| SAM LANE | CHRONOLOGY |
| Created by Robert Bernstein and Kurt Schaffenberger (Silver Age) and Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway |
CHRONOLOGY
Sam Lane first appeared in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #13 (November 1959): "Introducing ... Lois Lane's Parents!"
(Modern): Adventures of Superman #424 (January 1987).
Below is the definitive list of appearances of Sam Lane 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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Sam Lane Chronology
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| Action Comics #597 (February 1988): "Visitor" [Flashback] |
| Adventures of Superman #424 (January 1987): "Man O'War!" |
| Adventures of Superman #433 (October 1987): "Gangwar Part Two: A Tragedy in Five Acts" |
| Adventures of Superman #472 (November 1990): "Clark Kent -- Man of Steel!" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #50 (December 1990): "The Human Factor" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #57 (July 1991): [20] "Return of the Krypton Man" |
| Action Comics #669 (September 1991): [30] "Paper Trail" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #4 (October 1991): [31] "Idle Hands" |
| Adventures of Superman #486 (January 1992): [3] "Purge" |
| Action Comics #673 (January 1992): [4] "Friends in Need" [Flashback] |
| Superman Vol. 2 #68 (June 1992): [22] "Sins of the Father" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #69 (July 1992): [26] "-- Killing is Serious Business'" |
| Adventures of Superman #524 (June 1995): [23] "Where is Superman?" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #55 (April 1996): [15] "Something Fishy" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #115 (August 1996): [33] "Love Hurts" |
| Adventures of Superman #538 (September 1996): [34] "Fatal Obsession" |
| Superman: The Wedding Album #1 (December 1996): [47] "The Wedding Album" |
| Adventures of Superman #541 (December 1996): [48] "Happily Ever After" |
| Action Comics #739 (November 1997): [46] "Party Trappings" |
| Superman: The Man of Steel #74 (December 1997): [47] "Subterranean Terror" |
| Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #12 (winter 1999): [3] "Need to Know" |
| Adventures of Superman #584 (November 2000): [44] "Bachelor Party" |
| Adventures of Superman #587 (February 2001): [7] "Metropolis: Hell of a Town!" |
| Action Comics #774 (February 2001): [9] "Fireside Chat" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #166 (March 2001): [10] "Fathers" |
| Action Comics #775 (March 2001): [13] "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice, & the American Way?" |
| Superman Vol. 2 #168 (May 2001): [18] "With This Ring..." |
| Detective Comics #756 (May 2001): "Lord of the Ring" |
| Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files #1/2 (August 2001): "Resources" |
| Action Comics #779 (July 2001): [29] "King Takes Pawn" |
| Adventures of Superman #593 (August 2001): [31] "Suicide Mission" |
| Adventures of Superman #594 (September 2001): [35] "The Doomsday Protocol" |
| Action Comics #781 (September 2001): [37] "Thousand Yard Stare" |
| Action Comics #832 (December 2005): "Old Ghosts" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #678 (September 2008): "Time Lost" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #679 (October 2008): "The Coming of Atlas, Part 3: All That's Red and Blue Fall Down!" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #680 (November 2008): "The Coming of Atlas, Part 4: Man of Yore, Dog of Tomorrow!" |
| Superman: New Krypton Special #1 (December 2008): [1] "New Krypton" |
| Action Comics #871 (January 2009): [4] "New Krypton, Part Four: Beyond Doomsday" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #35 (January 2009): [5] "New Krypton, Part Five: The Secret Origin of Supergirl" |
| Action Comics #872 (February 2009): [7] "New Krypton, Part Seven: Brainiac Lives" |
| Action Comics #873 (March 2009): [10] "New Krypton, Part Ten: Birth of a Nation" |
| Action Comics #874 (April 2009): [13] "Suspicion!" |
| Action Comics #875 (May 2009): [17] "The Sleepers, Part 1" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #686 (May 2009): [19] "Yesterday and Tomorrow" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #687 (June 2009): [23] "Power and Weakness" |
| Action Comics #877 (July 2009): [25] "The Sleepers, Part 3" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #41 (July 2009): [26] "Who is Superwoman?, Part Five: Daughters of Krypton" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #688 (July 2009): [27] "The Fall and Rise of Jonathan Kent" |
| Action Comics #878 (August 2009): [29] "The Sleepers, Part 4" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #42 (August 2009): [30] "Who is Superwoman?, Conclusion: Epilogues & Homecomings" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #689 (August 2009): [31] "The Tourist" |
| Action Comics #879 (September 2009): [33] "The Sleepers, Part 5" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #690 (September 2009): [35] "The Setup" |
| Action Comics #880 (October 2009): [2] "Codename: Patriot, Part 2" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #44 (October 2009): [3] "Codename: Patriot Part 3" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #691 (October 2009): [4] "The Patriot, Part 4" |
| Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #2 (October 2009): [5] "The Death of Jimmy Olsen" |
| Supergirl Vol. 5 #45 (November 2009): [8] "The Hunt for Reactron Part 2" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #692 (November 2009): [9] "Down Time" |
| Action Comics #882 (December 2009): [11] "The Hunt for Reactron, Part 3" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #693 (December 2009): [13] "7734" |
| Action Comics #884 (February 2010): [19] "Divine Spark, Part 2" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #695 (February 2010): [21] "Man of Valor, Part Two" |
| Action Comics #885 (March 2010): [23] "Divine Spark, Part 3" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #696 (March 2010): [25] "Man of Valor, Part Three" |
| Superman Vol. 1 #697 (April 2010): [29] "Man of Valor: The Espionage Squad" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #8/3 (April 2010): [30] "Awake, Part 1" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #9/3 (May 2010): [35] "Awake, Part 2" |
| Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #10/2 (June 2010): [38] "Awake, Part 3" |
| Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #3 (June 2010): [41] "Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton, Part Nine: This is the Way the World Ends" |
| Superman: War of the Supermen #2 (July 2010): "Superman: War of the Supermen, Part 2: The Battle for Mars" |
| Superman: War of the Supermen #3 (July 2010): "Superman: War of the Supermen, Part 3: The Battle for Earth" |
| Superman: War of the Supermen #4 (July 2010): "Superman: War of the Supermen, Part 4: The Battle for Survival" |