Fire Chief Hogan

Fire Chief Hogan

The chief of the Metropolis Fire Department. When Clark Kent is appointed a "temporary fireman" in May 1959 in order to enable him to "write a feature on the perils of fire-fighting," Hogan is disgruntled, believing that Kent, cowardly and inexperienced, will be a hazard to his men while they are engaged in their perilous work. In a mean, small-minded attempt to either frighten Kent off the fire department or create an excuse for summarily discharging him, Hogan repeatedly issues Kent the fire brigade's most hazardous assignments, thereby forcing Kent to either fulfill the assignments or abandon his feature. For Kent, the fire chief's high handed behavior creates the additional aggravation of having to carry out what appear to be life-risking assignments in his role as Clark Kent without endangering the secret of his dual identity by betraying either his courage or his super-powers. Ultimately, however, Kent prevails, thwarting Hogan at every turn, fighting fires as fireman Clark Kent without revealing his super-powers, and successfully accumulating the material he needs for his Daily Planet feature on fire-fighting (S No. 129/2: "Clark Kent, Fireman of Steel!"). (TGSB)