mə klˈʊɹ sˈɪndᵻkˌeɪt, kənsˈɜːnd ænd fˈɪɹɪŋ nˈuːzpeɪpɚz wʊd kˈænsəl ðə pˈɑːpjʊlɚ sˈuːpɚmˌæn stɹˈɪp ɪf ɪt kʊd nˌɑːt ɐpˈɪɹ ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚli ænd ˌɔn tˈaɪm, ɐpˈiːld tə dˌiːsˈiː tʊ ɪnstˈɛd kɹiːˈeɪt ɐ spˈɪnˈɔf stɹˈɪp, lˈoʊɪs lˈeɪn, ɡˈɜːl ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚ, fɔːɹ mə klˈʊɹ tə jˈuːz æz ɐ fˈɪlɚ mətˈɪɹiəl fɔːɹ nˈuːzpeɪpɚ sˌɪndɪkˈeɪʃən.
McClure Syndicate, concerned and fearing newspapers would cancel the popular Superman strip if it could not appear regularly and on time, appealed to DC to instead create a spin-off strip, Lois Lane, Girl Reporter, for McClure to use as a filler material for newspaper syndication.