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1 Daily Planet fictional newspaper
In the Superman comics, television series and movies, the Daily Planet is a fictional newspaper of Metropolis that employs Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen. Its chief editor is Perry White . In current comic book continuity its owner is Bruce Wayne who is really Batman.
When Superman first appeared, its hero, Clark Kent, worked for the Daily Star newspaper under editor George Taylor, the newspaper being named by Superman co-creator Joe Shuster after the Evening Star newspaper
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada which had been the newspaper which Joe's parents received and for which Shuster had worked as a newsboy. It is still published as the Toronto Star. When the newspaper Superman comic strip appeared, the fictional newspaper's name was permanently changed to the Daily Planet to avoid a name conflict with real newspapers which had Star in their name.
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- "Superman at the Star" (An interview with Superman co-creator Joe Shuster from the Toronto Star, April 26April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). There are 249 days remaining. Events 1478 The Pazzi attack Lorenzo de' Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in the Florence Cathedral. 1607 English col, 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi, about Shuster's memories of Toronto and the Evening Star newspaper.)
2 Daily Planet property trust
Daily Planet is a property trust which briefly made headlines on its initial public offeringInitial public offering or IPO in financial market terminology, is the initial sale of the common shares of a corporation to the public. It represents a primary market. The sale of stock is regulated by authorities of financial supervision and where relev in 2003. Because the property owned is used as a brothel in MelbourneAlternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 3,366,542 (census 2001). The city's name is pronounced "MEL-buhn" ( SAMPA: ["m, AustraliaAustralia is the sixth-largest country in the world (geographically), the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia. Australia includes the island of Tasmania, which is an Australian State. Its neighbouring count, the listing of shares of stockSee stock (disambiguation) for other meanings of the term stock A stock also referred to as a share is commonly a share of ownership in a joint stock company. The owners and financial backers of a company may desire additional capital to invest in new pro on the Australian Stock ExchangeThe Australian Stock Exchange or ASX is the organisation responsible for the operation of Australia's primary stock exchange. The ASX was formed in 1987 by an amalgamation of the separate exchanges located in the six state capitals. It is now located in B caused consternation and titillation, and publicity for the company. Chief Executive Andrew Harris noted that shareholders are "not actually investing in a bordello... it's a bricks and mortar investment in the Daily Planet building."
3 Daily Planet television series
Daily Planet is also the name of a Canadian television series. A daily newsmagazine devoted to news and issues in science, it is the first program of its type in the world. It airs on Discovery Channel Canada and CTV. It is hosted by Jay Ingram and Natasha Stillwell.
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