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Was That Lois Lane at the End Of Action Comics #1001 or Not?

Published Wed, 01 Aug 2018 07:30:13 -0500

Last updated Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:19:41 -0500

Article Summary

Speculation rose after Action Comics #1001 showed a woman resembling Lois Lane writing in a Chicago hotel.
Many readers argued the character wasn't Lois Lane, but possibly Trish from the Planet with a similar storyline.
DC Nation #3 confirms the woman at the end of Action Comics #1001 was indeed Lois Lane, despite confusion.
Lois Lane's return sparks questions about her absence, Jonathan Kent's fate, and the Red Cloud mystery.

Over the weekend, Bleeding Cool ran a piece asking about the final scene of Action Comics #1001 by Patrick Gleason and Brian Bendis, which we thought saw Lois Lane, returned to Earth, holed up in a Chicagoan hotel, writing some kind of expose about her married life with Superman. No sign of Jonathan Kent who she had left Earth with, alongside his grandfather Jor-El for some galactic exploration. No sign that she had contacted Clark. And no explanation given.

I was inundated with comments that I was a moron, I should take the article down, this clearly wasn't Lois Lane, it was Trish from the Planet who had already talked to Clark Kent about writing some kind of expose about his wife, what was I thinking, I should quit.

Well, it clearly wasn't Trish. The lighting was dark and yes the hair colour and eye colour were off. But today's DC Nation #3 in a piece looking for possible secret identities for the new Red Cloud villain in Metropolis, does clarify that, yes, it was Lois Lane…