Lana Lang

Lana Lang is a fictional character who appears in the Superman stories published by DC Comics. Lana's first appearance was in 1950 in Superboy #10. Her traditional role in the comics was as Superman's romantic interest when they were teenagers, and as good friends when they became adults, especially once Lois Lane entered the picture. In the modern comics, she was married for a time to Pete Ross, Clark Kent's best friend as a youth. She is traditionally depicted with curly red-hair.

Modern version

After the 1985-1986 miniseries Crisis on Infinite Earths was written, various aspects of Lana's history were retconned, starting with comics writer John Byrne's miniseries Man of Steel, which was designed to rewrite Superman's origin from scratch. In the "post-Crisis" version of events, Lana was a childhood friend of Clark; after they graduated from high school, Clark divulged to her before leaving Smallville that he had superpowers, which knowledge Lana kept secret. Years later, Lana eventually married Pete Ross, and the two settled into a quiet life in Smallville, with Lana eventually giving birth to their son, whom she named "Clark."

Related Topics:
1985 - 1986 - Crisis on Infinite Earths - Retcon - John Byrne - Man of Steel

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In 2000, Pete Ross became Lex Luthor's vice presidential running mate in Luthor's bid to become president of the United States, and after the two won, Lana moved to Washington, D.C.. Eventually, Luthor was forced from his office, and Pete Ross became president (and Lana the First Lady). Recently, Lana and Pete divorced.

Related Topics:
2000 - Lex Luthor - Vice presidential - President of the United States - Washington, D.C. - First Lady - Divorced

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