Daily Planet
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Appearances (STAS): The Last Son of Krypton Part Two, Part Three, Fun and Games, A Little Piece of Home, Feeding Time, The Way of All Flesh, The Main Man Part One, My Girl, Tools of the Trade, The Prometheon, Blast From The Past Part One, Part Two, Livewire, Speed Demons, Identity Crisis, Target, Action Figures, Mxyzpixilated, Double Dose, Solar Power, Brave New Metropolis, World's Finest Part Two, Part Three, Father's Day, The Hand of Fate, The Late Mr. Kent, Heavy Metal, Warrior Queen, Little Girl Lost Part One, Part Two, Where There's Smoke, Knight Time, Little Big Head Man, In Brightest Day, Superman's Pal, Fish Story, Legacy Part One, and Part Two
Appearances (JL/U): Secret Origins Part One, Part Three, The Savage Time Part One, Only A Dream Part Two, Hereafter Part One, Starcrossed Part Two, Clash, Divided We Fall, and Destroyer
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Founded in 1775 and located in the New Troy borough of Metropolis, the Daily Planet headquarters stands tall. From a bird's eye point of view, the roof of the Planet is home to a giant planet sculpture. Publicly held, the local newspaper is famous nationwide, even globally. This is mainly in part to the mantra of its managing editor, Perry White, who instills the pursuit of truth and tenacity in his reporters. The Planet's top two reporters are Lois Lane and Clark Kent, often accompanied by photographer, Jimmy Olsen. The news show, Metropolis Insider, is stationed and broadcasts from the Planet. The Planet also maintains a bureau in Gotham City.
On several occassions, the Planet has been invaded by aliens, including Lobo, Maxima, Jax-Ur & Mala, and Darkseid. It was even possessed by the demon Karkull. It cast a spell of protection of the Lords of Chaos and erected a force field around the Planet so that nothing could enter or exit. Karkull then went about using the building as a portal into the Pit and transforming the staff into demons. Superman and later, Dr.Fate, breached the field to defeat Karkull and save everyone. In two parallel dimensions and a hyper timeline, the Daily Planet still stands but appears to be suppressed by the authoritative regimes: Lex Luthor, the Justice Lords, and Vandal Savage, respectively. In a Savage-run timeline, the Planet's globe statue was accompanied by a palm holding it to characterize his influence.
In Darkseid's third invasion, his personal ship hovered above the Daily Planet. Superman, Batman, and Lex Luthor teleported to the ship bay to confront him. The battle then spilled into the Daily Planet, causing massive damage. Staffers were barely able to escape with their lives. It appears likely that the Planet was rebuilt after the invasion was ended by Luthor, of all people.