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Real Name

Current Alias

Lana Lang

Aliases

Insect Queen; Gravity Girl; The Wisp

Relatives

Lewis Lang (father); Sarah Lang (mother); Ronald Lang (brother); Larry Lang (brother); Alvin Lang (brother); Professor Phineas Potter (uncle); Horton (uncle; first name unknown); Unnamed husband (divorced); Unnamed son (deceased); Lorac-K7 (descendant)

Affiliation

Daily Planet; Galaxy Communications

Base Of Operations

Metropolis; formerly Smallville

Status

Alignment

Identity

Citizenship

Marital Status

Occupation

Former Reporter for the Daily Planet; former anchorwoman for WMET-TV; former anchorwoman for WGBS-TV

Characteristics

Gender

Female

Height

5' 7"

Weight

120 lb

Eyes

Green

Hair

Red

Unusual Features

As the Insect Queen, Lana developed physical characteristics similar to that of an insect.

Origin

Universe

Earth-One

Place of Birth

Smallville

Created by

Bill Finger, John Sikela

First appearance

Last appearance

Superboy #10
(October, 1950)

Lois Lane #2
(September, 1986)

HistoryEdit

Lana Lang was born and raised on a farm in the midwestern Kansas town of Smallville. During her teenage years, she met her next-door neighbor, Clark Kent, and developed an instant infatuation with him. Her interest in Clark was matched only by her affection towards the local super-hero, Superboy. Lana spent a large portion of her high school years obsessing over Superboy, and she labored intensively to discover his secret identity. One day Lana rescued an insect-like alien trapped by a fallen tree in Smallville. In gratitude, the alien gave her a "bio-genetic" ring which allowed Lana to gain insect (and insect-like, such as arachnids) characteristics.

After being given a Bio-Genetic ring by the aliens, Lana created a yellow honeybee-like costume and mask and adopted the codename Insect Queen who occasionally appeared as the crime-fighter. She had various adventures with Superboy and became an honorary member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. By the time she left Smallville to enter college, she had yet to learn Superboy's greatest secret. She would later become a rival of Lois Lane for the affection of Superman, and co-anchor the WGBS-TV newscasts with Clark Kent.Lana affection for Superman began to drift away and became romantically linked to the alien super-hero Vartox. Lana and Clark Kent became romantically involved in stories prior to the Crisis on Infinite Earths.

Powers and AbilitiesEdit

Powers

Lana Lang does not possess any inherent super-powers. However, with the Bio-Genetic ring she posseses these superhuman abilities: Flight, Superhuman Strength, Superhuman Speed, Superhuman Agility and heightened senses.

Metamorphosis: As the Insect Queen, Lana possessed the ability to shapeshift into any arthropod lifeform, including insects from alien worlds.

Abilities

Lana Lang is a professional media journalist and television celebrity. Despite her keen intuitive instincts however, she never discovered the secret behind Superman's true identity.

Strength level

Average: Lana Lang possesses the strength level of a healthy, adult human female, who engages in moderate regular exercise. As the Insect Queen, Lana adapted the proportionate strength of whichever insect she transformed into.

ParaphernaliaEdit

Equipment

Bio-Genetic ring (which transforms her into the Insect Queen).

Transportation

Flight

NotesEdit

This version of Lana Lang (Earth-One), including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the Multiverse in the 1985-86 Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series and is now considered apocryphal.
Although the general populace of Earth is aware of Lana's contributions to the Daily Planet, they are not however privy to the fact that she was once the Insect Queen.
Lana's genealogy is revealed in Superboy #146:

TriviaEdit

Like many characters among Superman's supporting cast, Lana's name is an alliteration. Other characters sharing the double "L" intials include: Lex Luthor, Lewis Lang; Lois Lane, Lori Lemaris and Lucy Lane.

As an adult, Lana had a penchant for referring to others as "Luv".

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