21 Facts About Perry White

1.

Perry White is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.

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2.

Perry White is the editor-in-chief of the Metropolis newspaper the Daily Planet.

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3.

Character Perry White was created for the radio serial The Adventures of Superman, voiced by actor Julian Noa.

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4.

Perry White appeared in the second episode, "Clark Kent, Reporter", which aired on February 14,1940.

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5.

Perry White worked as an assistant editor in the Daily Star under George Taylor before becoming editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet.

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6.

However, this was changed, with Perry White first appearing as the editor of a newly renamed the Daily Planet.

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7.

The Perry White of Earth-Two is a lead reporter for the Daily Star and, according to a Superman Family tale, has "filled in" as editor from time to time while Taylor was away.

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8.

Perry White eventually goes to work at the Daily Planet as a reporter, and earns his first Pulitzer Prize by being the first to write about Superboy's extraterrestrial origins, thanks to an exclusive interview with the Boy of Steel.

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9.

Later still, Perry White's reporting skills earn more praise after being the first to discover that Superboy has moved to Metropolis from Smallville.

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10.

Finally, during Clark Kent's junior year of college, Perry White is promoted to editor-in-chief of the newspaper, after the retirement of the paper's previous editor, the Earth-One version of George Taylor.

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11.

Post-Crisis, Perry White is born in Metropolis' Suicide Slum area, growing up with a father missing after heading off to war overseas.

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12.

Perry White becomes a copy boy at the Daily Planet, beginning a lifetime career that will take him up the newspaper's career ladder.

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13.

Perry White goes to school with Lex Luthor while they are children.

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14.

The entire episode, not the least of which is what Perry White felt as having been forced out of his active writing career, leaves Perry White bitter and angry with Luthor.

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15.

Much later, after Jerry is fully grown, Perry White learns that Lex Luthor is Jerry's biological father.

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16.

Luthor briefly seduces Alice while Perry White is overseas reporting on a war and thought to be killed.

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17.

At about this time, Perry White takes another leave of absence for lung cancer treatment, putting Clark Kent in charge as the Planet's temporary editor.

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18.

Perry White is hired back as editor-in-chief, and the entire former staff is hired back as well.

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19.

Perry White's editorship keeps the Daily Planet as one of the few newspapers that dare to heavily criticize Luthor.

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20.

Perry White has since then recovered and is back to running the paper.

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21.

Unwilling to let this slide, Perry White suggests that Lois 'quit' the paper so as to continue her investigation.

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