The lovely red-haired newscaster for Metropolis television station
WMET-TV who has been a central figure in the life of Superman.
As a contemporary of the teen-aged Superman (i.e., Superboy) during their days in
Smallville, she had a crush on
Superboy, was alternatively friendly to, and contemptuous of,
mild-mannered Clark Kent, and generally "tormented and
pestered" them both in her never-ending quest for the secret of
Superboy's dual identity. As an adult, first as a reporter for the
Daily Planet and later as a celebrated TV newscaster, she is one of
Superman's best friends and Lois Lane's arch-rival for the affections
of Superman. Superman has described Lana as a "beautiful
woman" and as "the swellest girl I ever met... except for
Lois Lane!"
Lana Lang, the daughter of archaeologist and explorer Professor Lang and the niece of Professor Potter, grew up in Smallville, where she was in Clark Kent's class at Smallville High School. Lana's senior-class yearbook cited her as a "class wit," but Superman #78 describes her as "pretty, prying, and pestiferous," and draws a pointed parallel between Lana Lang's relationship with the teen-aged Superboy and Lois Lane's relationship with the adult Superman:
"Superman has had his troubles from
the reckless rashness of Lois Lane - but that's nothing new to
him! For years ago in Smallville, when he was Superboy, pretty,
prying, pestiferous Lana Lang also used to give him headaches!"
Text on this page taken from The Great Superman Book © 1978 by Michael L. Fleisher.
Lana Lang © DC Comics
