Lana Lang
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance |
Superboy #10 (September/October 1950) |
| Created by |
Bill Finger John Sikela |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Lana Lang |
| Team affiliations | LexCorp |
| Supporting character of |
Superboy (Kal-El) Superman Supergirl |
| Notable aliases | Insect Queen, Superwoman |
Lana Lang is a fictional supporting character in DC Comics' Superman comics series.
Created by writer Bill Finger and artist John Sikela, the character first appears in Superboy #10 (September/October 1950). Across decades of Superman comics and adaptations into other media, Lana has most consistently been depicted as Superman's teenage romantic interest growing up in Smallville; as an adult, she is a distant friend of Superman in his civilian identity as Clark Kent.
Lana is one of many Superman characters with the alliterative initials "LL", the most notable other examples being Superman's primary love interest Lois Lane and nemesis, Lex Luthor. In the Silver Age, she regularly appeared in comic books depicting the adventures of Superman's teenaged self, Superboy, and also appeared as an adult in numerous Superman titles, vying with Lois Lane for his attention. In Modern revisions of DC Comics continuity, she and Clark are shown to have remained friends since their teenage years. The stories varies across different revisions of Superman's origin story. For example, in Superman: Secret Origin, Lana becomes privy to Clark's unusual abilities at an early age and becomes his earliest confidant outside of his parents and the futuristic Legion of Super-Heroes.
She has been featured in most other media adaptations of Superboy, typically as a teenager. These portrayals include the Adventures of Superboy television series, played by Stacy Haiduk. And the WB television series Smallville, played by Kristin Kreuk. In Smallville she was teenage Clark Kent's principal romantic interest throughout the show's first seven seasons. She has also appeared in many adaptations of Superman stories, although her role is generally smaller. In Superman: The Movie Lana was played by Diane Sherry. In the 1983 film Superman III, she is played by Annette O'Toole, who would later portray Martha Kent on Smallville.
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