Superman’s co-creator, Joe Shuster, had a crush on a girl in high school named Lois Amster, who became the inspiration for the Lois Lane character.
Although he lost that Lois, he gained another.
Joanne Carter, the woman hired to model for sketches of Lois Lane, ended up becoming Mrs. Shuster.
Lois Lane is a reporter for the Metropolis newspaper, The Daily Planet, and Siegel took her name from actress Lola Lane, who portrayed Torchy in one of the middle entries.
See also:
- Who Created the Comic Book Character Superman?
- Who Was Clark Kent Named After and Who Was the Influence for Superman’s Secret Identity?
- Who Invented the Comic Strip and Who Was the First Comic Strip Character Ever?
- What Country Reads the Most Newspapers?
- When Did Popeye First Appear On the Big Screen and When Did the Comic Strip First Appear?
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Shuster was the animator–Siegel was the writer. It was Siegel who married Joanne Carter, in 1948.