[quote=@Master Bruce]
Here's a better question...

Why in the hell was Lana Lang [i]ever[/i] a villain called The Insect Queen? And what series of drugs led to that decision?

Because I want some of that shit.
[/quote]

Ask Otto Binder.  He was the guy who wrote, like, 99% of the weird shit that went down in Superman's neck of the woods.