Tales from the 50 Cent Bin! - Superman: The Man of Steel #47

Next up for the month is the Daily Planet’s Editor-in-Chief, Perry White. For those who don’t know, Clark used to work for the Daily Star when he first debuted. George Taylor was his Editor-in-Chief. Then, someone’s wires got switched and the Daily Star became the Daily Planet.  Perry White officially made his appearance in the Superman radio show in 1940 and then transitioned over the comics. The comics even explained the Daily Star business as being on Earth-2, so Perry’s been Clark’s main boss in mainstream comics. He’s been there since then running then pages of the Daily Planet.

He’s had got a lot of stuff added to him throughout the ages. He got a wife named Alice, a twerp of a son named Jerry, and even an adopted African-American son named Keith. He even served as a surrogate father to the staff. He even at one point got lung cancer for a bit. He’s been in a lot of the various shows and movies just like Lois and Jimmy too. He even hooked up with Martha Kent on Smallville… for some reason.

Today’s issue is another one from the 90’s. Hey, I got that era pretty much down. It’s Superman: The Man of Steel #47 form 1995. The writer is Louise Simonson who was the writer for that book for years. Jon Bogdanove handled the pencils and Dennis Janke did the inks. So, what did Perry White and Franklin Stern (the owner of the Daily Planet) get up to in the 1950’s/1960’s? A lot messed up stuff that involves racists.

Superman Month - Time to Meet the Family and Friends

It’s another year and another Superman Month. He’s one of my favorite characters and has had many stories over these 80 years. While I’ve devoted a month to a few other things over the years, Superman (and martial arts) is one of the consistent topics. Every September, I try to have a certain theme for the month. Even when the theme is a bit vague, it’s kind of there. I don’t know what I was going for a couple of years back. I think the theme may have been “Divisive Works” or something since I looked at some things that folk are still divided over.

"Hey, what's Steve Harvey doin' back there?"

Last year, I looked at the many villains. This time, I decided to devote some time to another big aspect of Superman: the people in his world. It’s Family and Friends month. I’ll try to cover stories and episodes that look at Superman’s supporting cast as well as characters most associated with him. You may even see someone important from last year get a spotlight on his bald, shiny head. So, come around during the month of September, grab some of Ma’s apple pie, help Conner feed the cows, hang with Lana in the loft, and stay away from that Luthor boy. He’s been no good since he stole those 40 cakes, I tell ya!