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| RealName = Perry White |
| RealName = Perry White |
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| CurrentAlias = Perry White |
| CurrentAlias = Perry White |
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| − | | Aliases = [[Masterman]], [[Mento|The Great Mento]], Professor Von Schultz, Anti-Superman, |
+ | | Aliases = [[Master Man|Masterman]], [[Mento|The Great Mento]], Professor Von Schultz, Anti-Superman<ref>{{c|World's Finest Vol 1 159}}</ref>, Black Knight |
| − | | Identity = Public |
+ | | Identity = Public |
| − | | Alignment = Good |
+ | | Alignment = Good |
| Affiliation = [[Daily Planet]] |
| Affiliation = [[Daily Planet]] |
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| + | | Relatives = Josiah White <!--Superman 168-->(grandfather, deceased);Josiah White (father, deceased); [[Alice White (Earth-One)|Alice White]] (wife); [[Henry White (Earth-One)|Hank White]] (son); [[Perry White, Jr. (Earth-One)|Perry White, Jr.]] (son); [[William White (Earth-One)|Will White]] (son); Joyce White (niece); [[Perry White III (Earth-One)|Perry White III]] (grandson); [[Jeremy White (Earth-One)|Jeremy White]] (grandson); [[Matthew White (Earth-One)|Matthew White]] (grandson); [[Gretchen White (Earth-One)|Gretchen White]] (granddaughter); Unnamed (granddaughter); Unnamed (grandson) |
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| − | | Relatives = Joyce White (niece); Josiah White (father, deceased) |
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| Universe = Earth-One |
| Universe = Earth-One |
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| − | | BaseOfOperations = [[Metropolis]] |
+ | | BaseOfOperations = [[Metropolis]] |
| − | | Gender = Male |
+ | | Gender = Male |
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| Citizenship = American |
| Citizenship = American |
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| − | | MaritalStatus = Married |
+ | | MaritalStatus = Married |
| Occupation = Former reporter, later managing editor of the [[Daily Planet]] |
| Occupation = Former reporter, later managing editor of the [[Daily Planet]] |
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+ | | First = Superman Vol 1 57 |
| + | | Last = Lois Lane Vol 1 2 |
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| − | + | '''Perry White''' was the managing editor of the [[Daily Planet]]. |
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| + | As a young man, Perry served on the [[United States Army]] as Colonel Perry White during the [[Korean War]].<ref>{{c|World's Finest #171}}</ref> |
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| + | Perry's first professional experience as a reporter was while working for the ''[[Gotham Gazette]]''.<ref>{{c|World's Finest #80}}</ref> For this reason, Perry would allow some of his top reporters, such as [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Clark Kent]] and [[Lois Lane (Earth-One)|Lois Lane]] to work over at the Gazette on several occasions.<ref>{{c|World's Finest #75}}</ref> |
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| + | Perry won his first {{WP|Pulitzer Prize}} for the interview through which Superboy revealed that he was from [[Krypton]].<ref>{{c|Superboy Vol 2 12}}</ref> He won his second Pulitzer Prize by convincing Superboy to reveal that he'd moved to Metropolis.<ref>{{c|Superman Vol 1 367}}</ref> |
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| + | * {{Boxing}}: Perry was once a finalist in a {{WP|Golden Gloves}} competition and was chosen as a last-minute trainer by [[Kal-El (Earth-One)|Superman]] for his fight against [[Muhammad Ali (New Earth)|Muhammad Ali]].<ref>{{c|All-New Collectors' Edition Vol 1 C-56}}</ref> |
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| + | * {{Journalism}} |
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| − | | Notes = {{precrisis}} |
+ | | Notes = {{precrisis|Perry White}} |
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+ | * {{v|Action Comics Vol 1}} |
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+ | * {{v|Superman Vol 1}} |
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+ | * {{v|Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane Vol 1}} |
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+ | * {{v|Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Vol 1}} |
| − | * [[World's Finest Vol 1|''World's Finest'' (Volume 1)]] |
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| Wikipedia = Perry White |
| Wikipedia = Perry White |
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[[Category:Superman Supporting Cast]] |
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Revision as of 21:26, 8 April 2020
Perry White was the managing editor of the Daily Planet.
History
As a young man, Perry served on the United States Army as Colonel Perry White during the Korean War.[2]
Perry's first professional experience as a reporter was while working for the Gotham Gazette.[3] For this reason, Perry would allow some of his top reporters, such as Clark Kent and Lois Lane to work over at the Gazette on several occasions.[4]
Perry won his first Pulitzer Prize for the interview through which Superboy revealed that he was from Krypton.[5] He won his second Pulitzer Prize by convincing Superboy to reveal that he'd moved to Metropolis.[6]
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Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Boxing: Perry was once a finalist in a Golden Gloves competition and was chosen as a last-minute trainer by Superman for his fight against Muhammad Ali.[7]
- Journalism
Notes
- This version of Perry White, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Superman (Volume 1)
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (Volume 1)
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1)
Related
- 738 Appearances of Perry White (Earth-One)
- 12 Images featuring Perry White (Earth-One)
- 12 Quotations by or about Perry White (Earth-One)
- Character Gallery: Perry White (Earth-One)
Footnotes