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Daily Planet

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Official Name

The Daily Planet

Location Details

Universe

Earth-Two, Earth-One, Pre-Zero Hour, New Earth , Smallville (TV Series)

Galaxy

Milky Way

Star System

Sol

Planet

Earth

Country

United States of America

City

Metropolis

Locale

New Troy

First appearance

Action Comics #23
(April, 1940)

Whenever a story happens, the planet gets it first and has it webbed and in print while the New York Times is still fishing for sources.

-- Clark Kent

History

The Daily Planet is a daily newspaper of Metropolis. Superman works there in his civilian identity as Clark Kent, along with fellow reporter Lois Lane, photographer Jimmy Olsen and editor Perry White.

Residents

Staff members

Alice White - intern
Bill Stoker (Pre-Crisis)
Bob Harley - investigative reporter
Bostwick - reporter
Brad Hunter (Pre-Crisis)
Bratten
Briscoe - staff member
Bruce Wayne - owner
Cat Grant - gossip columnist
Chloe Sullivan - (Smallville continuity)
Clark Kent - investigative reporter
Connie
Ed Byrnes - former managing editor; later night time editor
Freddy Jones (Pre-Crisis)
Grant Gabriel (Smallville continuity)
Jack - cameraman
James McCullough - former city editor
Janice Denton - Features editor
Jimmy Olsen - photo-journalist
John Corben - reporter (Pre-Crisis only)
Joyce - staff member
Justin - intern
Lex Luthor - former owner
Lois Lane - investigative reporter
Marilyn - secretary
Meg
Pauline Kahn - Editor (Smallville continuity)
Pete Cromwell (Pre-Crisis)
Perry White - managing editor
Ron Troupe - reporter
Schuman
Tom Weaver (Pre-Crisis)
Vern
Whit - staff member

Notes

The Daily Planet was also the name of a column appearing in DC Comics to advertise upcoming projects.

Trivia

One of the Daily Planet's major stockholders is Bridwell Communications. Bridwell is named after DC editor, E. Nelson Bridwell.

In the 31st century, there's a newsfeed called "Daily Planets".

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