Perry White

Perry White
Perry White, as seen on the cover of The World of Metropolis #1 (August 1988).
Art by John Byrne, Dick Giordano, and Tom Ziuko.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceThe Adventures of Superman
"Clark Kent, Reporter (February 14, 1940)"
First comic appearanceSuperman #7 (November 1940)
Created by
In-story information
Team affiliationsDaily Planet
Galaxy Communications
Supporting character ofSuperman
Lois Lane
Jimmy Olsen

Perry White is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is the editor-in-chief of the Metropolis newspaper the Daily Planet.[1] The character maintains very high ethical and journalistic standards and is an archetypal image of the tough, irascible, but fair-minded boss.[2]

In film, the character has been portrayed by Pierre Watkin in the Superman serial, Jackie Cooper in 1978's Superman movie and its sequels, Frank Langella in Superman Returns, Laurence Fishburne in the DC Extended Universe, and Wendell Pierce in the upcoming DC Universe (DCU) film Superman (2025). In television, John Hamilton and Lane Smith in played the character in Adventures of Superman and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, respectively, and Paul Jarrett in the series Superman & Lois.

  1. ^ Fleisher, Michael L. (2007). The Original Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heroes, Volume Three: Superman. DC Comics. pp. 491–499. ISBN 978-1-4012-1389-3.
  2. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Korte, Steve; Manning, Matt; Wiacek, Win; Wilson, Sven (2016). The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe. DK Publishing. pp. 471–473. ISBN 978-1-4654-5357-0.

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