<P> In 2006, the couple adopts a boy, the biological son of Kryptonian villains General Zod and Ursa and named him Chris Kent in the story arc Last Son . Although Clark is quick to embrace parenthood, Lois is more reluctant, until she sees how vulnerable and sweet Chris is, and the three of them become a happy family . When Zod invades Earth, during the battle, Chris along with his birth parents are sucked into the Phantom Zone, leaving Clark and Lois without their son and heartbroken . Chris later returned as a teenager under the guise of Nightwing . </P> <P> In the 2009 Superman: Secret Origin, a six - part miniseries by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank that detailed Superman's new origin story (replacing Mark Waid's 2003 limited series Superman: Birthright) in the post-Infinite Crisis DC Universe . In the series, Lois becomes Clark's mentor when he begins his employment at the Daily Planet . The paper has been in financial trouble since Lex Luthor controls nearly every media outlet in Metropolis and the Daily Planet is the only major newspaper that directly attacks him . In Superman's first public appearance, he saves Lois when she falls off the LexCorp building . Understanding the flying hero's benevolence, Lois writes a positive article on him, which boosts the Daily Planet's sales 700% . Eventually, Luthor becomes involved with General Sam Lane, Lois' father, so that they can defeat Superman, believing him to be an alien threat . Superman defeats Metallo, a U.S. soldier converted into a cyborg, and public opinion turns in Superman's favor . In the aftermath, Clark and Lois become friendly rivals, while Superman and Lois begin to develop mutual romantic feelings . </P> <P> In 2011, DC Comics rebooted its continuity with the New 52 initiative . In the relaunch, Clark and Lois are not married, Lois views Clark as a friend and respects him as a journalist, but regards him as a loner who has difficulty letting people get close to him and displays no existing knowledge of his dual identity . Superman Unchained, a nine - issue series by Scott Snyder and Jim Lee explores Clark's connection with Lois in the New 52 Universe . </P> <P> The miniseries Convergence released in April 2015, features a pre-New 52 version of a married Superman and Lois Lane . The couple is expecting the impending birth of their child, as Superman is called to protect the city . Convergence shows the birth of their son, Jonathan Samuel Kent (Clark and Lois' biological child in DC Comics canon). Following Convergence, DC announced a spin - off comic book series Superman: Lois and Clark . The eight - issue series debuting in October 2015 by Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks is set several years after the Convergence event . The series focus on Clark and Lois' relationship and their son, Jonathan, living in the post-Flashpoint DC Universe . </P>

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