Sam Lane
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Sam Lane is a recurring DC Comics character, typically portrayed as Lois Lane’s strict and often militaristic father who frequently clashes with Superman.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sam Lane canonical | 4 |
| Chuck Lane | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DC Comics character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| affiliation |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Action Comics
ⓘ
Lois Lane (fictional character) ⓘ
surface form:
Lois Lane comics
Superman comics ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
Superman mythos
ⓘ
surface form:
Superman franchise
|
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
ⓘ
militaristic ⓘ patriotic ⓘ strict ⓘ suspicious of superheroes ⓘ |
| child |
Lois Lane (fictional character)
ⓘ
surface form:
Lois Lane
Lucy Lane ⓘ |
| comicBookDebut | Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane #13 ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Lois Lane (fictional character)
ⓘ
surface form:
Lois Lane
Superman ⓘ |
| creator |
Jerry Siegel
ⓘ
Joe Shuster ⓘ |
| debutYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| enemyOf | Superman ⓘ |
| familyName | Lane ⓘ |
| fullName | Samuel Lane ⓘ |
| givenName | Sam ⓘ |
| inUniverseResidence | Metropolis ⓘ |
| medium | comic books ⓘ |
| motivation | protection of Earth and United States security ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
authorizes black-ops projects against Superman and other Kryptonians
ⓘ
leads anti-Kryptonian military initiatives ⓘ |
| notableStoryline | New Krypton ⓘ |
| occupation |
United States Army general
ⓘ
government official ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| relative |
Ella Lane
ⓘ
Lois Lane (fictional character) ⓘ
surface form:
Lois Lane
Lucy Lane ⓘ Superman ⓘ |
| role |
antagonist to Superman
ⓘ
father figure to Lois Lane ⓘ supporting character in Superman stories ⓘ |
| spouse | Ella Lane ⓘ |
| universe | DC Universe ⓘ |
| viewOnSuperman | sees Superman as potential threat ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lois Lane
this entity surface form:
Chuck Lane