# Superman and LL names
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-ll-names/106601
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [May 1, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-ll-names/106601 "2002-05-01T01:10:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Snetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snetho)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-ll-names/106601/1 "2002-05-01T01:10:46Z")
Is there any reason why there are so many LL names in Superman?
Lois Lane
Lana Lang
Lex Luthor
Lionel Luthor (Smallville)
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### Author:  [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2002, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-ll-names/106601/2 "2002-05-01T02:08:41Z")
You left out Lori Lemaris (and probably others).
This is better suited to Cafe Society.
Off to Cafe Society.
**DrMatrix** - General Questions Moderator
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### Author:  [@Dr.Sexchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Sexchange)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2002, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-ll-names/106601/3 "2002-05-01T10:32:32Z")
I could’ve sworn there was a post about this not too long ago, but anywhoo -
At least one reason is that Stan Lee (of Marvel comics) often created names like that (dear lord i forgot what theyre called) to help remember them, and if I remember correctly that also happened in DC comics (but not as much, i think) -
Bruce Banner
Peter Parker
Scott Summers
J. Jonah Jameson
etc…
So LL names arnt really much out of the ordinary. Plus it could also be a gag among the writers.
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### Author:  [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2002, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-ll-names/106601/4 "2002-05-01T16:55:19Z")
It wasn’t deliberate at first. Luthor was a good meanacing name for a villain, and Lois Lane can be blamed on the same alliteration fetish Dr. Sexchange noted with Stan Lee. After that I suppose it became a not-so-inside joke to give significant characters the LL hook.
Don’t forget
Lois’ sister Lucy Lane
Lyla Lerol
Linda Lee
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### Author:  [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2002, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-ll-names/106601/5 "2002-05-01T17:03:43Z")
Discussed about a month ago:
[Superman fans: why all the LL names?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=107396&highlight=Superman)
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### Author:  [@slipster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slipster)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2002, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-and-ll-names/106601/6 "2002-05-10T17:50:40Z")
By the way…
Lois Lane was named “Lois” after an old classmate of Siegal and Schuster. Joe Schuster reputedly had a crush on her, and used her as the model for Lois. Years later Jerry Siegal met her again, and they married.