Daily Planet

The Daily Planet is a fictional broadsheet newspaper appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Superman. The newspaper is based out of the fictional city of Metropolis, and employs Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen, with Perry White as its editor-in-chief.

The building's original features appear to be based upon the Old Toronto Star Building, where Superman co-creator Joe Shuster was a newsboy when the Toronto Star was still called the Daily Star. Shuster has claimed that Metropolis was visually inspired by Toronto. However, over the years, Metropolis has served as a fictional analogue to New York City.

The newspaper is said to be located in the heart of Metropolis, at the corner of Fifth Street and Concord Lane. One story claims the Planet began publication in 1775 and that 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.

Daily Planet (Philadelphia alternative newspaper)

The Daily Planet was a weekly "underground" tabloid newspaper distributed free to colleges throughout the greater Philadelphia area in the 1970s. Greater Philadelphia has at least 60 or 70 colleges and universities. Although it was primarily an arts and entertainment weekly update to the vibrant counterculture and music scene, including the New Jersey suburbs, it contained many politics-oriented features, often on such topics as opposition to the Vietnam war and police brutality. As popular musical acts toured through the area, an in-depth Daily Planet interview was commonly published. In one such instance, the post-Morrison Doors came through town, resulting in an interview with keyboardist Ray Manzarek, who stated that Christian Culture as a whole was in its downfall, and that meth, but not psychedelic drugs, was aiding in its demise.

Veteran journalist Bob Ingram fills in some history of the publication: "Campus freebie- These days, every time I look at a daily newspaper’s weekend entertainment, I think of The Daily Planet, which was The Drummer’s entertainment section with a different cover, distributed free to the Greater Philadelphia colleges to grab all that youth market advertising." Many readers of the free "Planet" didn't know it was a repackaged part of a larger weekly with a paid circulation. The Daily Planet was an early example of the now-common business model of an advertiser-funded weekly local entertainment guide. By comparison to today's examples, however, it had substantially more political and arts feature content. As of 2012, an internet search yields little evidence of the once popular Daily Planet.

Daily Planet (DC Comics house advertisement)

Daily Planet was a promotional page appearing in DC Comics publications from 1976–1981. The Daily Planet contained previews of upcoming stories, as well as recurring features like "The Answer Man", where DC writer/editor Bob Rozakis would answer questions sent in by readers, and a comic strip by cartoonist Fred Hembeck which poked fun at DC characters. Edited by Rozakis, the Daily Planet was set in the format of a page from the fictional Metropolis newspaper where Clark Kent worked.

Publication history

The Daily Planet first appeared in House of Secrets #141, cover-dated May 1976. (The volume numbers started at 76, to correspond with the debut year 1976.) Each week a new issue of the Planet appeared in select issues of DC's lineup. As time went on, new material and features were added, including puzzles, crosswords, and trivia.

Beginning in 1980, the Daily Planet was rotated with its sister publication, the Feature Page, which often featured an expanded "Answer Man" column and "DC Profiles" of company creators. In 1981, the Planet was moved exclusively to DC Dollar Comics The Superman Family and World's Finest Comics. With only seven issues produced in 1981, the Daily Planet feature was discontinued after the December 1981 issue (DC cover date March 1982). The "Direct Currents" section was continued sporadically on some comics' letters pages.

The Tide

The Tide may refer to:

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The Tide (Oceana album)

The Tide is the debut album from post-hardcore band Oceana. It was released through Rise Records on March 4, 2008.

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The Tide (Nigeria)

The Tide is a Nigerian daily newspaper. It is the most widely circulated newspaper published in Rivers State and one of Nigeria's major newspapers. Owned and funded by the state, The Tide began printing operations on December 1, 1971 and has a digital version.

Fire

On July 20, 2012, a fire broke out in the Tide Newspaper main building, damaging significant portions of the establishment including, General Manager's office, Credit Control Unit, Administration General office and Board Room. Although no injuries or deaths were reported, many of the company's equipments and staff documents were destroyed. According to a statement from General Manager Mr. Celestine Ogolo, the fire started at around 2 a.m and quickly took over the highest floor of the building where his office was stationed. Temporary workspaces were later provided to staffs whose offices were affected by the fire.

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