Neill, what kind of role model was Lois Lane back in the day for younger girls?
Ms. Neill: I didn’t know the character those days when I got the job. I had to go buy a comic book to see what she looked like. (laughs) Ms. Neill: She was the plain, working girl. I heard from a lot of women later on that they got into writing, and doing TV shows because of Lois Lane. And I said, well at least we did some good in the series. Marv Wolfman: Lois is one of the few in a less than a handful of working women who were able to handle themselves that were on TV in that time period. All the other women were usually married characters. Whether they were in charge like Lucy (Arnaz – “I Love Lucy”), or they were secondary characters. Lois was the only one with a career that was not the standard teacher role. So, she was a major character for the years that came out of women characters in that time period. Press: What was it like for you doin the show in the 50’s as far as fan mail? Did you get a lot of fan mail from girls that really admired the character? Ms. Neill: All fan mail
