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Well, it’s happened. Responding to pressure from Comedy Central, YouTube has sent me a notice of copyright violation. If the text of the message isn’t below, look for a “more…” link and click it.

I haven’t posted much on YouTube — a couple of short Stephen Colbert items and a movie clip. A moment ago I deleted them. So now the question is, will I be hearing from Comedy Central directly, for the Colbert clips I’ve posted here?
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Jeopardized

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My friend Sam is a fan of the gameshow Jeopardy. I thought he would appreciate all-time champ Ken Jennings’ appearance on The Colbert Report, from way back in September. This is my way of tempting Sam away from his brand-new Panasonic 50-inch HDTV plasma panel, to watch tiny, lo-res Net video!

Lois and Clark

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Here’s a bit more of “The Wedding of Superman,” with the temporary resolution of everybody’s favorite virtual love triangle. Uh, why would Perry White want “the woman’s angle” on the arrest of bank robbers?

Lois marrying Supes was a theme that was played out numerous times in the Lois Lane comic book, a guilty pleasure of mine as a kid, as was the Supergirl comic. Lois Lane’s favorite artist was Kurt Schaffenberger, and Supergirl’s best renderer was Jim Mooney.

The First Noel

As correctly pointed out by my twin sister Jean on her second guess, the answer to the 1931 mystery girl question is Noel Neill, who played Lois Lane in The Adventures of Superman. Noel, who is one of the nicest people ever put on this planet or any other, was also Lois in the Superman serials with Kirk Alyn.

Here is Noel in 1935, age 14, and in 1940…

… and here’s Noel in 1938, after she was a dancer, when she was a singer, and before she was an actress, with somebody whom I hope you recognize. Hint: he died in 1977, after Elvis and after Groucho.

And finally, let’s watch Noel in a memorable scene with George Reeves, from “The Wedding of Superman.”

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