Patreon Pin Up 6/10/19 (Patreon)

I imagine few characters in the history of comics have gone through more drastic changes over the years as Lois Lane, (shown here in her Superman: The Animated Series incarnation, as that's the version I'm personally familiar with.)

This isn't surprising of course, as the obvious reason Lois has undergone such an evolution is because she's been around for over eighty years now. Lois debuted in 1938, during an era where "shrill obnoxious nag" was a perfectly acceptable archetype for a hero's love interest, and was commonly employed. In the fiction, I imagine countless lives that could have been saved were lost because Superman was too busy being distracted by this meddling harpy's latest scheme to expose his secret identity.

Yet over the decades, her role started to shift. Rather than being a direct nuisance to Superman, she merely needed saving all the time, which was a huge step upward as far as likability was concerned. By the time I came across her 90's version on the animated series, she got into trouble often, sure, but she also actually...helped? Every now and then? It was a change for the better, no question.

But that's where my personal knowledge ends, as I haven't kept up on the comics since, or seen another animated series where she was a central character. I wonder what she's like now? And how she's changed to reflect the times? If you have any info or opinions to share, let me know in the comments! :)