Daily Planet

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 *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**src

The **Daily Planet** is a daily newspaper of Metropolis.

## History

Superman works there in his civilian identity as *Clark Kent*, along with fellow reporter Lois Lane, photographer Jimmy Olsen, business editor Lana Lang and editor-in-chief Perry White.

Daily Planet was founded by publisher Joshua Meriwether in 1775; the Daily Planet began as the weekly periodical Our Planet. A marauding band of British loyalists burned down the original offices in 1783. The paper resumed publication 10 years later in new offices, and George Washington wrote the first editorial to the now renamed Daily Planet. In June, 1938, the offices moved to the current building.

## Residents

### Pre-Crisis, Earth-One

#### Staff Members

* Bill Stoker
* Brad Hunter
* Clark Kent - TV anchor, former reporter
* Connie Hatch - puzzle editor
* Dave - crime columnist
* Freddy Jones
* George Taylor - former managing editor (prior Perry White)
* Hobb - former managing editor
* Jack Smart - reporter
* Jimmy Olsen - photographer
* Lois Lane - reporter
* John Corben - former reporter (actually an infiltrated villain)
* Margaret "Meg" Tempest - reporter
* Morton - former managing editor
* Pete Cromwell
* Percival "Percy" Bratten - reporter
* Perry White - managing editor
* Ryan Lowell - obituary editor
* Steve Lombard - sports commentator
* Ted Mailerway - former reporter
* Tom Weaver
* Wendall Walters - reporter

### Post-Crisis

#### Owners

* Mr. Bratten - majority shareholder
* Bruce Wayne - former owner
* Lex Luthor - former owner

#### Staff Members

* Allie
* Alice White - intern
* Bob Harley - investigative reporter
* Bostwick - reporter
* Briscoe - staff member
* Cat Grant - gossip columnist
* Clark Kent - investigative reporter
* Ed Byrnes - former managing editor; later nighttime editor
* Franklin Stern - publisher
* Harley Quinn - love columnist
* Jack - cameraman
* James McCullough - former city editor
* Jamie Gillis - photographer
* Janice Denton - features editor
* Jennifer Owens - receptionist
* Jimmy Olsen - photojournalist
* Joyce - staff member
* Justin Moore - cub reporter
* Kara Zor-El - intern
* Lana Lang - Business Editor
* Lois Lane - investigative reporter
* Marilyn - James McCullough's secretary
* Mark Spencer - "gofer"
* Perry White - managing editor
* Ron Troupe - reporter
* Sally Winfield - Perry White's secretary
* Simone D'Neige - reporter
* Schuman
* Steve Lombard - Sports section editor
* Vern
* Whit - staff member

### Post-Flashpoint

#### Owners

* Lex Luthor - owner
* Marisol Leone - former owner

#### Staff Members

* Cat Grant
* Clark Kent - journalist
* Clark White
* Heather Kelly - reporter
* Jimmy Olsen
* Lois Lane - journalist
* Lois White
* Miguel Montez - intern
* Perry White
* Ron Troupe
* Steve Lombard
* Trish Q - gossip columnist

## Notes

* The *Daily Planet* was also the name of a column appearing in DC Comics to advertise upcoming projects.
* Discrepancies between Earth-Two and the actual Golden Age stories caused E. Nelson Bridwell to suggest the existence of an "**Alternate Earth-Two**" (**Earth-Two-A**) which was formally canonized in *The Official Crisis on Infinite Earths Index* (March 1986). Strictly speaking there wasn't an Earth-Two Daily Planet.

## 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".
* In Prime Earth has been revealed its full address for correspondences: *The Daily Planet, 2525 Broadway, Metropolis, NY 10025*

## See Also

* Appearances of Daily Planet
* Location Gallery: Daily Planet

## Links and References

* Daily Planet Who's Who entry
* Daily Planet at Wikipedia

1. ↑ *World of Metropolis* #1
2. ↑ *Action Comics* #550
3. ↑ *Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen* #153
4. ↑ *Superman Special* #3
5. ↑ *Superman* #277
6. ↑ *Action Comics* #557
7. ↑ *Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen* #151
8. ↑ *Batman* #611
9. ↑ *Harley Quinn* #14
10. ↑ *Doomsday Clock* #7