| LANA LANG | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Bill Finger and John Sikela |
CHRONOLOGY
Lana Lang first appeared in (original): Superboy Vol. 1 #10 (September-October 1950): "The Girl in Superboy's Life!"
(current) Man of Steel #1 (October 1986).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Lana Lang in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry.
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Lana Lang Chronology
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| World of Smallville #3 (June 1988): "Stolen Souls" [Flashback; Page 13] |
| Man of Steel #1 (October 1986): "From Out the Green Dawn..." [Flashback] |
| World of Smallville #3 (June 1988): "Stolen Souls" [Flashback; Page 15] |
| Man of Steel #1 (October 1986): "From Out the Green Dawn..." |
| Man of Steel #6 (December 1986): "The Haunting" [Flashback] |
| World of Smallville #3 (June 1988): "Stolen Souls" [Flashback; Page 19] |
| World of Smallville #4 (July 1988): "Return to Smallville" [Flashback] |
| Man of Steel #6 (December 1986): "The Haunting" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #2 (February 1987): "The Secret Revealed" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #8 (August 1987): "Future Shock" |
| Adventures of Superman #430 (July 1987): "Homeward Bound!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #9 (September 1987): "To Laugh and Die in Metropolis" |
| Action Comics #595 (December 1987): "The Ghost of Superman" |
| Secret Origins Vol. 2 #22 (January 1988): "No Man Escapes The Manhunters" |
| Millennium #1 (January 1988): "Over" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #13 (January 1988): "Toys in the Attic" [Pages 1 through 22, panel 1] |
| Swamp Thing Vol. 2 #68 (January 1988): "Reflections in a Golden Eye" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #13 (January 1988): "Toys in the Attic" [Page 22, panels 2 through 5] |
| Adventures of Superman #436 (January 1988): "Junk" |
| Action Comics #596 (January 1988): "Hell Is Where the Heart Is..." |
| Action Comics #597 (February 1988): "Visitor" |
| World of Smallville #2 (May 1988): "Stolen Moments" |
| World of Smallville #3 (June 1988): "Stolen Souls" |
| World of Smallville #4 (July 1988): "Return to Smallville" |
| Adventures of Superman #442 (July 1988): "Power Play" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #20 (August 1988): "Doom in the Heartland!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #21 (September 1988): "You Can't Go Home Again" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #22 (October 1988): "The Price" |
| Adventures of Superman #448 (winter 1988): "The Ledge" |
| Adventures of Superman #450 (January 1989): "Triple Threat" |
| Adventures of Superman #457 (August 1989): "Echoes" |
| Action Comics #644 (August 1989): "Doppelganger" |
| Action Comics #645 (September 1989): "My Lady Maxima" |
| Adventures of Superman #462 (January 1990): "Home for the Holidays" |
| Adventures of Superman #463 (February 1990): "Speed Kills!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #41 (March 1990): "The Nature of the Beast" |
| Adventures of Superman #464 (March 1990): "Blood Brawl" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #45 (July 1990): "Native Sons" |
| Adventures of Superman #469 (August 1990): "Nasty Boys" |
| Adventures of Superman #470 (September 1990): [Soul Search] "Part Three: ...Like A Woman Scorned!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #57 (July 1991): [20] "Return of the Krypton Man" |
| Action Comics #667 (July 1991): [22] "The Final Chapter" |
| Adventures of Superman #481 (August 1991): [25] "The Big Drain!" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #7 (January 1992): [1] "Stormy Weather" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #63 (January 1992): [2] "Shadows From the Past!" |
| Action Comics #673 (January 1992): [4] "Friends in Need" |
| Adventures of Superman #487 (February 1992): [7] "Christmas in Suicide Slumberland" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #11 (May 1992): [17] "Mistaken Identity" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #67 (May 1992): [18] "Another Panic in the Sky!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #68 (June 1992): [22] "Sins of the Father" |
| Action Comics #678 (June 1992): [24] "Talking Heads" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #69 (July 1992): [26] "-- Killing is Serious Business'" |
| Adventures of Superman #492 (July 1992): [27] "... And Justice for All!" |
| Action Comics #679 (July 1992): [28] "Shellshocked" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #73 (November 1992): [42] "Time Ryders" |
| Action Comics #685 (January 1993): [4] "Funeral for a Friend Part 2: Re:Actions" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #76 (February 1993): [6] "Funeral for a Friend Part 4: Metropolis Mailbag II" |
| Action Comics #686 (February 1993): [8] "Funeral for a Friend Part 6: Who's Buried in Superman's Tomb?" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #79 (July 1993): [18] "Prove It." |
| Action Comics #697 (March 1994): [12] "War of the Super-Powers" |
| Supergirl Vol. 3 #3 (April 1994): "End of Innocence" |
| Supergirl Vol. 3 #4 (May 1994): "The Big Hurt" |
| Action Comics #700 (June 1994): [24] "Swan Song" |
| Superboy Vol. 3 #8 (September 1994): "Big Trouble In Smallville" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #100 (May 1995): [18] "The Death of Clark Kent" |
| Adventures of Superman #535 (June 1996): [21] "Love and War" |
| Action Comics #722 (June 1996): [22] "Courageous Intent" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #57 (June 1996): [23] [No Title] |
| Adventures of Superman #541 (December 1996): [48] "Happily Ever After" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #150 (November 1999): [44] "Earth's Final Hour" |
| Action Comics #764 (April 2000): [17] "Quiet After the Storm" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #162 (November 2000): [43] "The American Dream" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #174 (November 2001): [42] "Every Blade of Grass" |
| Adventures of Superman #597 (December 2001): [47] "Rubber Crutch" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #183 (August 2002): "The Secret, Part Two" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #186 (November 2002): "Ending Battle Part One: Morning Twilight" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #189 (February 2003): "Lost Hearts Part One: Lost" |
| Adventures of Superman #611 (February 2003): "Lost Hearts, Part Two: Heartbroken" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #133 (February 2003): "Lost Hearts, Part Three: Giving In" |
| Action Comics #798 (February 2003): "Lost Hearts, Conclusion: Heart Song" |
| Action Comics #806 (October 2003): "Hungry Ghost, Part One: Blood, Broads and Bushidos" |
| Action Comics #807 (November 2003): "Hungry Ghost, Part Two: Blood Sisters" |
| Action Comics #808 (December 2003): "Hungry Ghost, Part Three: Blood Demands..." |
| Action Comics #811 (March 2004): "Strange New Visitor, Part 1" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #201 (March 2004): "Strange New Visitor Part 3" |
| Action Comics #812/2 (April 2004): "My Heart" |
| Action Comics #817 (September 2004): "Weapons of Revelation" |
| Action Comics #818 (October 2004): "Enemies as Numerous as Grains of Sand" |
| Action Comics #819 (November 2004): "Sodom and Gomorrah" |
| Action Comics #822 (February 2005): "Repo-Man Part One" |
| Action Comics #823 (March 2005): "Repo-Man Part Two" |
| Action Comics #825 (May 2005): "The Four Horsemen" |
| Adventures of Superman #640 (July 2005): "The Road to Ruin, Conclusion" |
| Action Comics #830 (October 2005): "The Great Society" |
| Action Comics #831 (November 2005): "Black & Blue" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #663 (July 2007): "The Big Picture" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #664 (August 2007): "Countermeasures" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #671 (February 2008): "Insect Queen, Part One: A Fall of Moondust" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #672 (March 2008): "Insect Queen, Part Two: Gossamer Wings" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #673 (April 2008): "Insect Queen, Part Three: Moonlight & Victory" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #679 (October 2008): "All That's Red and Blue Falls Down" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #34 (December 2008): "Why the World Doesn't Need a Supergirl" |
| Superman: New Krypton Special #1 (December 2008): [1] "New Krypton" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #35 (January 2009): [5] "New Krypton, Part Five: The Secret Origin of Supergirl" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #36 (February 2009): [8] "New Krypton, Part Eight: Death in the House of El" |
| Action Comics #873 (March 2009): [10] "New Krypton, Part Ten: Birth of a Nation" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #38 (April 2009): [14] "Who is Superwoman?, Part Two: Clashes" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #39 (May 2009): [18] "Who is Superwoman?, Part Three: Ticking Clocks" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #40 (June 2009): [22] "Who is Superwoman?, Part Four: Mistakes" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #41 (July 2009): [26] "Who is Superwoman?, Part Five: Daughters of Krypton" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #45 (November 2009): [8] "The Hunt for Reactron Part 2" |
| Action Comics #882 (December 2009): [11] "The Hunt for Reactron, Part 3" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #46 (December 2009): [12] "The Hunt for Reactron Conclusion" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #48 (February 2010): [20] "Song of the Silver Banshee" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #49 (March 2010): [24] "Death & the Family" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #50 (April 2010): [28] "Queen" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #53 (August 2010): "Fallout" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #54 (September 2010): "Looking Glass" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #57 (December 2010): "This Am the Way the (Bizarro) World Ends" |