Lois Lane was copyrighted by Nellie Bly.
In the song "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang, she is mentioned in the line: "I said, "By the way, baby, what's your name?" She said, "I go by the name of Lois Lane"
 In 1958, DC Comics gave Lois a comic book series, Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane

