They’ve had their ups and downs, but Superman and Lois Lane, pop culture’s most durable power couple, keep coming on strong for each other. Here’s a look at some of the most memorable portrayals of the Man of Steel and his favorite reporter.
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Bud Collyer & Joan Alexander
Bud Collyer logged more than 2,000 hours as Superman on radio and in animated TV and movie shorts beginning in 1940. Rolly Bester, Helen Choate and Joan Alexander provided the voices for his Loises.
Kirk Alyn & Noel Neill
Kirk Alyn, Hollywood’s first live-action, big-screen Superman, starred in two serials, Superman (1948) and Atom Man vs. Superman (1950), alongside Noel Neill as Lois.
George Reeves & Noel Neill
George Reeves brought the Man of Steel to television in Adventures of Superman (1952–1958), with Noel Neill returning as Lois Lane.
Christopher Reeve & Margot Kidder
Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder cooked up the right chemistry in four Superman movies from 1978 through 1987.
Dean Cain & Teri Hatcher
Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher introduced DC Comics’ most iconic love triangle to a new generation in TV’s Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997).
Brandon Routh & Kate Bosworth
Brandon Routh took to the skies in Superman Returns (2006), with Kate Bosworth as Lois—who’d moved on and became engaged to someone else (James Marsden).
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