#Clark Ken/Lois Lane

[oldtvandcomics]

This PowerPoint is getting me back to think about superheroes, right now, the Superman/Lois Lane dynamic Back In The Day (ca. 1940s - 1950s). Back before Lois really became his equal, when the stories treated her more as the main threat. It ending up in a spectacularly toxic dynamic.

And the tragic thing is, it shouldn't have been that way.

Clark Kent is Superman, and Lois Lane knows this. Clark Kent is Superman, and Lois Lane will remind him when he is giving himself away, she will point out the little inconsistencies in his cover stories with a twinkle in her eye. Clark Kent is Superman, and Lois Lane is waiting for him to tell her, because they are friends, because, if only they can figure out the fragments of his identity, they might be something else.

Lois Lane knows that Clark Kent is Superman, but Clark Kent doesn't realize this. Clark doesn't see the twinkle in her eyes, Clark doesn't see the times she covers for him, Clark only sees her picking and poking at his lies, always so close to uncovering the truth. And Clark Kent is convinced that when that truth is uncovered, it will mean the end of his life as he knows it. Clark Kent probably is even right about that last bit.

And so Clark doubles down on his lies, and Lois amps up her needling, because what else can she do, because he is her friend, because he claims to love her, and yet he doesn't trust her. And, Lois being Lois, because she likes mind games.

And the mind games get out of hand, and Clark teams up with his friends Batman and Robin, companions through shared secrets, and together they do their best to keep hidden a secret that never was one, and because Clark keeps giving himself away, the best they can do is try and make Lois doubt her own perception. They're literally gaslighting her. Not the whatever the Internet thinks that term means version, the real version, the original version. The domestic abuse version.

And Lois... She plays the games as well as she can. And every time, there is a point where it becomes too stupid and she is just like '....Whatever', and moves on. But she doesn't realize, Clark is suffering too.

Because Lois might be playing fun mind games, but Clark is not. Clark doesn't know that Lois knows his secret and chose to keep it. As far as Clark is concerned, Lois Lane presents an existential threat, because surely the moment she learns his secret identity, she will run to their boss and write an article about it and ruin everything that he has.

Clark Kent is living in a constant state of fear from Lois Lane.

And it could be resolved, quite easily, if only they talked. But that would require trust, and that would require seeing Lois Lane as an equal and welcoming her in the little boys' club that Batman, Superman and Robin have going on, and above all, that would require the characters to change, to break out of the status quo, and we can't have that, because comic books are a serialized medium, and we need some easy drama for the next issue, too.

And, just... Girl, get out of there. The earlier stories were fun, but it stopped being fun a while ago. Seriously, Lois, leave, they're hurting you.

But she can't, because it is a serialized format, and we need cheap drama for the next issue, too.

IDK, at least that's how I see their dynamic.

[nerds-yearbook]

The anthology comic Action Comics 2, cover date July 1938, was one of the rare issues of the series not to feature Superman on the cover. In this issue, he still was reporter in Cleveland, Ohio, as it had not been renamed Metropolis yet for the comics. He had still yet to battle a super powered villain. In this issue, he fought against a munitions magnate who was trying to start a war in San Monte. Superman took Emil Norvell to San Monte and forced him to enlist in the army and fight on the front lines. Lois Lane was also covering the conflict and got framed by Lola Cortez for espionage. Superman had to save her from a firing squad. Finally, Superman kidnapped the leaders of the two opposing armies and demanded they fight each other. It was learned that the generals didn't even know why they were fighting and decided to pursue peace instead. The issue marked the last appearance of Alex Greer. It was also the only appearance of Emil Norvell and Lola Cortez, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. ("Superman: War in San Monte" "Scoop Scallion Five Star Reporter: The Shipwreck" "Pep Morgan: Glass Arm" "Elmer the Eel: Keep Off" "The Adventures of Marco Polo Part II" "Tex Thomson: The Sealed City Part I" "Inspector Donald and Bobby: Vindication" and "Chuck Dawson: The 4-G Gang Part II" "Zatara: The Haunted Farm" Action Comics 2, DC Comic Event)

[batfamcrap]

I think it’s funny that everyone is already starting to insert Batman into MAWS because it just proves that Batman is basically DCs “Barbie” while Superman is “And Ken”

[casualevan]

New To Superman?

*Swivels around in villain chair petting a cat

So, you just caught up with My Adventures with Superman and you want to know what to read or watch while you wait for new episodes? SAY NO MORE! Here’s a list of personal faves of mine!  Now some notes, different writers have different takes in different decades and the publishers can play it fast and lose with continuity. So going from one story to another, you might notice some changes. Like weather or not Clark’s parents are alive or if Lois dating Clark etcetera etcetera. Don’t worry about it, just roll with it.

Now lets get started with THE SUPER LIST! 

Superman: Birthright 

A solid starting point graphic novel. It’s got everything ya need for his origin story and is a fantastic character study of Clark and his arch enemy Lex Luthor. The art is pretty good as well and does a great job of showing both sides of Clark’s character and power. If you love the show and want to see how the books handle the Man of Steel’s first run in Metropolis then you got yourself a fun book.

Next we’ll get into some movies! Now, you can watch most of these on hbomax so let’s all vote with our wallets and support the official release! That way studios don’t make us wait ANOTHER 20 years for a Superman cartoon. 

Superman: Unbound 

Superman faces a cosmic alien super computer named Brainiac! Braniac’s deal is he wants to put cities in small bottles and then blow up the rest of the planet he collects them from. It’s a cool conflict cuz it’s a villain Superman can’t just PUNCH into submission. As Braniac can just download into another body if he did. So Superman is gonna have to get super smart to out smart a super computer..... listen the movie’s writing is better than mine, trust me.

Superman Vs The Elite

Oh, here we GO! Okay so this full movie is based on ONE issues of the comics. ONE. Not a 6 part mini series arc collected into one trade paperback. ONE COMIC! It was THAT GOOD! Superman meets some new heroes on the block, THE ELITE. They’re GRITTY and DARK and SERIOUS ANTI HEROES who aren’t afraid to KILL the bad guys! They’re also here to try and force Superman to retire his wholesome way of saving the day. This movie has amazing action animation and phenomenal writing that shows why the core character of Clark being kind still resonates with audiences when given the chance. (You’ve probably seen the big speech from this movie passed around youtube a lot and rightly so. This is a good one, go watch it!) Now, Superman has one of the all time iconic origin stories, but how does his story end? Well lots of writers have tried their hands at it. A few of them are good but my personal fave is probably ALL STAR SUPERMAN

Lex Luthor finally finds a way to beat Superman, but Clark isn’t going down without a fight and without saving as many lives as he can. It’s a grand all star parade of all the wild and wacky pulp adventure camp that has built up around the legacy of the Last Son of Krypton. If you want a satisfying conclusion to Superman’s story then it’s hard to top this one. Heck the book is also pretty damn good too! 

There is... a LOT of Superman content. 80 years worth to be exact. This list is far from complete and is only meant to serve as a starting point for diving into all this Super Lore. I for one am glad My Adventures With Superman seems to have lit a fire under the fanbase and I’m happy to welcome all you new readers and watchers to one of my all time favorite Superheroes.  HONERABLE MENTIONS! 

SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN! It’s exactly what the title says. Go read it! It’s inspired by the old school radio show (podcasts for your grandparents) that had REAL WORLD IMPACTS in the USA. 

Finally, the 40′s Cartoons

These are a BIT dated and light on actual plot and character but there’s a retro charm to some of these.  Okay, That’s enough from me. What are YOUR top recommendations for new fans? Let me know in the reblogs! 

[comics-at-dawn]

live love laugh superman

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[loverboybrightsideghost]

@valentimmy

I keep seeing barbie blorbo memes saying “this ken is a mass murderer” “this ken does drugs” “this ken is so special” like no you don’t understand. Gender is irrelevant. If your blorbo is special and unique your blorbo by definition is a barbie, not a ken.

[colins-bridgerton]

kate's 14 days of otps: feburary 1st:

clark ken x lois lane smallville

[longwuzhere]

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Easter Eggs

Welcome to another week of My Adventures with Superman WOW twist the knife more why don't you MAwS crew! Very emotional episode and a good one at that! OK lets get to the easter eggs!

My Easter eggs lists for season 1 is here if you haven't seen it!

My season 2 episode 1 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 2 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 3 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman comic issue 1 post is here

My season 2 episode 5 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 6 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 7 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references for My Adventures with Superman comic issue 2 post is here

My season 2 episode 8 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 9 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 10 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

Spoilers if you haven't seen the episode

The title of this week's episode is a reference to Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" poem specifically the line "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood". A good title for how General Sam Lane and Lois's lives "diverged" from one another after all the things that happened between the two.

Starting things off, General Sam Lane is hiding from Taskforce X and has covered the windows in Clark and Jimmy's apartment. Clark and Jimmy return and they get a knock on the door. General Lane is naturally jumpy at this but it turns out it's a package for Jimmy from S.T.A.R. Labs (I talked about the laboratory here) and the message says Jimmy is invited to speak at the symposium thanks to his Flamebird app and documentations about the occurrences around Metropolis, Superman, and the alien tech everyone's been getting. The message refers to Jimmy as Superman's "best friend" (and later on Lex Luthor calls Jimmy a "pal" both of which are often used as a way to referred to Jimmy in the comics. There's even been comics titled Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, that lets reader's see Jimmy's adventures in relation to Superman. The latest run of it is fan-fucking-tasic! Highly recommend reading it!

In a, I'm assuming rented limo, Clark reads off who will be at the S.T.A.R Labs Symposium. First is CEO Hamilton, who we can assume is Emil Hamilton, General Wade Eiling, and Senator Hackett. Later at the symposium we even see General Eiling in the animated flesh with Hank Henshaw (who I talked about here) and sitting next to Mayor Fleming and Senator Sackett (both of whom I talked about here and they are wearing their outfits from episode 4 season 1).

Emil Hamilton makes his first appearance in the Adventures of Superman #424 (1987) [W: Marv Wolfman, P: Jerry Ordway, I: Mike Machlan, C: Tony Zuiko, L: John Costanza] as a former S.T.A.R. Labs employee who lost his job and his technology credit thanks to Luthor buying them out and claiming it as his own. He's Superman's science confidante and helped build the Phantom Zone Projector and the Superman robots. But later on he delves into more villainous territories.

General Wade Eiling I briefly talked about here but I can expand on it. Like I said in the previous post about General Eiling, he made his first appearance in Captain Atom #1 (1987). He becomes an even bigger threat to the Justice League in JLA #25 (1999) [W: Grant Morrison, P: Howard Porter, I: John Dell, C: Pat Garrahy, L: Ken Lopez]. General Eiling gets rid of his old human body and transfers his consciousness to the body of the Shaggy Man, shaved it down to what you see here. Now, he's granted super strength, near invulnerability, super stamina, and heightened sense of smell.

At the symposium, we see some tech demos with one being the invisibility vest that Mist wore in season 1 (I talk about him here) and the shield that blocks laser fire. Glad that someone on the MAwS team is a Gundam fan because that shield is designed to look like the Gundam RX-78's shield.

In a flashback to Lois's past, General Sam Lane explains to Lois what her mom's name means in Korean. Much like her comic counterparts, Eun-byeol's name starts with an E just like Ella/Elinore/Elenor Lane. Very smart of the MAwS crew to keep the consistency. Based on what was said in these flashbacks, Lois might be an only child, so no Lucy Lane, Lois's sister in this continuity.

As Lois and General Sam Lane try to hide themselves from Taskforce X, we see them get cornered in the sewers by Atomic Skull who I talked about here.

Continuing their escape, General Sam Lane and Lois meet a pawn shop owner, a friend of Sam's named Winslow Schott, a weapons and technology expert. This name drop is a reference to Superman villain, the Toyman.

Toyman's first appearance was in Action Comics #64 (1943) [Cover art by Sam Citron and Don Komisarow]. In this continuity, Winslow Schott was a talented toymaker who turned to the life of crime in order to get his thrills. In his debut he makes two robberies with his toys, but Superman stops his third robbery. Toyman captures Lois and attempts to kill her but was stopped by Superman.

In the silver age, Toyman makes his first appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #9 (1955) [W: Otto Binder, P: Curt Swan, I: Ray Burnley]. Here Toyman goes by Winslow Percival Schott, which becomes his full name from then to this day. In the comic, some crooks kidnap Jimmy and use him to answer some Superman trivia on a quiz show.

Winslow would be revamped again in Superman #13 (1988) [W&P: John Byrne, I: Karl Kesel, C: Tony Zuiko, L: John Costanza] where he is a digruntled toy designer employee who was fired for not being able to adapt to what children wanted at the time. So as a result of his firing Winslow would go after his former employers and kill them with his toys. This was origin of Winslow I am more familiar with thanks to Superman the Animated Series (highly recommend watching that cartoon too because its incredible and also Toyman in that show is FUCKING creepy).

There have also been other people who took up the Toyman name. Jack Nimball, the second Toyman uses the same gimmicks as Winslow, but Jack is dressed as a Jester. You may recognize the design in the Super Friends cartoon. The third and heroic Toyman was Hiro Okamura who was a rich Japanese teen with incredible intelligence and mechanical skills. Hiro would be most famous in the pop culture zeitgeist when he, Superman, and Batman teamed up together to stop a giant kryptonite asteroid from colliding with the Earth as seen in Superman/Batman #6 (2004) and the Superman/Batman: Public Enemies animated movie.

At the end of the episode, Clark feeling alone after overhearing Lois agree with her father that Clark was weird and hearing that Jimmy helped Lex get his start, he uses the beacon to contact Kara, his cousin who I talked about here. So I have a weird theory. It is possible that the person flying over Earth is not "Zod" but actually Kara?. In season 1's finale "Zod" uses the "kneel before me" line making all of us think its Zod, but the credits list the character with a female VA. So my idea is this was Kara receiving the signal from the beacon.

We seen in next weeks episode preview Kara will be showing up and that close up on the bracelet makes me think this is how she compacts the armor. Will I be right? Who knows, but all I can say is:

Very good episode this week can't wait to see what they'll do with Kara next week!

My season 2 episode 1 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 2 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 3 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman comic issue 1 post is here

My season 2 episode 5 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 6 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 7 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references for My Adventures with Superman comic issue 2 post is here

My season 2 episode 8 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 9 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 10 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

and if you missed it my Season 1 Easter eggs list is here

[bullfrawgs]

I saw this guy the other day talking about how he hates the Clark portrayal in My Adventures with Superman, because it doesn’t adhere to the Clark shown in Superman the Animated Series. So I just wanted to take a moment to talk about just how diverse Clark Kent depictions have been over the years.

Superman is a more or less unchanging icon* but Clark Kent can be a thousand different things. In StAS he’s an incredible snarker** with something approximating a hard edge. In My Adventures he’s a Himbo, in Superman Earth 1 he’s a dour loner, in All-Star Superman he’s an almost sniveling oaf of a man, in the recent main continuity he’s a massive Wife Guy. All of those portrayals have one thing in common: having exceptional dynamics with the Lois Lanes who they fall in love with. Clark in StAS has to have a slight edge to him, because if he didn’t then Lois (who is herself in one of her girlbossiest incarnations ever) would just seem to be bullying him! By snarking right back, not just rolling with but returning the punches, they can have an exceptional dynamic as equals. If the Clark of StAS was plopped into My Adventures, then him alongside this kind of airheaded girl with big ideals and real skill she has yet to fully tap and about 3 brain total cells would just be him bullying her relentlessly! Clark Kent is a character that has to play well off of his Lois, in almost a Barbie and Ken kind of way, while always being more or less taken for granted. A dynamic that she will not notice for the good thing that it is as she chases after Superman.

Superheroes, and Superman and his cast especially, have remarkable elasticity comparable only to the gods of myth, and it’s a large part of their ability to survive and thrive in the hearts of so many consecutive generations. This is American Folklore, and forcing it to conform to a preset characterization rather than the story shifting and changing in the telling does nobody favors.

*There was of course a time when his character was very very much in flux, look at leftist agitator Superman of the 40′s, or Folklore trickster of Americana from the 50′s/60′s, but ever since like 1985 his portrayal is pretty hard set in stone

**Go watch the clip of Clark telling Lois he’s Superman if you haven’t, pure gold.

[bertie-bird-draws]

Got arrested a 2nd time!

Just watched Barbie and started watching My Adventures with Superman thought this might be fun

[jor-elsemissary]

The Interview by Lois Lane (early draft)

I have known President Martha Kent and her husband, Lionel Luthor, for many years. When I first met the President, she was simply a kind and compassionate mother who was relieved to see her son safely returned to her. Even after all these years, I still do not know how Clark Kent ended up in his birthday suit and amnesic, but I am grateful for that very bizarre morning having ended the way it had.

It had brought me to a found family that I have come to love and cherish very much, sans Lionel, of course.

Don't get me wrong, the man has warmed up to me over the years and I can see he has done his best to be more considerate of others around him, but he is still a bastard.

"Lois we are not putting that in the final piece."

"But he is!"

"He's the President's husband."

"Martha will understand."

"No."

"Fine!"

Martha Kent and her first husband and love, Jonathan Kent, had given me a roof over my head while I looked into the death of my cousin, Chloe Sullivan. Clark eventually regained his memories, and his clothing, and with his help we were able to find out the truth of what had happened to my cousin.

Turns out it wasn't Lionel Luthor who had tried to blow her up at the witness protection safe house. Of course, at the time, I didn't believe him when he denied it, but a little digging of my own...

"We're not putting that in either."

"Its not exaggerating or lying."

"This piece is suppose to be about the interview, not your early misadventures with the Kents and Luthors, Lois."

"Ugh, so boring."

"Just write about the interview."

"Fine, Perry."

Long story short, the Kents have been a part of my life for a very long time and I like to think that I knew Martha Kent. But I guess even farmer's wives have a few secrets hidden in their cupboards too. Heaven knows how many Lionel Luthor still has in his closet.

"Lois."

"IT'S NOT DEFAMATION IF ITS TRUE!"

"Do I need to give this piece to Clark?"

"He'll say worse things about Lionel."

"Clark at least will write it professionally."

"I can write professionally. Can't spell worth a damn, but I can write!"

"Just write the interview!"

Where was their first date?

What are their thoughts on marriage?

What niche pet names do they have for each other?

What’s their icebreaker / olive branch after a disagreement?

Which is more dominant / which is more submissive?

Who is ‘everything’ and who is ‘just ken’?

Do they believe in ‘celebrity hall passes’? If so, which celebrities are theirs?

Magical!au what kind of magic do they use?

Who believes in conspiracies more?

What was their first time like?/How long in their relationship did it take for them to have sex?

Which had their friends try to set them up?

Mile high club? yes or no?

What’s their favorite position?/What is there favorite sexual activity to do together / to the other?/What’s something they reserve for special occasions?/How often do they have sex?

How do they celebrate Valentine’s Day?

What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever done in a bedroom that wasn’t a sexual act?

What’s the most awkward topic you’ve ever had a conversation about?

Have you ever stolen anything? What’s the worst thing you’ve ever stolen? Hearts don’t count, but innocence does.

Who do you trust most? What with? Why?

Is time travel a good idea? What would you use it for?

Have you ever been addicted to anything? Are you still? Why or why not? How’d you get there?

Have you ever had we-almost-died sex? Was it any good? If you haven’t, do you think you would?

[secondgenerationnerd]

Kinda new to this blog so who are the parents of the kids and what is their main thing and plot or smth

Hi! So that’s a very complicated answer actually lol

Plot? I don’t know that bitch. I write slice of life stuff about DC comics characters and OCs off some of those characters. Mostly I focus on second generation heroes, looking at what it’s like to balance being a legacy hero with the usually bullshit of being a teenager.

My main team is Omega Squad:

Irey and Jai West, the twin children of Wally West and Linda Park.

Lian Harper, Daughter of Roy Harper and Jade Nguyen

Milagro Reyes, daughter of Bianca and Alberto Reyes, sister to Jaime Reyes

Colin Wilkes, parents unknown

Jon Ken, son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane

Mar’i Grayson, Daughter of Koriand’r and Dick Grayson

Damian Wayne, son of Bruce Wayne and Talia Al Ghul, adopted by Selina Kyle

They each end up with their own kids and I have like over 100 characters at this point?

[kevinpshanblog]

Remembering Phyllis Coates, TV’s First Lois Lane

Phyllis Coates, who portrayed the fearless reporter Lois Lane in the first season of Adventures of Superman, died on Wednesday at the age of 96. She passed away from natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California.

Coates was born as Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell in Wichita Falls, Texas, in 1927. She moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and started her career as a chorus girl and a vaudeville performer. She was discovered by comedian Ken Murray, who taught her comedy and put her in his variety shows.

She signed a contract with Warner Bros. and appeared in several films and shorts, including the popular Joe McDoakes comedy series. She also starred in Republic Pictures serials and B-movies, such as Panther Girl of the Congo, Girls in Prison, I Was a Teenage Frankenstein, and The Incredible Petrified World.

But her most memorable role was Lois Lane, the intrepid journalist who worked alongside Clark Kent (George Reeves) at the Daily Planet and often got into trouble with Superman’s enemies. Coates first played Lois in the 1951 film Superman and the Mole Men, which was later re-edited into a two-part episode of the TV series.

She continued to play Lois in all 26 episodes of the first season of Adventures of Superman, which aired from 1952 to 1953. She did most of her own stunts and earned about $350 per episode. She said in an interview that she and Reeves had a good chemistry and that they “were very much alike — we didn’t take ourselves too seriously”.

However, Coates decided not to return for the second season, despite being offered a higher salary. She wanted to pursue other projects and was replaced by Noel Neill, who had played Lois in two earlier Superman serials starring Kirk Alyn.

Coates later regretted leaving the show and said that she “didn’t realize the importance of it” at the time². She remained friends with Reeves until his death in 1959. She also befriended Jack Larson, who played Jimmy Olsen, and attended several Superman conventions with him.

Coates continued to act in films and TV shows until the late 1990s. She had guest roles in Perry Mason, Lassie, Gunsmoke, The Andy Griffith Show, The Munsters, and many others. She also played Lois Lane’s mother in an episode of Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman in 1994.

Coates was married three times and had two children. She is survived by her daughter Laura Press, who said that her mother “gave a lot to the industry” and that “her career passed through so many genres”.

Phyllis Coates will always be remembered as TV’s first Lois Lane, a role that inspired generations of fans and actresses. She brought charm, wit, and courage to the character and made her a worthy partner for Superman.

Rest in peace, Phyllis Coates.

[elfgrove]

AND JIMMY'S GUNG HO "LET'S DO IT AGAIN!" FACE.

Bless.

LOIS JUST PUTTING HER HAND ON HIS HEAD

[jbird5by5]

Saddened to learn of the passing of Actress Phyllis Coates (1927-2023)

Phyllis Coates, the first Lois Lane television ever saw, has died.

She was 96.

The actress died on Oct. 11 of natural causes at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills

The actress first appeared in the first full-length feature film to star the DC hero, 1951's dark Sci-fi movie Superman and the Mole Men, the success of which soon led to a syndicated television series, Adventures of Superman. Coates portrayed the journalist for 26 episodes before departing the series at the conclusion of the first season.

She was replaced by Noel Neill, who had played the character in previous Superman Columbia serials, and the show lasted another five seasons.

Born January 15,1927 in Wichita Falls, Texas, Phyllis Coates moved to Hollywood as a teenager with intentions of enrolling at UCLA. A chance encounter with Ken Murray in a Hollywood & Vine restaurant landed her in the comedian's vaudeville show. She started out as a chorus girl and worked her way up to doing skits before moving on to work for veteran showman Earl Carroll and later touring with the USO. Coates got some of her first motion picture experience in comedy short subjects at Warner Brothers and then graduated to roles in early '50s films. After a one-season stint with the Man of Steel (George Reeves on Adventures of Superman (1952)), she began to divide her time among TV, B-movie assignments and serials at Republic.

Throughout her career, she'd be seen in series like The Lone Ranger, Gunsmoke, and Leave It to Beaver, and in 1994 appeared as Lois Lane’s mother in an episode of ABC’s Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. She also appeared in several classic films, like I Was a Teenage Frankenstein and Girls in Prison, The Incredible Petrified World and Panther Girl of the Kongo. She also appeared in the film Invasion U.S.A. (1952) with future Lois Lane Actress Noel Neill.

My Condolences to Family and Friends.

#R.I.P. 😔🙏🥀