We previously dissected how Lucy Lane of Earth-One had a long term relationship with Daily Planet photo-journalist Jimmy Olsen, while her counterpart Lucille Lane of Earth-Two found the love of her life in a man named "George Tompkins". Only George was an assumed alias for oil baron/geologist/adventurer Tex "Mister America" Thomson, a teammate of Lucille's brother-in-law Clark "Superman" Kent in the All-Star Squadron. Years after serving together on this team, the future brothers-in-law with marry the Lane sisters Lois and Lucille. As we'll see, Jimmy won Lucy's heart by disguising himself as a mustached brunette heart throb, like Tex*!
Tex realized after World War II, when he utilized various aliases to infiltrate Nazi Germany as one of its professional officers in order to subvert it, that he made many powerful adversaries. This was also true in his costumed career in the United States, when Tex as Mister America faced foes like the Gorrah, Queen Bee and General Ito. Now a retired hero and finding a woman to share his life with, Tex adopted the civilian identity of George Tompkins.
However, Lucille saw a gallant stylish man behind the disguise, and was captivated by George's "Tex" persona. Something similar happened with her doppelgänger decades later on a parallel planet in another universe.
Stewardess Lucy disguised herself as glamorous Sandra Rogers, secretly assigned by her employer to rate the efficiency of of the flight crew for her aircraft. Meanwhile, Jimmy disguised himself as stage performer Magi the Magnificent, in order to catch a legendary jewel thief aboard the same flight. Together, Sandra and Magi form a romantic bond that lingers past this adventure. After Jimmy as Magi captures the thief, he once again adopts this alter ego when he sees Lucy again disguised as Sandra. On this occasion, it was Lucy who was tasked with cornering a criminal, an individual who stole mail from airplanes. Again, Jimmy as Magi helped Lucy as Sandra capture their prey. The two deepened their feelings for one another while feeling guilty at their unfaithfulness to each other's real identity!
On their third and final meeting, Jimmy decided to "kill" his Magi alias in an apparent drowning, when imminent nuptials were on the horizon. When Lucy discovered Jimmy's disguise trunk, with the Magi's wig and clothing, and realized he was really Jimmy. After revealed that she was really Sandra, Lucy accepts Jimmy's marriage proposal, only after their ceremony do the couple learn that the justice of the peace who married them let his license lapse. No longer officially married, the couple resumed dating but eventually split up due to their differences. Meanwhile, George and Lucille Tompkins started a family together!
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