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General Samuel Lane is a general in the United States Army, and is also the father to Lois Lane and Lucy Lane.
Imperiex War[]
During the Superman: Our Worlds at War storyline, General Lane valliantly defended the planet against Imperiex and his forces, seemingly dying at the hands of an Imperiex probe.
New Krypton[]
Sam Lane returns in the New Krypton storyline. He has apparently survived the events of the Imperiex War, unknown to Lois and Lucy. He begins working against the Kryptonians in this storyline, as he believes them to be a threat to the Earth. To this end, he drafts Lex Luthor, and seems to have Superwoman working for him. He even manages to use Doomsday against the Kryptonians.His anti-alien campaign had a free hand as long as Lex Luthor was president. But as he more and more depended on Super-Villains to carry out his campaign,the changed US Government revoked his security clearance and made him subject to arrest.He committed suicide as the super-heroes closed in on him.
NOTES--After the SUPERMAN books were revamped in 1988, the relationship between Sam Lane and his daughter Lois became one where they barely tolerated each other;and Lois' mother was portrayed as a browbeaten housewife afraid to talk back to him.
In other media[]
Lois & Clark
Lois & Clark
Superman: The Animated Series
All-Star Superman
The Flashpoint Paradox
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Supergirl
Superman & Lois