Ron Troupe

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Ron Troupe
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Ron Troupe, in The Adventures of Superman #481 (August 1991), art by Tom Grummett.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance The Adventures of Superman #480
(July 1991)
Created by Jerry Ordway (writer)
Tom Grummett (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoRonald Troupe
Team affiliations Daily Planet
Newstime Magazine
Supporting character of Superman

Ron Troupe is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Ron Troupe has appeared in several DC Comics media, as such as television series and films. He will appear in the DC Universe film Superman , portrayed by Christopher McDonald. [1]

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Publication history

Ron Troupe debuted in The Adventures of Superman #480 (July 1991) and was created by Jerry Ordway and Tom Grummett.

Fictional character biography

Along with Cat Grant, he is one of the most enduring characters of the Daily Planet bullpen created in DC's Post-Crisis Universe. [2] He first appeared in The Adventures of Superman #480 (July 1991) where he was turned down for a job at the Daily Planet by acting-editor Sam Foswell. In the following issue, he got a job at Colin Thornton's Newstime magazine when Jimmy Olsen was late for his interview. Shortly afterwards, he was fired from Newstime and hired by Perry White, who had returned to the Planet. During the Reign of the Supermen , White compared Troupe's piece on the Cyborg Superman to the first Superman stories by Lois Lane and Clark Kent.

Troupe was one of the Planet's more level-headed reporters, and not as likely as Lois or Jimmy to get into situations he cannot get out of, although he was still prepared to run risks in pursuit of a story. He twice took on the racist supervillain Bloodsport. During events following the selling of Daily Planet to LexCorp, Ron Troupe and Lois Lane's sister Lucy Lane were romantically involved. He married Lucy, and had a son, Samuel Troupe, named for Lucy's father Sam Lane.[ volume & issue needed ]

Between the events of Infinite Crisis and The New 52 revamp of Superman continuity, Ron and Lucy's relationship was not explored. Lucy worked in Washington D.C. for the military and Ron was still in Metropolis; the canonical status of their relationship appeared to remain untouched following the events of Infinite Crisis as Ron appeared in a flashback to Sam Lane's funeral, but the events that drove the two apart were unrevealed. [3] According to Action Comics Annual #11 (May 2008), Ron Troupe is the most highly educated reporter on staff at the Daily Planet, and has more awards than anyone else at the paper. It is also stated that he is known for his political editorials, he is an avid activist in too many groups to list, and he often butts heads with Daily Planet Sports Editor Steve Lombard on nearly everything.

His relationship with Lombard is highlighted in the 'Brainiac' storyline, where the two come into verbal conflict over the manner each chooses to cover sports related topics. However, both work together when alien robots invade the Daily Planet, even saving Cat Grant's life in the process. [4]

The 2009-2010 miniseries Superman: Secret Origin established that Troupe, in post-Infinite Crisis continuity, was already on the staff of the Daily Planet when Clark Kent began working at the newspaper. [5]

In other media

Television

Film

Miscellaneous

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References

  1. ↑ "James Gunn Fills Out Daily Planet Newsroom for 'Superman' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. June 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ Greenberger, Robert; Pasko, Martin (2010). The Essential Superman Encyclopedia. Del Rey. p. 446. ISBN   978-0-345-50108-0.
  3. ↑ Supergirl (vol. 5) Annual #1 (2009)
  4. ↑ Action Comics #866-870 (August–December 2008)
  5. ↑ Superman: Secret Origin #3 (2009)
  6. 1 2 3 "Ron Troupe Voices (Superman)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 15, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  7. ↑ Geoff Johns (writer); Tom Welling (director) (2011-04-22). "Booster". Smallville. Season 10. Episode 18. The CW.
  8. ↑ "Ronnie Troup Voice - My Adventures With Superman (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 5, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  9. ↑ "James Gunn Fills Out Daily Planet Newsroom for 'Superman' (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. June 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ Warner Bros. Entertainment. Lexical Analysis. Wired . 2016.
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