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Originally posted by Kilgore Trout:
4. None of the writers has really figured out how to write Lois Lane, let alone Lois Lane the wife. The fine line that MIGHT make Lois sympathetic does not exist in her current characterization. Lois Lane as it turns out is a very masculine character; her husband is actually the nurturing, feminine side of the family. There positions are flipped. What kind of mother would she be?
It just goes to show how pussywhipped Superman has become, hasn't it? It's pretty sad that he's the feminine side of the relationship.

Could you imagine Kirk Alyn, George Reeves, or Chris Reeve acting this wimpy? I think not.

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5. Lois and Clark are not a team, ala Batman & Robin, and that is one of the keys in the failure to portray the marriage in a sympathetic manner. Lois was created as a Superman Foil, not his confidant & Soulmate®
It would be one thing if Lois was a humorous, good-natured foil for Clark. If she was just playfully teasing and razzing him, I think the marriage would be in much better shape (besides, it would fit into the portrayals of many of the classic sitcom couples). But Lois is just so mean that the whole "foil" thing is backfiring. She's not likable, she's pretty much Lex Luthor with C-cups. I couldn't even begin to imagine Noel Neill, Phyllis Coates, or Margot Kidder, as much as they teased their respective Clarks, behaving like this.

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7 I just don’t see how DC editorial would OR could handle the ‘aging’ issue with a new born baby. I mean the whole Dick Grayson thing is enough.
Yeah, that is a problem. Shouldn't Batman be in his 40s if Dick's in his early 20s?

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8. I can’t help but feel that this is a dead end direction that would further alienate the character from his ever shrinking fan base.
Especially since DC can't even write the marriage properly. What makes anyone think they could handle a Superbaby?