Perry White

Editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet, a great metropolitan newspaper where Clark Kent (Superman), Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen work as reporters.

The "gruff" (Act No.302, July 1963:"The Amazing Confession of Super-Perry White!"), "irrascible" (S No.49.2, Ced 1947: "Clark Kent's Most Dangerous Assignment!"), "Hard-boiled" (S No.16/1, May/Jun 1942: "The World's Meanest Man"; and others), "tough" (S No.72/2, Sep/Oct 1951: "The Private Life of Perry White!"), "dynamic" (S No.73/3. Nov/Dec 1951: "Perry White vs Clark Kent!"), "sentimental" (S No.16/1, May/Jun 1942: "The World's Meanest Man"), warm-hearted (Act No.269, Oct 1960: "The Truth Mirrir!"; and others), "two-fisted crusading editor" (S No.72/2. Sep/Oct 1951: "The Private Life of Perry White!") who has been the editor of the Daily Planet for nearly 6 full decades (S No.7/1, Nov/Dec 1940; and many others).

An implacable foe of censorship and defender of press freedom (S No.11/1, Jul/Aug 1941; and others) whose hard-hitting crime reporting once earned him a Pulitzer Prize, he is a giant of Amrican journalism (S No.72/2. Sep/Oct 1951: "The Private Life of Perry White!"; see also Act No.297, Feb 1963: "The Man Who Betrayed Superman's Identity!"), "the best editor in the business," a man whose unique "brand of slam-bang, no-holds-barred journalism has made the Daily Planet the biggest paper in Metropolis!" (S No.73/3, Nov.Dec 1951: "Perry White v. Clark Kent!").

Perry White first appears in the chronicles in November-December 1940, although, in his initial appearances, he is referred to only by his last name (S. No.7/1; and others). In May-June 1941 editor White is referred to by his full name --Perry White-- for the first time in the chronicles (S No.10/2).

Perry White lives with his attractive white-haired wife, Alice White (SF No.175, Feb/Mar 1976) in a one-story ranch-style house "on the outskirts of Metropolis" (Act No.278, July 1961: "The Three Super-Powers of Perry White!"). The couple have three sons: Will White, Perry White, Jr., and Hank White, the youngest of the three (SF No.175).

Perry White is one of Superman's "best friends" (Act No.243, Aug 1958: "The Lady nd the Lion"; and others). The Man of Steel has dedicated a room to Perry White in his Fortress of Solitude (Act No.268, July 1961: "The Super Powers of Perry White!"; S No.152/1, Apr 1962: "The Robot Master!").

Significant Adventures

(See also Anti-Superman)