| Superman: The Wedding Album | |
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After 58 years, Superman (Clark Kent) and Lois Lane become husband and wife. Art by Dan Jurgens & Jerry Ordway. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | One-shot |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date | December 1996 |
| Number of issues | 1 |
| Main character(s) | Superman/Clark Kent Lois Lane |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Dan Jurgens Karl Kesel David Michelinie Louise Simonson Roger Stern |
| Artist(s) | Complete list |
Superman: The Wedding Album was a comic book published in 1996 by DC Comics. It is notable in that it features the long-awaited in-continuity wedding of Lois Lane to Clark Kent/Superman—an event that was nearly 60 years in the making. Previous weddings involving the characters had all been hoaxes, dreams, or "imaginary" tales.[1] Bearing a cover date of December 1996, the issue was published during the week of October 6, 1996, coinciding with an episode of the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman that also featured the wedding of the two characters.[2][3]
The story was written by the five of the major writers for the Superman titles at the time: Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, David Michelinie, Louise Simonson, and Roger Stern.
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Nearly every living major artist who had ever worked on a Superman comic title contributed to this issue:
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The story follows after a yearlong breakup between Lois and Clark. Lois returns to Metropolis from her job as a foreign correspondent and agrees to marry Clark. The wedding is put together quickly, but no corners are cut. During this storyline, Clark is without his powers as Superman, having lost them during the previous Final Night crossover. There are brief cameos by many DC superheroes and a short passage with Batman, who offers an apartment owned by him to the couple, and gets the superheroes of the DC Universe to look after Metropolis while Clark goes on his honeymoon.
Jimmy Olsen serves as best man, with Lucy Lane serving as maid of honor. The wedding is of the traditional Christian variety in a big church (the Metropolis Chapel of United Faiths) although Lois refuses to be walked down the aisle by her father, Sam Lane. The priest that presides over the wedding is drawn to look like Jerry Siegel, one of the creators of Superman. The pews are also filled up with the writers and artists that have contributed to the Superman comic books over the years.
After The Wedding Album, The Adventures of Superman #541, Action Comics #728 and Superman: The Man of Steel #63 featured Lois and Clark's honeymoon in Hawaii. Clark ends up getting captured by Rajiv Naga and needs Lois' help to escape since he does not have any powers, having lost them during The Final Night.
The book was a top votegetter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Comic-Book Story for 1997.