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52-451: The original Black Zero first appeared in Superman #205 (1968), and was created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino . He is a space saboteur who destroys planets and was hired to destroy Krypton by maintaining pressure in its core. In the present, Black Zero comes to Earth, threatening to destroy it as he did Krypton. In desperation, Superman releases Jax-Ur , a prisoner of

104-570: A copy boy at the Daily Planet . After Luthor becomes a successful businessman, he diversifies his holdings in LexCorp and temporarily buys the Daily Planet . Turning down an offer from Luthor to become part of Luthor's new television station WLEX, White finds an investor who saves the Daily Planet on the condition that White becomes managing editor. The incident leaves White bitter and angry with Luthor. White marries Alice Spencer and has

156-410: A major artist on Superman. Superman #23 (July–August 1943) featured the first Superman comic book story written by someone other than Jerry Siegel. The story "America's Secret Weapon!" was written by Don Cameron despite bearing Siegel's signature. Siegel introduced Mister Mxyzptlk in issue #30 (September 1944). A more detailed origin story for Superman was presented in issue #53 (July 1948) to mark

208-413: A part of the " One Year Later " banner. Superman had a crossover with Action Comics , titled " Up, Up and Away! " co-written by Geoff Johns and Kurt Busiek with art by Pete Woods . This storyline told of Clark Kent attempting to protect Metropolis without his powers until eventually regaining them. Busiek became the sole writer of the series with issue #654 (September 2006) and Carlos Pacheco became

260-984: A short story in the issue, and his run on the title began with issue #701. Artist Eddy Barrows , a previous Action Comics artist and one of the artists on the War of the Supermen event, was Straczynski's artistic collaborator. Straczynski and Barrows began a year-long story entitled " Grounded " that sees Superman begin a long walk across the United States to regain the connection with his adopted home that he feels he lost while away on New Krypton. The series ended with issue #714 (October 2011), prior to DC Comics' The New 52 company wide reboot and relaunch. DC Comics launched Superman volume 3 with issue #1 in September 2011 ( cover dated November 2011), as part of The New 52 . The first three issues saw George Pérez doing

312-404: A single character, which at that time was unprecedented. Superman #1 appeared on the shelves in the summer of 1939. Superman now also had the distinction of being the first ever hero-character featured in more than one comic magazine. By issue #7, Superman was being hailed on the covers as the "World's Greatest Adventure Strip Character". Perry White , a supporting character who had originated on

364-504: A son, Jerry White. Much later, after Jerry is fully grown, Perry learns that Luthor is Jerry's biological father. Although Perry continues to raise Jerry as his own, the knowledge that he is not the boy's true father continues to haunt him. In subsequent years as managing editor and then editor-in-chief of The Daily Planet , White forms a core team of reporters and writers: Lois Lane , Clark Kent , Jimmy Olsen , Cat Grant , Ron Troupe, Steve Lombard, and many others. The Planet , meanwhile,

416-486: A tie-in to the DC One Million limited series and nine Annuals published between 1987 and 1997. When the series was relaunched in late 1986 under its new title, the creative team initially was writer Marv Wolfman and artist Jerry Ordway . John Byrne replaced Wolfman with issue #436 (January 1988) and Ordway became both writer and artist with issue #445 (October 1988). Writer/artist Dan Jurgens worked on

468-563: Is a terrorist organization that contributed to the destruction of Krypton by firing nuclear energy into its core. Most recently, the name "Black Zero" was used by a Kryptonian military force commanded by Ursa who were killed by Brainiac . The Black Zero virus appears in Superman Plus/Legion of Super-Heroes #1, a 1997 one-shot teaming Superman with the Legion of Super-Heroes . It is an intelligent computer virus created by

520-587: Is an archetypal image of the tough, irascible, but fair-minded boss. In film, the character has been portrayed by Pierre Watkin in the Superman serial, Jackie Cooper in Superman (1978) 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 played

572-453: Is depicted as a freelance reporter for various newspapers, including a Chicago newspaper and Gotham City 's Gotham Gazette . In The Adventures of Superman , it was also established that White had a law degree but had never practiced law. White eventually goes to work at the Daily Planet as a reporter and earns his first Pulitzer Prize following an interview with Superboy . Later, Perry's reporting skills earn further praise after he

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624-704: Is established as a paper of record, breaking such stories as Superman's debut, multiple alien invasions, and the death and subsequent return of Superman. During this time, White becomes increasingly estranged from Jerry, who later dies from a gunshot wound. Perry and Alice grieve for some time, resulting in Perry taking a leave of absence from the Daily Planet . Later, the Whites adopt an orphaned African-American boy named Keith Parks, who soon has his name changed to Keith White. During this time, Perry takes another leave of absence for cancer treatment, putting Clark Kent in charge as

676-608: Is replaced by his predecessor from the pre- Flashpoint universe, while Mister Mxyzptlk uses his powers to impersonate Clark Kent and convince everyone that the previous revelation of Superman's identity was an elaborate hoax. This storyline culminates in the displaced Lois and Clark merging with their counterparts in this universe, creating a new timeline where Lois and Clark leave the Planet to raise their newborn son Jon Kent . Superman later confesses his secret identity to White, but Manchester Black erases this knowledge from him and

728-417: Is the first to discover that Superboy has moved to Metropolis from Smallville . (Superboy had intended to keep his move quiet for an undefined period of time, so as not to alert anyone to Superboy and Clark Kent leaving Smallville at the same time.) Finally, during Clark Kent's junior year of college, White becomes editor-in-chief following George Taylor's retirement. In the early 1970s, Morgan Edge buys

780-580: The Daily Planet , taking most of White's position. With writer John Byrne 's post- Crisis on Infinite Earths revamp of Superman's origin in the Man of Steel miniseries and his subsequent Superman comics, Perry White's history was altered and fleshed out more fully. Post- Crisis , White was born in Metropolis ' Suicide Slum area, growing up with a father missing in action in an overseas war. White attends school with Lex Luthor and begins his career as

832-485: The Phantom Zone , who wishes to avenge Krypton's destruction. After launching a missile toward Earth, Black Zero attacks Jax-Ur with red kryptonite , mutating him into a Gorgon -like form. Jax-Ur then petrifies Black Zero with his gaze and shatters his body. The first Post- Crisis version of Black Zero appeared in the 1988 World of Krypton miniseries written by John Byrne and illustrated by Mike Mignola . It

884-464: The Planet , enabling him to undo Luthor's meddling and resolve the company's financial problems. When Superman's identity is exposed by Lois to protect Clark from being blackmailed by a secret conspiracy, Perry fires Clark in a fury of anger and perceived betrayal, accusing Clark of only working at the Planet so that he can profit from his own headlines. When the Superman of this reality dies, he

936-526: The Planet' s temporary editor. During a period of financial struggle for the Planet, its owner, Franklin Stern , sells the paper back to Luthor. Luthor, acting out of malice, shuts the paper down and fires everyone except Lane, Olsen, and two others who are forced to accept new jobs at Lexcom, Luthor's new Internet -based news company. Shortly thereafter, Luthor sells the Planet to Bruce Wayne for one dollar. Wayne rehires White and gives him full control of

988-798: The Superman title in July 2021. The monthly series concluded in December 2022, with 18 issues and one annual. The series followed the adventures of Jon Kent , the son of Superman and Lois Lane, as he is entrusted with the protection of Earth. A new ongoing Superman comic book series launched in February 2023 from writer Joshua Williamson and artist Jamal Campbell. The Superman series had Annuals published since 1960. Eight issues of Superman Annual were published starting in winter 1960. An additional four issues were published from 1983 to 1986 and

1040-497: The Superman radio program was introduced into the comic book in issue #7 (October 1940). Editor Mort Weisinger began his long association with the title with issue #11 (July–August 1941). Jimmy Olsen first appeared as a named character in the story "Superman versus The Archer" in Superman #13 (Nov.–Dec. 1941). In the early 1940s, Superman was selling over a million copies per month. By 1942, artist Wayne Boring , who had previously been one of Shuster's assistants, had become

1092-652: The Black Zero group who attempts to destroy Earth before Brainiac 5 destroys it. The second Black Zero is an alternate universe variant of Superboy from a universe where Superman was not resurrected after his battle with Doomsday . He battles Superboy and the Challengers of the Unknown before being exposed to hyperstorm energy and disappearing. The character first appeared in Superboy (vol. 4) #61, and

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1144-518: The Superman mythos, starting with the elimination of Kryptonite . Elliot S. Maggin began his long association with the title with the story "Must There Be a Superman?" in issue #247 (Jan. 1972). Writer Cary Bates , in collaboration with Swan, introduced such characters as the supervillain Terra-Man in issue #249 (March 1972) and the superhero Vartox in issue #281 (Nov. 1974). Issues #272 (Feb. 1974), #278 (Aug. 1974), and #284 (Feb. 1975) of

1196-408: The Superman storylines ran with the story continuing through the titles Superman , Action Comics and later in two further series, Superman: The Man of Steel and Superman: The Man of Tomorrow . Jerry Ordway returned as writer of the title with issue #480 (July 1991). Tom Grummett drew part of #480 and became the main artist on the series with the following issue. The series participated in

1248-711: The byline for Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster which had been dropped decades earlier and the first issue with the restored credit was Superman #301 (August 1976). Martin Pasko and Swan created the Master Jailer character in issue #331 (January 1979). The bottle city of Kandor , which had been introduced in 1958, was restored to normal size in a story by Len Wein and Swan in Superman #338 (August 1979). The series reached issue #400 in October 1984. That issue featured work by several popular comics artists including

1300-462: The character in Adventures of Superman and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman , respectively, and Paul Jarrett in the series Superman & Lois . The character Perry White was created for the radio serial The Adventures of Superman , voiced by actor Julian Noa. He first appeared in the second episode, "Clark Kent, Reporter", which aired on February 14, 1940. The character

1352-425: The character's tenth anniversary. Another part of the Superman mythos which had originated on the radio program made its way into the comic books when kryptonite was featured in a story by Bill Finger and Al Plastino . Superman was the first DC title with a letters column as a regular feature beginning with issue #124 (September 1958). In the view of comics historian Les Daniels , artist Curt Swan became

1404-528: The covers for issues #675 (June 2008) through #685 (April 2009). James Robinson replaced Busiek with issue #677 (August 2008). Robinson's run on the title began with " The Coming of Atlas " story arc and began a link between Superman , Action Comics , and Supergirl that started a long-form narrative with the New Krypton event. The majority of Robinson's run featured Mon-El and the Guardian as

1456-547: The crossover storyline "Panic in the Sky" in 1992. During their run on The Adventures of Superman , Grummett and Ordway (along with editor Mike Carlin and others) were the architects of " The Death of Superman " storyline, in which Superman died and was resurrected. It was during that storyline, that Grummett and writer Karl Kesel , created the new Superboy in The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993). Other crossovers

1508-611: The definitive artist of Superman in the early 1960s with a "new look" to the character that replaced Wayne Boring's version. Writer Jim Shooter and Swan crafted the story "Superman's Race With the Flash!" in Superman #199 (Aug. 1967) which featured the first race between the Flash and Superman, two characters known for their super-speed powers . Julius Schwartz became the title's editor with issue #233 (January 1971) and together with writer Denny O'Neil and artist Curt Swan streamlined

1560-443: The featured characters, while Superman himself had gone to live on the planet New Krypton. Robinson's last full issue was #699, tying into Last Stand of New Krypton , and he finished his run in a short story in issue #700 (August 2010) that returned Superman to Earth. Superman #700 also saw writer J. Michael Straczynski , a self-professed Superman fan who feels a personal connection to the character, take over writing duties with

1612-405: The first for any superhero , premiering with the cover date summer 1939. Between 1986 and 2006 it was retitled, The Adventures of Superman , while a new series used the title Superman . In May 2006, it was returned to its original title and numbering. The title was canceled with issue #714 in 2011, and was relaunched with issue #1 the following month which ended its run in 2016. A fourth series

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1664-490: The hands of writer/artist John Byrne . One last story, which also marked the end of Schwartz's tenure as editor of the series, was published to give a send-off to the former status quo: Alan Moore 's Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The story's first part saw publication in Superman #423, which would be the last issue before the title was relaunched with its legacy numbering as The Adventures of Superman . Superman

1716-535: The introduction of the multiverse , Taylor and the Daily Star are retroactively placed on Earth-Two , while White and the Daily Planet are placed on Earth-One. Additionally, White is established as having an Earth-Two counterpart who is a reporter for the Daily Star . Prior to the continuity changes detailed in Crisis on Infinite Earths , The Man of Steel , and other comics published after 1986, Perry White

1768-527: The newspaper the Daily Star under editor George Taylor . However, after Perry White's introduction in the Adventures of Superman radio series, the character was incorporated into the comic books, appearing as the editor of a newly renamed the Daily Planet . No in-story explanation for this change was given at the time, and Taylor and the Daily Star are not mentioned again for many years. Following

1820-509: The numbering continued from the 1960 series. Superman Annual #11 (1985) featured the story " For the Man Who Has Everything " by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons . When the original Superman series was retitled as The Adventures of Superman , both it and Superman (vol. 2) received Annuals relaunched with #1 issues. The Adventures of Superman Annual ran for nine issues from 1987 to 1997. After The Adventures of Superman

1872-411: The only major DC work by Jim Steranko as well as an introduction by noted science-fiction author Ray Bradbury . Superman ran uninterrupted until the mid-1980s, when DC Comics instituted a line-wide relaunch with the 1985 event maxi-series Crisis on Infinite Earths . Folding their vast multiverse into a single shared universe , Superman and his supporting cast would receive a massive overhaul at

1924-402: The project became an issue. DC Comics responded to a petition about to be dropped with a statement that it supported freedom of expression and that the personal views of individuals associated with the company were not the views of the company. Illustrator Chris Sprouse left the project due to the media attention and some comic book stores announced a boycott. Card's Superman story was dropped and

1976-438: The scripting and breakdowns. Dan Jurgens began to co-write and draw Superman with Keith Giffen . Their first issue was #7 (May 2012). As of September 2012's issue #0, Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort became the creative team. John Romita Jr. drew the Superman series in collaboration with writer Geoff Johns in 2014. Romita Jr.'s Superman pencils were inked by Klaus Janson . Superman's secret identity as Clark Kent

2028-473: The series participated in included Zero Hour: Crisis in Time , The Final Night , and Infinite Crisis . As of the start of 2002, the integration between the Superman titles became less frequent, and the remaining issues of The Adventures of Superman commonly carried self-contained stories. Issue #600 (March 2002) was a double-sized special featuring Superman combating Lex Luthor. The final issue (#649)

2080-400: The series were in the 100 Page Super Spectacular format. Superman #300 (June 1976) featured an out-of- continuity story by Bates and Maggin which imagined the infant Superman landing on Earth in 1976 and becoming a superhero in 2001. The tale was an inspiration for Mark Millar 's Superman: Red Son limited series published in 2003. DC's parent company Warner Communications reinstated

2132-478: The series' artist. The series participated in the weekly series Countdown to Final Crisis , giving a different perspective on certain events shown in the weekly title, such as the events preceding the death of New God Lightray . Busiek and Pacheco developed an extended storyline featuring Arion coming into conflict with Superman. The plotline concluded in Superman Annual #13. Alex Ross painted

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2184-472: The title from 1989–1991. Hank Henshaw , a character who would later become the Cyborg Superman, first appeared in issue #466 (May 1990). By the late 1980s, the plots of the Superman books were often linked. To coordinate the storyline and sequence of event, from January 1991 to January 2002, "triangle numbers" (or "shield numbers") appeared on the cover of each Superman comic book. During these years,

2236-465: Was also the 800th issue of the Superman series as a whole, with a variant cover done by Tony S. Daniel to commemorate the occasion. The series ended its run with issue #45 (April 2018). A fifth series under the direction of Brian Michael Bendis was released in July 2018 and ended its run in June 2021 with issue #32. Superman: Son of Kal-El , written by Tom Taylor and art by John Timms, replaced

2288-757: Was created by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett . A Kryptonian prison frigate called the Black Zero appears in films set in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU): Superman (comic book) Superman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Superman as its protagonist . Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book Action Comics #1 in June 1938. The strip proved so popular that National launched Superman into his own self-titled comic book,

2340-506: Was introduced into the comic books later that year, appearing in Superman #7 (November 1940). Since then, the character has continued to appear in Superman and other comic books on a continual basis, and has been a regular supporting character in both live-action and animated films and television programs over eight decades. He is well-known for the catchphrases "Great Caesar's ghost!" and "Don't call me 'chief!'". The earliest Superman comics depict Clark Kent and Lois Lane working for

2392-530: Was part of a three-part crossover with Superman and Action Comics , an homage to the Earth-2 Superman in the wake of events in the limited series Infinite Crisis . For its last two years, The Adventures of Superman was written by Greg Rucka . His stories included the villain Ruin , the attempted assassination of Lois Lane and a number of Mister Mxyzptlk appearances. Adventures of Superman

2444-543: Was relaunched on April 29, 2013. Unlike the previous volume, the new series is not set in the mainstream DC Universe continuity but instead features anthology style stories with rotating creative teams in the same format as the second Legends of the Dark Knight series. It is released as a digital-first comic with print publication to follow. The first story was to have been written by Orson Scott Card and drawn by Chris Sprouse and Karl Story . Card's participation in

2496-486: Was relaunched with a new #1 issue in a second volume in 1986, and was published concurrently with The Adventures of Superman . The Adventures of Superman was numbered from issue #424 (January 1987) to issue #649 (April 2006), for a total of 228 monthly issues including issue #0 (October 1994) published between issues #516 and #517 as a tie-in to the Zero Hour limited series and issue #1,000,000 (November 1998) as

2548-585: Was released in June 2016 and ended in April 2018, while the fifth series was launched in July 2018 and ended in June 2021. The series was replaced by Superman: Son of Kal-El in July 2021, featuring adventures of Superman's son, Jon Kent . A sixth Superman series was released in February 2023. Due to the Superman character's popularity after his premiere in Action Comics #1 , National Allied Publications decided to launch an entirely new magazine featuring

2600-399: Was replaced by a story written by Jeff Parker . The relaunched Adventures of Superman series came to an end with issue #17, released in September 2014. Superman volume 2 reached issue #226 (April 2006) and was then canceled as part of the linewide " Infinite Crisis " storyline. The Adventures of Superman was returned to its original title, Superman , with issue #650 (May 2006), as

2652-562: Was restored to its original title as Superman , its Annuals continued the (vol. 2) Annuals . Superman (vol. 4) has also been released in four deluxe hardcovers: Perry White 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 . The character maintains very high ethical and journalistic standards and

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2704-530: Was revealed to the world in a storyline by writer Gene Luen Yang in 2015. This series ended its run with the release of issue #52 (July 2016). As part of the DC Rebirth relaunch, Superman Volume 4 began with issue #1 in June 2016 (cover dated August 2016), including a one-shot DC Rebirth special Superman: Rebirth #1. Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason are the creative team, with the Superman series shipping twice-monthly. This volume's 34th issue

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