Pete's political career brought him to Washington, where he got work as a staffer on Capitol Hill, working with Senator
Caldwell of Kansas. When Senator Caldwell was killed by terrorists, Pete was asked to serve out the remainder of his term. During this
time, Pete ran afoul of the Sons of Liberty, a domestic terrorist group which targeted both him and Lana, who was then his
fiance. After Superman helped bring the Sons of Liberty to justice, Pete left the Senate and returned to Kansas, where he
started a law practice.
When Lex Luthor ran for President in 2000, he chose Pete Ross as his running mate. After Luthor fell from the office in disgrace, Pete assumed
the Presidency. Personal problems, a near divorce from his wife Lana, and their reconcilliation made him choose to abandon
the idea of running for re-election.
Pete Ross was framed for several murders, including some policemen, by a villain named Ruin, and the ex-President was placed under arrest by the Metropolis Special
Crimes Unit. When Ruin's true identity was revealed, Ross was released.
Lori Lemaris
Some years later, Superman learned that Lori had been killed by a fisherman. But that, it turned out, was not entirely true. Although she had been
greviously wounded, Lori Lemaris was still alive. She still loved him, but knew that he was in love with someone else, and did not want to complicate matters
between Clark and Lois Lane.
An emergency in her home city of Tritonis soon changed that, however, and Lori emerged from the seas seeking Superman's assistance. Her husband, Ronal,
had gotten hold of a mystical artifact which granted him tremendous power--but also drove him quite insane. Lori asked Superman to help destroy the
artifact. In the battle, her husband was killed.
Lori stayed with Lois Lane for awhile, which led to some tense situations seeing as how Clark had never told Lois about Lori before. When Lois broke off
her engagement to Clark, Lori tried to be there as a friend for him, with possibly the chance to renew their old relationship. But Clark's heart belonged
only to Lois.
Lori did get into some trouble when she tried to sell some ancient artifacts from her home city of Tritonis to some Metropolis antique dealers. Jimmy
"Mr. Action" Olsen ran a piece on her which suggested the artifacts might have been stolen. Lori was able to clear her name, however, and soon returned
to her home beneath the waves.
Jimmy Olsen
Being Superman's Pal isn't easy. Sometimes it can be downright life-threatening.
Young Jimmy Olsen got Superman's attention by creating a wristwatch with a hypersonic signal that only the Man of Steel
(and, probably, any neighborhood dogs) could hear. Superman was impressed enough with the young man's ingenuity not to mind
that Jimmy occasionally used the signal watch for trivial matters like a flat tire.
Over the years Jimmy has joined in many of Superman's stranger adventures. He was exposed to an alien virus which
changed his DNA, turning him into a kind of "elastic lad." He was pulled into an alternate dimension, the ruler of which
tried to take over his body. He discovered that his father, James Olsen, had been the Head of Security for Project
Cadmus, the genetics research lab. And he faced off against the creatures of the Evil Factory--an organization run by
Symian and Mokkari, two creations of Dabney Donovan, Cadmus's resident Mad Scientist.
During the depression brought on by the death of Lex Luthor, Jimmy lost his job as photographer at the Daily Planet. This
led to his taking a series of jobs, but he could never quite make anything work out--until, that is, his photographic talent
was brought to the attention of Colin Thornton, publisher of Newstime magazine. Thornton hired Jimmy on a freelance basis.
Naturally, when Perry White heard about this, he hired Jimmy back on at the Planet.
When Catherine Grant became News Director of Galaxy Broadcasting, Jimmy went to work for her as a news reporter. "Mister Action," as he came to be called, had a
knack for finding a great story...or of becoming one himself! But his desire to make a name for himself in broadcast news came close to alienating him from
his closest friends more than once.
When Superman underwent his energy phase, Jimmy Olsen interviewed Emil Hamilton about the source and limits of those new powers. Unfortunately, that
interview happened during a fight between Superman and Metallo--who heard the broadcast and used it to develop a strategy to help him beat the Man of Steel!
When Mr Action's fans learned about that, their respect for the plucky news reporter decreased measurably. As a result, Cat Grant pulled Jimmy off the
nightly news for awhile.
Soon after that, Jimmy stumbled on what he thought could be the story of his career: Superman's secret identity! Jimmy became convinced that Superman
was, in reality, Newstime publisher Collin Thornton! Although Jimmy ultimately decided not to reveal this information on national television, to help
protect Superman, members of the new Intergang, thinking that Olsen really did know, went after him. Jimmy spent
several weeks on the lam, hiding out from the Intergangsters.
Perry White
Perry White was born and raised in Metropolis. He worked his way through the newspaper industry, first as a paperboy,
then cub reporter, until eventually becoming Chief Editor of the Daily Planet, the preeminent newspaper of Metropolis.
Perry's wife Alice loved her husband very much. When Perry's addiction to cigars threatened his health, Alice persuaded
him to give up smoking, at least for some time.
Jerry White was their son. He was a good kid, mostly, but got himself involved with some of the youth gang elements in
Metropolis, much to the shame of his parents. Jerry's gang involvement was mostly as a rebellion against his father, whom
Jerry felt loved his job more than his son. Later it transpired that Jerry was the biological son of Lex Luthor, who had
grown up with Perry in Suicide Slum in Metropolis. Jerry was killed by the demon Blaze.
Jerry's death--and the truth of his parentage--hurt Perry deeply. He stepped down as managing editor of the Daily Planet
for a while, taking some personal time to deal with what had happened. His relationship with his wife suffered as well. For a while it looked like they might end
in divorce. But on a cruise vacation, they stopped over on a small island just as revolutionaries attacked. Fortunately,
Superman arrived to offer assistance. When Perry thought he'd lost his wife in the destruction, his outlook changed. The
two rediscovered their love for each other.
Some time later, Perry and Alice adopted a young orphan named Keith, who lived happily with them for many years.
When Perry White was diagnosed with lung cancer, he stepped down as Editor of the Daily Planet, appointing Clark Kent to act in that position until White's
return. Fortunately, after a tough battle with chemotherapy, Perry's cancer went into remission, and he was able to take over his job back at the Daily
Planet.
When Lex Luthor bought out the Daily Planet and shut it down, Perry got a job teaching journalism at Metropolis University.
Catherine Grant
Unfortunately, Cat had several personal problems, including a drinking problem which soon interferred with her ability
to do her job. She was fired from the Daily Planet, and went to work for Morgan Edge at Galaxy Broadcasting. Still hoping
to prove to people like Perry, Clark, and Lois--not to mention herself--that she was capable of being a legitimate,
successful reporter, Cat agreed to be Clark's inside source on a series of stories Clark was writing exposing a connection
between Morgan Edge and Intergang, Metropolis's criminal organization. The success of the stories led Edge to make
several attempts on Cat's life using his Intergang connections, before he was stopped by Superman.
When Morgan Edge was arrested, his father Vincent took over as CEO of Galaxy. Vincent Edge forced Cat into a
personal relationship, threatening to fire her if she did not accomodate him.
Then, tragedy struck.
Cat's son Adam was kidnapped by the Toyman, who had suffered a severe breakdown which left him quite criminally insane. The Toyman
brutally murdered Adam. The death of her son drove Cat back to drinking, and it was only through the intervention of her
friends that she was able to survive.
Cat found strength to continue in the memory of her dead son. She confronted Vincent Edge about his harassment, and had him removed as CEO of Galaxy
Broadcasting. When she became News Director, she hired Jimmy Olsen as a reporter.
When Lex Luthor was elected President of the United States, he selected Cat as his Press Secretary.
Emil Hamilton
Hamilton became a resource Superman relied upon more than once whenever technical gadgetry was needed, despite the fact
that in their first meeting Hamilton proved more a hindrance than a help. It was Emil who provided Superman with the
teleportation device and breathing apparatus he used when he went into voluntary exile. More than once, Superman brought
the professor to his hidden Fortress of Solitude, where Hamilton was able to study the Kryptonian designed machinery. And
when Superman was killed at the hands of Doomsday, Hamilton was the first on the scene with his equipment to try to bring
the Man of Steel back to life.
Hamilton worked closely with Kitty Faulkner and the staff of STAR Labs, and had dealings with the geneticists at Cadmus.
His scientific knowledge and technological wizardry were well-respected within those circles.
During the Fall of Metropolis, Hamilton lost his right hand, which he had replaced with a cybernetic prosthetic he himself designed.
When Superman rescued the Bottle City of Kandor, he asked Hamilton to have a look at it, to try to discover why the city's atmosphere was failing. He
brought Hamilton to his Fortress of Solitude and gave him access to the almost limitless Kryptonian technology there. Needless to say, Hamilton was
delighted at the chance to use such equipment.
During the Y2K crisis, when Brainiac evolved into Brainiac-13, Hamilton disappeared for a while. He returned with a B13-enhanced bionic right arm, and
at Superman's suggestion teamed with John Henry Irons, also known as Steel, to help Superman investigate the B13 technology. In fact it was Hamilton who
decoded the apparently Kryptonian broadcasts emanating from the Phantom Zone which led Superman to travel through the Zone to what seemed to be the
planet Krypton--but was in fact a trap laid by Brainiac-13 itself!
In fact it soon became apparent that Hamilton's B13-enhanced arm was really an attempt by Brainiac-13 to conquer the Man of Steel. Brainiac used
Hamilton to control a group of cybernetic hackers called the Cybermoths. As the Cybermoth's Overmind, Brainiac manipulated Hamilton into giving him access
to Superman's Fortress of Solitude.
Once freed of the B13 virus, however, Hamilton became an evil genius in his own right. As Ruin, a madman who threatened to destroy Superman and all
those close to him, Hamilton manipulated the genetics
of a pair of local teenagers, turning them into new Parasites. He killed several members of the Metropolis Special Crimes
Unit during a jailbreak, drawing the ire of SCU commander Lupe Leocadio. Hamilton also framed Pete Ross, leading Superman
and the Metropolis SCU to believe that it was the former President who had been responsible for all of Ruin's activities.
Hamilton was unmasked by Superman, and taken away to a maximum-security prison.
Bibbo Bibbowski
Local roughneck Bibbo Bibbowski was an ex-boxer who made his home in Metropolis's Suicide Slum--
more particularly, in the bar known as the Ace O' Clubs. Bibbo was a regular feature there, entertaining the other barflies
with tales of his glory days and, following Superman's arrival in Metropolis, colorful recreations and descriptions of the
actions of the Man of Steel, whom Bibbo took to calling his "fav'rit."
Bibbo's luck changed when he won the Metropolis lottery. He used his winnings to buy the Ace O' Clubs and turned it
into one of the most popular joints in town. His generous heart made him quite popular with the people of Suicide Slum.
Bibbo always had a warm meal and a kind word for his friends, and for anyone down on their luck. When Jimmy Olsen lost his
job at the Daily Planet, he worked and lived with Bibbo for a time until he got his break.
Maggie Sawyer
Maggie and her staff, including Lieutenant Dan "Terrible" Turpin, worked well with the Man of Steel and were always glad
when he was able to help. Sawyer even went to Superman for assistance when her daughter was kidnapped by the menace known
as Skyhook.
When Bill Henderson was promoted to Police Comissioner, he made Maggie Sawyer an Inspector.
Years later, Maggie Sawyer transferred to the Gotham City Police Department.
Bill Henderson
Henderson had a good working relationship with the Metropolis press, as well, particularly Lois Lane and Clark Kent.
Although he never ceased to be amazed at how quickly Clark Kent managed to be at the scene of any crime, he was never
resentful of the Daily Planet reporter's willingness to help.
Following his handling of the Intergang activity in Metropolis, Henderson was promoted to Comissioner of Police.
Pete Ross grew up with Clark Kent. The two of them, along with Lana Lang, were practically
inseperable all though childhood. When Clark left town after high school, Pete stayed behind and got involved in local
politics. After years of watching from a distance, he finally began courting Lana Lang, whom he had been in love with since
they were in high school. Some time later, they were married and had a son whom they named Clark Peter Ross.
Clark Kent met Lori Lemaris in college. The young woman fascinated him, and the two soon fell deeply in love. But, although Clark
revealed his secret to Lori, she said she could not marry him--because, as it turned out, Lori was a mermaid! And, since all merfolk are telepaths, she
of course already knew about his great powers. But, she said, they could never be together. Heartbroken, the two went their separate ways.
Catherine "Cat" Grant worked on the Daily Planet staff as a gossip columnist. The vivacious blonde bombshell had a
reputation as a heartbreaker, and when she saw Clark Kent she immediately began plans to make him another of her conquests.
Clark was mildly interested in Cat, and as Lois Lane made it more and more clear that her interests lay elsewhere, Clark
allowed himself to begin a relationship with the attractive Ms. Grant.
Emil Hamilton was an eccentric inventor who lived in Metropolis. He had been employed at Lexcorp, but left that company
to strike out on his own. When Lex Luthor accused Hamilton of stealing designs which Hamilton had developed while in his
employ, and later stole some of Hamilton's own devices, the professor dedicated himself to making life as difficult for
Lexcorp as he could.
Captain Maggie Sawyer was the head of the Metropolis Special
Crimes Unit for many years. Her squad was formed in response to the increased number of supervillain attacks on the city
of Metropolis, and Maggie knew her stuff.
Bill Henderson was Chief of Police in Metropolis. A tough-as-
nails cop with a "been there, done that" attitude, he was especially effective in dealing with the weird things that
always seemed to happen in Metropolis. And, whenever things got too weird, he could put in a call to the Special Crimes
Unit--or to Superman.