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). Art by .]] The ''Daily Planet'' is a Fictional Newspaper that appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics . The ''Daily Planet'' is based in Metropolis and employs Clark Kent , Lois Lane , and Jimmy Olsen ; its chief editor is Perry White . Within the Superman Comics , the ''Daily Planet'' is depicted as a famous nationally published newspaper of the same caliber as the '' New York Times ''. In the comics, the newspaper is located in the heart of Metropolis, at the corner of Fifth Street and Concord Lane. The ''Planet'' began publication in 1775; George Washington wrote a guest editorial for the first daily edition. The ''Daily Planet'' building's most distinguishing and famous feature is the enormous Globe that sits on top of the building. HISTORY Golden and Silver Age When Superman first appeared in comics (in 1938's ''. Retrieved March 14 , 2006 . When DC made use of its Multiverse means of continuity tracking between the early 1960s and mid-1980s, it was declared that the ''Daily Star'' was the workplace of the Golden Age or "Earth-Two" versions of Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen, while the ''Daily Planet'' was unique to their Silver Age or "Earth-One" versions. The Clark Kent of Earth-Two eventually became the editor-in-chief of the ''Daily Star'', something his Earth-One counterpart didn't achieve at his newspaper. In Silver Age continuity, Clark's first contact with the ''Daily Planet'' came when reporter (and future editor) Perry White came to Smallville to write a story about Superboy , and wound up getting an interview where the Boy of Steel first revealed his Extraterrestrial origins (the story wound up winning Perry a Pulitzer prize). During Clark Kent's years in college, Perry White was promoted to editor-in-chief upon the retirement of the ''Daily Planet'''s previous editor, the Earth-One version of George Taylor. After graduating from Metropolis University with a degree in Journalism , Clark Kent went to work at the ''Planet'', and quickly met Lois Lane (who had been working there for some time already). Some time after Clark was hired, Jimmy Olsen joined the paper's staff. In 1971, the ''Daily Planet'' was purchased by Morgan Edge , president of the Galaxy Broadcasting System. Edge proceeded to integrate Metropolis Television station WGBS-TV's studios into the ''Daily Planet'' building, and named Clark Kent as the anchor for the WGBS evening news. Eventually, Clark's former schoolmate from Smallville Lana Lang joined Clark as a co-anchor. After the 1985-1986 miniseries '' Crisis On Infinite Earths '', many of these elements, including Morgan Edge buying the ''Daily Planet'', were retroactively changed or eliminated from Superman canon. Modern Age In the modern comics' canon, years before Clark or Lois began working for the paper, and Clark Kent have looked after the paper. Franklin Stern , an old friend of White's, became the ''Daily Planet'''s publisher. The ''Planet'' saw its share of rough times during White's tenure, including: worker strikes; the ''Daily Planet'' building being destroyed during the "Fall of Metropolis" storyline; the ''Planet'' building sustaining heavy damages after the villain , Dirk Armstrong (a fictional counterpart of conservative Radio commentator Rush Limbaugh ), Jimmy Olsen , and Lois Lane . As a final insult, Luthor saw to it that the ''Planet'' globe was unceremoniously dumped in the Metropolis Landfill . In the ''Planet'''s place emerged "LexCom," a news-oriented Internet web site that primarily catered to Luthor's views of "quality journalism." Eventually, after Lois Lane made a deal with Luthor, Luthor sold the ''Daily Planet'' to Perry White for the minuscule sum of one Dollar . The paper was quickly reinstated, rehiring all of its old staff. Some time later, ownership of the ''Planet'' fell into the hands of Bruce Wayne , where it has remained ever since. During the "Y2K" storyline (involving the city of Metropolis being infused with futuristic technology thanks to a descendant of the villain Brainiac ), the ''Daily Planet'' building was "upgraded" along with the rest of Metropolis, and a holographic globe replaced the physical one. Eventually, Metropolis and the ''Daily Planet'' building, globe and all, were restored to their former states. In the current comics and media spinoffs, the ''Daily Planet'' is presented as a thoroughly modern news operation, including operating an Internet web site much like most large newspapers. The ''Planet'''s reporters also have access to the best modern equipment to aid their work, though Perry White has often been shown as still favoring his manual Typewriter . The ''Planet'''s major competitors in Metropolis include the Tabloid newspaper the ''Daily Star'', WGBS-TV (which briefly employed Jimmy Olsen), and Lex Luthor's various media operations. IN OTHER MEDIA
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