Lana Lang makes the leap from Superboy to adulthood in “The Girls in Superman’s Life”, a story written by Edmond Hamilton in Superman #78 (July 1952). Lana wants to become a journalist and heads to Metropolis where Perry White is convinced to give her a shot. Lois Lane takes her under her wing and Lana […]
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It wasn’t just Superman who was experimenting with life-like robots, it appears that Luthor was also doing so in Action Comics #166 (January 1952). Luthor kidnaps Perry White and switches in his robot duplicate to send Lois to dangerous assignments to keep Superman busy. Robots seem to be popping up in every comic book by […]
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Jim Gordon new family life isn’t the only supporting superhero character background getting fleshed out. In Superman #72 (July 1951), “The Private Life of Perry White”, Perry White is given a wife and a son all in one issue. Perry White’s son Will is looking for a job at the Daily Planet as “Will Whitman” […]
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Speaking of world-building, in Action Comics #144 (March 1950), we are flashed back to the time when Clark Kent first tried to get hired by Perry White at the Daily Planet. Years after Perry White visited Smallville High School and suggested it, Clark moves to Metropolis and tries to take Perry up on this offer […]
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In Adventure Comics #120 (July 1947) features the debut of a young Perry White in the Superboy story. Perry gets his first job at the Daily Planet as a cub reporter, while Clark becomes a paper boy. It’s not really clear why Clark is living in Metropolis at this time, when it’s been clearly established […]
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Lois continues to fly solo in her own strip. In Superman #31 (August 1944), Perry White admits that Lois Lane is one of the best reporters he’s ever worked with.
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Superman #7 (September 1940), introduced a new Daily Planet editor, Perry White, replacing the previous editor (George Taylor). The character of Perry White was actually introduced in February 1940 when the Adventures of Superman radio show began. It’s interesting to see how the various media incarnations of Superman (comic book, newspaper strip, radio show, cartoons) […]
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