Lane Family

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 * OfficialName           = The Lane Family
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 * Status                 = Active
 * Identity               = Public
 * Universe               = New Earth
 * BaseOfOperations       = Metropolis; Smallville, Kansas; Pittsdale, Iowa


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 * CurrentMembers         = Mainstream: Sam Lane; Ella Lane; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Ron Troupe; Sam Troupe; Clark Kent; Smallville: Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Sam Lane; Chloe Sullivan; Gabe Sullivan; Moira Sullivan; Jimmy Olsen (engaged)
 * FormerMembers          = Samuel Lane (Earth-One); Elinore Lane (Earth-One); Lois Lane (Earth-One); Lois Lane (Earth-Two); Suzie Tomkins (Earth-Two); Kal-L (Earth-Two); Kara Zor-L (Earth-Two);
 * Allies                 = Kent Family; House of El
 * Enemies                = Lex Luthor


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 * Creators               = Jerryt Siegel; Joe Shuster
 * First                  = {{c|Action Comics #1}} (Lois Lane); {{c|Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane #13}} (Sam and Ella Lane)
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 * HistoryText            = {{Seealso|Kent Family}} The Lane Family represents the paternal bloodline of Daily Planet star reporter Lois Lane and her extended family. Although centrally located in the areas in and around Metropolis, the Lanes also have roots in 19th century Smallville, Kansas. The primary members of the modern Lane family are Ella and Sam Lane and their daughters Lois and Lucy. The Lane family rose to national prominence in 2000 when four-star general Sam Lane was appointed Secretary of Defense during the Luthor administration. A career soldier, Sam Lane moved his family across the country quite a lot while they were growing up and both Lois and Lucy grew up as "army brats". Sam Lane heroically sacrificed his life defending his country against Imperiex probes during the "Our Worlds at War" event. More recently however, it has been revealed that Sam Lane actually survived the war and has been placed in charge of a program monitoring the activity of the super-villain Brainiac.

The Lane daughters have both since married, though Lois still keeps her maiden name for professional reasons. Lois Lane married her Daily Planet co-worker Clark Kent shortly after learning that he was also the infamous super-hero known as Superman. Lois and Clark are still reporters and they currently reside at 1938 Sullivan Place. Lois and Clark, as yet, do not have any children together, though they briefly took care of the young Kryptonian Lor-Zod during his brief stay on Earth. It has been revealed (by Lex Luthor) that Kryptonians are not genetically compatible with human beings, so the possibility of Lois and Clark conceiving a child through natural means is remote.

Lois's sister, Lucy Lane married a Daily Planet staff member as well, editorialist Ron Troupe. Lucy and Ron had a son whom they named Sam after her father.

Earth-Two
Very little information about the Lane family of Earth-Two has been revealed. The primary family member is of course Lois Lane who worked as a reporter for the Daily Star in the 1930s and 40s. Lois often found herself acting as babysitter to her bratty niece Suzie Tomkins. Late in life, Lois discovered that her co-worker Clark Kent was also the mystery man known as Superman. The two were married and shared in many adventures together, oftentimes referring to themselves as "Mr. and Mrs. Superman". Lois and Clark never had any children, though Lois did come to regard Clark's Kryptonian cousin Kara as a daughter. Lois and Clark both perished during the event known as "Infinite Crisis".

Earth-One
On Earth-One, Ella and Sam Lane were farmers who lived on a ranch in Pittsdale, Iowa. Lois grew up as a farm girl who enjoyed spending her summers riding her father's horses. While Lois grew up to become a headstrong reporter for the Daily Planet, her sister Lucy became an airline stewardess. Lois spent most of her career conspiring to get Superman to fall in love and marry her, but these tactics always ended in failure. Lois and Clark Kent never got together during their "natural" lifespans, but there have been several possible future realities where the two were married and extended their respective family lines. In one of these offshoot timelines, Lois's grandson is Jon Hudson, the Superman of 2020. In another possible future, Lois met and eventually married a man named Elliot.


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 * Thus far, there is no connection between the modern Lane family and that of 19th century vigilante Lazarus Lane, aka El Diablo. This does not necesarilly mean however that the two families are not connected in some way.

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