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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Superman: The Man of Steel #27 (November 1993) |
| Created by | Louise Simonson (script) Jon Bogdanove (art) |
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| Full name | Franklin Stern |
| Team affiliations | Daily Planet |
Franklin W. Stern is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Superman: The Man of Steel #27 (November 1993), and was named after long time DC writer Roger Stern. [1]
Franklin Stern is the owner and publisher of the Daily Planet newspaper, taking over from the TransNational Enterprises consortium which itself succeeded the villainous Lex Luthor.
Stern is a long-time friend of the editor, Perry White, although they often disagree about politics. When falling profits force him to sell the newspaper, this allows Luthor to purchase it again, with dire consequences for the Planet and its staff. Shortly afterwards, the Planet is purchased by Bruce Wayne. In The New 52 reboot continuity, the Daily Planet was bought by Morgan Edge and merged with his Galaxy Broadcasting System.
At one point Stern dated the sister of Daily Planet reporter Ron Troupe, but the outcome of this relationship is not known.
Franklin Stern appears in the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman episode "The House of Luthor", portrayed by James Earl Jones.
Franklin Stern appears in the Smallville episode "Charade", portrayed by Blu Mankuma.
The Daily Planet is a fictional newspaper appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Superman. The newspaper was first mentioned in Action Comics #9 - Underworld Politics, War on Crime. The Daily Planet building's distinguishing feature is the enormous globe that sits on top of the building.
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Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Olsen is most often portrayed as a young photojournalist working for the Daily Planet. He is close friends with Lois Lane and Clark Kent, and has a good working relationship with his boss Perry White. Olsen looks up to his coworkers as role models and parent figures. From 1954 to 1982, Olsen appeared in 222 issues of the comic series Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen and Superman Family, in addition to the main Superman titles.
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