Eve Teschmacher

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Eve Teschmacher
DC Entertainment character
First appearance Superman (1978)
Created by Richard Donner and Mario Puzo
Portrayed by
In-universe information
Full nameEve Teschmacher
SpeciesHuman
GenderFemale
TitleMiss Teschmacher
Significant other Lex Luthor

Eve Teschmacher, or simply Miss Teschmacher, is the name of a fictional character created by Richard Donner and Mario Puzo who appears in DC Comics media as Lex Luthor's personal assistant and love interest.

Contents

Originally created for Superman (1978), in which she was portrayed by Valerie Perrine, Teschmacher has made further appearances in other Superman-related media, such as the Arrowverse series Supergirl , in which she was portrayed by Andrea Brooks, [1] [2] [3] and the upcoming DC Universe film Superman (2025), portrayed by Sara Sampaio.

Film

Superman (1978) and Superman II

Created by Richard Donner and Mario Puzo for Superman and Superman II , Miss Teschmacher is Lex Luthor's assistant who frequently questions his schemes.

Superman Returns

A character loosely based on Eve Teschmacher named Kitty Kowalski appears in Superman Returns , portrayed by Parker Posey.

Teschmacher appears in the tie-in Superman Returns: Prequel Comic #3.

Comics

Eve Teschmacher appears in JLA: Earth 2 and Superman Family Adventures as Lex Luthor's secretary.

Eve Teschmacher appears in the DC Rebirth comic Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen.

In other media

Analysis

Teschmacher has been subject to academic analysis. [6] [7]

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References

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  6. Kozlovic, Anton (April 2003). "The Unholy Biblical Subtexts and Other Religious Elements Built into Superman: The Movie (1978) and Superman II (1981)". Journal of Religion & Film. 7 (1).
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