Superman and Lois Lane. One of the most famous comic book
hottest couples. The truest star-crossed lovers ever to grace fiction
given that Superman (aka Clark Kent/Kal El) actually did have to cross the
cosmos to find the woman of his dreams.
Of course, it wasn't a smooth ride for Mr. and Mrs. Superman. The
romance started soon after Clark gained employment with the Daily Planet,
the biggest newspaper in Metropolis. Lois Lane was the best reporter that
the Planet had but found herself constantly outdone by Clark (due to
the fact that his superpowers allowed him the inside scoop on the big
stories and that he could type a million words per second). In the
comics, Clark had secured a job at the Daily Planet by scooping Lois with the
very first Superman exclusive. That, in turn, created a bitter
rivalry, not to mention it made Clark seem somewhat opportunistic rather than
clever. For the longest time, a strange love triangle existed where
Clark was interested in Lois who was infatuated with Superman. Clark,
unable to reveal to Lois that his mild-mannered demeanor was a ruse, was
unable to compete for Lois' affection, the irony being he was his own
rival. Over the subsequent years, the various writers began to bring out
Clark as the more dominant personality, slowly changing him from the
meek mild-mannered reporter to a character that become more outgoing,
forward and assertive. Qualities that attracted Lois to Clark and that led
to a blossoming relationship between the two.
Things simmered along for some time. Superman became more of a friend
in need for Lois and Clark the love of her life. In the end though,
Clark revealed the truth about himself to her and this lead to a long
engagement (full of complications like an ex-girlfriend, various
kidnappings, and the constant exposure of Lois to Superman villains). Finally,
Clark and Lois were married in what was the comic book version of the
marriage of the century. To this day, Clark/Superman and Lois juggle
everyday problems, the occasional act of saving the Earth, resurrection from
the dead, whilst all the time trying to raise their adopted son, Chris
Kent.
That's it in a nutshell. At least, the basics. Of course, a story like
this can't be limited and considering that Superman burst into life in
1938, revision was always going to happen. Over the years, we have seen
various media take charge of the Man Of Steel's love life. Some have
got it right and some have got it horribly wrong (don't get me started
on that rubbish currently broadcast as "Smallville") but the one thing
to have come out in all of them is the romance between Clark and Lois.
The message is clear here: you don't need to be a super man to have the
girl of your dreams. Whilst it was (a) Superman who took Lois' breath
away to begin with, it was Clark (the average joe reporter who wooed
her) that she fell in love with. Whilst Clark was person who had
abilities far beyond human kind, he fell in love with a woman of Earth who gave
him a sense of belonging, loyalty and stability. It wasn't the ideal
that caused this love but the flaws that each person had being filled by
the other. Whilst the story involves a super powered alien from a
doomed planet, it is a very human experience. Nowadays we have super rich
CEOs. super powerful politicians and mega popular actors finding love in
the common everyday person. What they all seek is a balance in their
lives and a partner to balance with.
New: Solve the Superman and Lois Lane Flash Jigsaw Puzzle in our Famous Lovers Jigsaw Puzzles section.
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