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Yesterday, Noel Neill tragically passed away at the age of
95. Though Ms. Neill enjoyed a
long and storied career, her most famous role was as the very first actor to
play Lois Lane, appearing initially in a pair of serials and on the Superman
radio program. Later, Neill would
continue her role on the first live action Superman television series The Adventures of Superman and cement
her place as one of the most iconic figures in comic adaptations.
Seriously, alongside Dana Delany on Superman the animated series and Margot Kidder in the 1978 film
series Noel Neill is one of the three women who define Lois Lane as a character
and helped shape her history in the comics and the public eye. Given that, and the fact I haven’t seen
The Adventures of Superman, I thought
I’d focus in on that history and break down the strange evolution of Lois Lane
from girl reporter to the wife of Superman.
