Daily Planet (Earth-Prime)

The Daily Planet is a newspaper publisher located in Metropolis.

History

Since Superman emerged as a vigilante in Metropolis, the Daily Planet's popularity skyrocketed, with the superhero often being featured on their stories. Photojournalist James Olsen took the 1st photo of Superman.^[1]

Lex Luthor had a front page article the day he was scheduled to get the Nobel Peace Prize.^[2]

Sometime prior to early 2021, Morgan Edge purchased the Daily Planet. Following the purchase, a number of employees were fired, including Clark Kent and Whit.^[3]

Known employees

Current employees

Morgan Edge (owner)
Samuel Foswell (editor-in-chief)
Lombard
Max Mencken
Lois Lane (journalist)

Former employees

Perry White (editor-in-chief; formerly)
Clark Kent (journalist; fired)
James Olsen (photojournalist; left to work for CatCo)
Whit (fired)

Appearances

Supergirl

Season 5

"It's a Super Life" (newspaper)
"Deus Lex Machina" (newspaper)

Superman & Lois

Season 1

"Pilot"

Behind the scenes

In the comics, the Daily Planet is the daily newspaper of Metropolis and the workplace of Superman in his civilian persona.

References

Other versions of Daily Planet (Earth-Prime)
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New multiverse
Earth: Prime
Original multiverse
Earth: 38 • 96 • 167

[1] "It's a Super Life"

[2] "Deus Lex Machina"

[3] "Pilot"

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