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Perry White
606 appearances · Golden Age · 1940–2026 · 22 key issues
Who is Perry White?
A veteran newsman who worked his way up through the ranks of Metropolis journalism, Perry White became editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet, the city's premier newspaper. A demanding but fair boss, he oversees reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane.
Few supporting characters in comics history have earned their place at the table quite like Perry White — the no-nonsense editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet, who made his debut in Superman #7 back in 1940, courtesy of G. B. Armbruster, making him a genuine Golden Age institution. Over an astonishing 86-year publishing span across Superman, Action Comics, Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane, and beyond, Perry has anchored the human heart of Metropolis through 544 catalog appearances and 22 key issues — a record that speaks to just how indispensable he is. He shares his pages with the cream of DC's crop: Lois Lane, Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, and even Batman and Bruce Wayne have crossed his path. If you want to understand the Daily Planet — and by extension, the world Superman fights to protect — Perry White is exactly where you start.
Identity
Real name. Perry White
Powers. None; ordinary human. Veteran journalist, editor-in-chief.
Teams & affiliations
Daily PlanetKryptonians
★ First appearance
Superman #7
Trivia
- Superman's cub reporter Jimmy Olsen cut his teeth on radio in The Adventures of Superman before ever appearing in print, making him a rare early DC character who conquered the airwaves first and the comics page second.dc.fandom.com
- When Jimmy Olsen made the leap to comics, he effectively bumped aside George Taylor, the newspaper editor who had held the role in Superman's earliest comic stories, slipping into the cast as a fresh-faced temporary replacement.dc.fandom.com
- Jerry Siegel has written more of Perry White's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 65 issues.
Top series
Superman (1939)
66 appearances
Action Comics (1938)
47 appearances
Adventure Comics (1938)
3 appearances
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (1958)
49 appearances
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954)
44 appearances
Adventures of Superman (1987)
36 appearances
World's Finest Comics (1941)
34 appearances
Superman (1987)
27 appearances
The Menomonee Falls Gazette
The Menomonee Falls Gazette (1971)
14 appearances
The Superman Family (1974)
10 appearances
Superman (2006)
10 appearances
The Uncanny X-Men (1981)
1 appearance
Covers through the years — 1940–2020
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1948 
★ 1958 
★ 1959 
1965 
1971 
★ 1981 
★ 1987 
★ 1990 
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2008 
2014 
2020 Appearances (451–600 of 606, oldest first)
Incredible Hulk vs Superman (1999)
Superman - Paix sur Terre (1999)
Superman & Savage Dragon: Metropolis (1999)
Superman in the Sixties (1999)
Superman (1987)
Millennium Edition: Action Comics 252 (2000)
Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (2000)
Superman: Lex 2000 (2001)
A DC Universe Christmas (2000)
Superman: The Action Comics Archives (1997)
Superman & Savage Dragon: Chicago (2002)
Batman: Die neuen Abenteuer (2003)
Superman: Metropolis (2003)
Darkness / Superman (2005)
Superman: That Healing Touch (2005)
The World's Greatest Super-Heroes (2005)
Superman in the Forties (2005)
Infinite Crisis (2005)
Superman: Daily Planet (2006)
Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (2007)
Superman Annual (2008)
World War III (2007)
Superman: Redemption (2008)
Countdown to Final Crisis (2008)
JLA: That Was Now, This Is Then (2008)
Superman: Shadows Linger (2009)
Wednesday Comics (2009)
Superboy: The Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told (2010)
Siegel and Shuster's Funnyman (2010)
Superman: Reign of Doomsday (2012)
Tiny Titans (2008)
Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2012)
DC Nation FCBD Super Sampler / Superman Family Adventures Flip Book (2012)
The Infinite Crisis Omnibus (2012)
Superman Family Adventures (2013)
Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane (2012)
DC Universe by Alan Moore (2013)
Showcase Presents: Superman Family (2006)
All Star Superman Special Edition (2013)
Superman: Phantom Zone (2013)
Superman: The Golden Age Sundays (2013)
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (2004)
Superman - Voor alle seizoenen (2015)
Superman: The Atomic Age Sundays (2015)
JLA (2011)
Batman '66 (2013)
Superman: Sacrifice (2016)
Supergirl: Who Is Superwoman? (2016)
Absolute Infinite Crisis (2017)
Superman / Batman (2014)
Superman: Action Comics (2017)
Action Comics 80 Years of Superman: The Deluxe Edition (2018)
Superman Blue (2018)
Superman Special: Action Comics 1000 (2019)
The Death of Superman: The Wake (2020)
Bizarro Comics: The Deluxe Edition (2021)
Detective Comics (2011)
Batman (2016)
Superman: The 85th Anniversary Collection (2023)
Lois Lane : Ennemie du peuple (2023)
Batman / Superman: World's Finest (2023)
All-Star Superman: DC Compact Comics Edition (2024)
Action Comics (2011)
Batman - Hush Saga (2025)
DC Finest: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel (2025)
Superman Space Age (2025)
Superman 233 (Facsimile Edition) (2025)
DC Finest: Superman Family: The Giant Turtle Man (2025)
All-Star Superman 1 Superman Day Special Edition (2025)
Superman: The World (2025)
Superman: Action Comics: Superstars (2025)
Superman: Action Comics by Dan Jurgens Omnibus (2025)
Superman Adventures Compendium (2025)
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen - The Deluxe Edition (2025)
DC Finest: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore (2025)
Weird Tales and Fantasy (2025)
DC Christmas - 24 histoires pour attendre Noël (2025)
Superman vs. Wonder Woman (2025)
Superman - Les Derniers Jours de Lex Luthor (2026)