"Welcome to the planet."

―Lois Lane to Clark Kent^[src]

The Daily Planet is a famous and respected American newspaper outlet based in the heart of the city of Metropolis.

History[]

Early History[]

The Daily Planet was founded in 1871. In 1952, it moved its editorial offices in to a skyscraper previously owned by the Daily Star. Morgan Edge eventually came to co-own the newspaper.^[1]

Black Zero Event[]

The paper's headquarters in Metropolis overlooked the site of the attack on the city by General Zod's Kryptonian forces.^[2]

Known Personnel[]

• Morgan Edge (co-owner)
• Perry White - editor-in-chief
• Jenny Jurwich - intern later reporter/Perry White's assistant
• Lois Lane - reporter
• Steve Lombard - reporter (sports)
• Liz Ritenour - photo editor
• Zoe's father - reporter
• Clark Kent - reporter
• Jay Oliva - sports writer
• Jon Chan - staff writer
• Emma Clough - staff writer
• Danny Haeberlin - staff writer
• Henry Fong - staff writer
• Jeremy Gillepsie - staff writer
• Sarah Zanon - staff writer
• Gavin Evans - staff writer^[3]
• Gina Florentino - staff writer^[4]
• Matthew Diamond - staff writer^[4]
• Christi Woods - staff writer^[4]
• Chris Tschantz - staff writer^[4]
• Brett Krebsbach - staff writer^[4]
• Christian Stever - staff illustrator^[3]
• Christian Hubbard - staff photographer^[5]
• Jimmy Olsen - staff photographer^[6]
• G. Parson - contributing writer^[7]
• Heron - photographer^[7]

Known Articles[]

• A CITY OF NEIGHBORHOODS
• SUPERMAN! MYSTERIOUS HERO SAVES THE WORLD^[8]
• METROPOLIS UNDER CONSTANT ATTACK!
• SUPERMAN SAVES BOY AND MOTHER FROM MAD SCIENTIST^[9]
• BATMAN OR SUPERMAN?
• CORPORATE LOBBYING SCANDAL
• GOTHAM CRIME RATE SOARS
• CONGRESS SUMMONS SUPERMAN
• BRUCE WAYNE SAVES EMPLOYEE^[7]
• JUSTICE LEAGUE: HEROES AMONG US^[10]
• DAILY PLANET REPORT CLARK KENT KILLED REPORTING GOTHAM BATTLE
• LEX LUTHOR ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH CAPITAL BOMBING
• SUPERMAN DEAD: NIGHT OF TERROR MORNING OF LOSS
• SECURITY BANK OF MANHATTAN SEEKS NEW ARCHITECT^[11]
• SUPERMAN IS BACK
• AMAZON WOMAN AND THE BATMAN HELP COMBAT LEX LUTHOR PLANS
• THE AFTERMATH: METROPOLIS CITIZENS TO PICK UP THE PIECES
• "Alien technology users to be strictly supervised after Lex Luthor abuses"
• "Bat-Tech: An Outside Look at the Gadgets and Gear of the Dark Knight" (by Lois Lane)^[12]
• "Hijacked Jets Fly into Twin Towers Killing Thousands" (by Lois Lane)^[13]
• "President Vows to Punish 'Evil'"^[13]
• "Racial Barriers Dissolve in Historic Election" (by Lois Lane)^[13]
• "Democrats Gain Edge in Senate"^[13]

Gallery[]

Daily Planet newsroom

Lois and Clark talking to Perry

A Daily Planet delivery truck

A Daily Planet news article featuring Blue Beetle

Daily Planet check

Trivia[]

• The Daily Planet Building is located at 330 Sixth Street, at Concord Lane.^[1]
• The Planet's phone number is 1-632-555-0108, and its website is "www.dailyplanet.net".^[1]
• In the opening credits of Blue Beetle, one of the featured newspapers articles mentioning Victoria Kord in the film was written by Belinda Izquierdo. In DC Comics, Belinda is a writer for the Daily Planet.

Behind the Scenes[]

• The Willis Tower in Chicago, Illinois doubles as the interior of the Daily Planet building in Man of Steel^[14]; a set was built in a studio for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In the latter film, 111 East Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois doubles as the exterior.^[15]

References[]

External Links[]

• Daily Planet on DC Database
• Daily Planet on Wikipedia