Fictional character biography Lucy Lane

1 fictional character biography

1.1 new krypton
1.2 superwoman
1.3 new 52

fictional character biography

jimmy olsen , lucy lane, debut. art curt swan , john giunta.

in silver age stories, lucy presented airline stewardess on-again, off-again romantic interest of jimmy olsen. lucy s silver age appearances revolved around jimmy s various attempts @ romancing her. character believed have died in superman s girl friend, lois lane #120 (march 1972) later revived in story in superman s pal jimmy olsen #160 (october 1973).

lucy reintroduced dc comics continuity in man of steel #5 (december 1986). lucy air traffic controller, became affected mysterious blindness cured side-effect of destruction of bizarro clone. lucy returned job , had brief relationship jimmy olsen. after many encounters super-villains such sleez, deathstroke, , becoming vampire bride, started dating african-american daily planet staff member ron troupe. when lucy became pregnant, conservative father enraged although lucy explained there s not racist bone in daddy s body. hates daughters beaus. sam lane overcame anger when lucy , ron married , child born.

new krypton

after long disappearance principal storylines, lucy lane returns in 1 shot superman: new krypton. past ron troupe unclear, possibly estranged (troupe having resurfaced in current storylines, working again daily planet). long disappearance explained joining military, in desperate, post-mortem attempt appease (presumed) dead father s desire have son able carry on career in military. bitter , angrier in former appearances, still blames lois general sam lane s apparent death during war against imperiex. essentially, thinks lois broke heart putting love superman before duties daughter.

lucy references former appearances, mentioning dating boys in lois circle failed attempts live life through more successful sister, chooses sacrifice life , live military career father intended lois, driving deeper wedge between 2 sisters. unbeknownst her, father still alive, , working government.

superwoman

lucy lane superwoman. art joshua middleton.

lucy first appeared superwoman in supergirl #35, costume nod of bronze age superwoman kristin wells , containing containment field simulated kryptonian powers. lucy s identity not revealed until near story arc s end. during tenure superwoman, ordered father, general sam lane, kill agent liberty, had been spying on general lane , lex luthor. later attacked reactron, tipped off readers superwoman not kryptonian (in villain s gold kryptonite power source had no effect on her). supergirl unmasks superwoman, , accidentally kills rupturing containment field of suit, causing lucy s body contort , explode.

in supergirl annual #1 readers given current modern backstory of lucy lane. in story, lucy, since moment born, has felt overshadowed big sister lois. lucy felt lois outperformed her, overshadowed , more loved father. lucy never blames lois blames parents sam , ella. feeling maybe being closer lois father pay more attention her, lucy moved same city came @ same time lois , father grew apart on superman. after father s death, lucy joined army. being great soldier , woman, lucy rose in ranks. during amazon attack on united states, lucy killed 2 amazons saved codename: assassin. awaking in project 7734, father able convince lucy put on superwoman suit, possessed mystical qualities.

although seemingly dead, lucy s remains steal lifeforce of man came close. when lucy recovered general lane s forces, learn suit s mystic energies have somehow transformed actual kryptonian.

following war of supermen storyline, lucy in custody in s.t.a.r. labs kimiyo hoshi , gangbuster, attempting remove lucy s metahuman abilities. after interference object crashes metropolis park, before leave lucy s holding cell, shown seemingly have lightly cracked. later, lucy visited sister lois, wants talk. lucy unhelpful has given in insanity. lois tells lucy disgusted , walks away leaving lucy in s.t.a.r. labs custody behind. although crack in cell seemed hint @ lucy escaping @ point, nothing came of it, , once new 52 launched, storylines in progress in dc dropped in favor of new continuity.

the new 52

in new 52, reboot of dc comics universe, lucy lane first seen picked train station lois after clark kent unable fulfill promise lois himself. later make it, clark accompanies her, lois, johnathan carrol, , morgan edge expensive restaurant in town later forced leave check due duties superman. clark later makes taking bungee jumping, activity lucy enjoys. lucy befriended , later became roommates olivia after met while white water rafting. adopted cat named simon. olivia became ill , doctor obeshian gave drugs take, drugs having secretly been taken alien fungus mutate user shapeshifting creature. lucy , olivia both took pills resulting in former turning wolf creature , latter giant insect-like creature. organization named cartel began kidnapping users of drug, had begun circulating on streets, detox , managed capture olivia. lucy convinced lois save olivia. in insect form lucy rescued lois , olivia cartel s base. issue ended lois comforting hysterical lucy.