The Vicki Vale story was so funny! (Of course it was, it's by Queenie!) But it serves as a reminder that so many girlfriends are versions of Superman's girlfriend, and in Vicki's case she's a take on Lois Lane even before she, well, you've got to read Queenie's story for yourselves. But how about that name,
Vicki
Vale? Note the alliteration, with the first and last name starting on the same letter. And there's the usual two-syllable first name and one-syllable last name creating that familiar rhythm: Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Iris West, Vicki Vale. And Vicki is even a reporter, too!
But hey, I found this picture, which suggests that Vicki is smarter than she looks (or maybe that she had the same "secret identity obsession" that comic book Lois used to have:
Vicki Vale figures it out Ann
