Sam Lane

Sam Lane
Debut Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #13 (November 1959) Created by Robert Bernstein and Kurt Schaffenberger Portrayed by see In other media
Statistics Classification Human Affiliation U.S. Army Relatives Lois Lane (daughter), Lucy Lane (daughter), Ella Lane (wife)

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.

In other media

Kirk Alyn
Superman: The Movie

Denis Arndt
Lois & Clark

Harve Presnell
Lois & Clark

Michael Ironside
Smallville

Dean Jones
Superman: The Animated Series

Steve Blum
All-Star Superman

Danny Huston
The Flashpoint Paradox

Jay K. Johnson
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

Glenn Morshower
Supergirl

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