Lois's father Sam Lane is a career military officer, and Lois is a former army brat, with Lois having been trained by her father in areas such as hand-to-hand combat and the use of firearms. At the age of fifteen, Lois approached Perry White at the Daily Planet, and asked him for a job. While at the Daily Planet, Lois discovered that Perry White was looking for a story on Lex Luthor. Lois decided to attempt the impossible. She was able to sneak out of the house and managed to break into Luthor's