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Pseudo-Clark and Pseudo-Lois
This is from an issue of Supreme, the Superman homage/pastiche comic published in the 90's. In the comic, both Supreme in his secret identity and the Lois Lane figure, Diane Duane, work at a comic book company. They're the artist and writer, respectively, on Omniman, a fictional hero who's ALSO a Superman pastiche. So Supreme's a Superman analog who, in his secret ID, writes about a different, fictional Superman analog. Got all that? Not as confusing as it might sound.



As you might expect, it's a set-up that allows for plenty of meta-commentary in the stories. In issue 50, Supreme, in his Ethan Crane identity, has a long talk with Diana about his love life. The two discuss the pitfalls and perils of superhero relationships.

In '62, Supreme uses a device called the Possibilitron to extrapolate what would happen if he were to get married. His first experiment shows him what married life with his contemporary lover, Judy Jordan, would have been like. It's not a pretty picture.







The Possibilitron's projection for the angel also has an unhappy ending.







The third experiment shows life married to Glory, the Wonder Woman analog. Again, things go sour.