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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.

Quote1 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. Quote2
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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.[1]

Residents

Pre-Crisis, Earth-One

Staff Members

Post-Crisis

Owners

Staff Members

Post-Flashpoint

Owners

Staff Members

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[11]
  • The Daily Planet was once destroyed following the events of Fall of Metropolis.
  • At one point in New Earth, the Daily Planet become incredibly advanced thanks to the B13 Technology, the staff began to enjoy larger work stations and the most modern news-gathering facilities.[12]

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