Superman | Friends and Colleagues

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"Lois is super-smart, the best at what she does, but she jumps into a gas fire face first. Not necessarily a bad thing, but not a good one either. You can get burned if you don't know what you're doing. Luckily, Lois knows what she's doing. Most of the time." - Clark Kent (narration), Heart of Danger

Lois Lane is essentially a cross between Christiane Amanpour and Ashleigh Banfield. She's an experienced reporter, world-renowned, and critically-acclaimed. An Army brat, she has seen the world through many angles and has learned to be tough and to fend for herself. She's a fighter and quite a marksman, um, woman. Lois is curious about "the Superman of Metropolis" (she did give the unnamed hero the nickname that stuck), often coy about her affections for the hero. Her rivalry with Clark Kent is akin to a brother/sister relationship, though cracks have evolved over time, and the two begin to see each other in a different light.

"If you ever get old as I do, Kent, you'll see the world isn't as great as you hope it is when you were a kid nor as bad as you think it is when you're an adult. It's a great world, and it never gets boring. We'd be out of a job if it did." - Perry White, The Games We Play

Perry White is a gruff, yet methodical editor. He's world-weary, but he expects the best out of his reporters. Perry isn't one to mince words about anybody in Metropolis, especially Lex Luthor, the son of his old classmate Lionel Luthor, who died under mysterious means years before Lex took over the family business. He'll never admit it, but he sees Clark and Lois as younger versions of himself. Perry has a wry sense of humor, and he's honest. Born and raised in Hobbs' Bay (the infamous Suicide Slums), he sees Superman as a beacon of hope for the city. As the editor of the Daily Planet, he sees the golden globe atop the building just as brightly.

"You're a cute kid, Jimmy, but cuteness can only get you so far in this business. Unless you're a girl, then it could take you farther." - Cat Grant, Up In The Sky

Jimmy Olsen is, well, Jimmy Olsen, teenage intern at the Daily Planet who befriends Superman and often goes with Lois, who he has a small crush, on reporting missions as a photojournalist. He wants to be just like Clark Kent and shadows his every move. He took the very first photograph of Superman in costume and one of the few to earn the hero's friendship in the face of danger.

"I think the only person in this city that despises Superman as much as I do is Morgan Edge. Maybe it's just for ratings, but I think if he could, he'd kick the alien in the babymaker." - Lex Luthor, The Shock of Your Life

Morgan Edge is Superman's most vocal critic. Akin to a Sean Hannity/Glenn Beck type, Edge has made a one-man campaign over the airwaves on his daily morning radio show, More Edge and Less Will which he co-hosts with shock jock Leslie Willis, and a nightly television show, The Edge of Reason. He found an uneasy alliance with Lex Luthor, criticizing his own business practices. Unaware of Superman's dual identity, Morgan and Clark are good friends, both starting out at the Planet at the same time, plus, Edge used to date Lois, who sees him as a jerk and wonders why Clark doesn't stop hanging around him.

"You confuse me, Cat. One minute, you're kind and helpful, the next, you're ready to gauge my eyes out. Don't change, babe. You keep me on my toes." - Lois Lane, The Gang's All Here

Cat Grant is the polar opposite of Morgan Edge. She's a opinionated reporter for both the Daily Planet and the Daily Planet-owned online blog, DaiPlaPolis, where she dishes the goings on in the city as well as the celebrating the exploits of its hero, Superman. She's is very curvaceous and intelligent, jealous of Lois' stature at the Planet while in turn attracted to Clark's naivety and farmboy charm, Clark actually opened up around her to both of their surprise. Cat hides behind her blond locks and horn-rimmed glasses, which beguiles the intelligent, yet manipulative character she really is.

"Yeah, I'm a mama's boy, but she made me the person I am today. Just like the shield on my chest, I wear that compliment as a badge." - Superman (narration), Conduit

Martha Kent is your typical mother. However, as the mother of the world's most famous hero, she doesn't let it get to her head. Martha represents the voice of reason in Clark's life. She's cultured and metropolitan, but definitely down to earth. Martha misses her beloved Jonathan, who died a couple of years before the series begins. Surprisingly, one of Martha's biggest fans is Lois Lane, who sees her as a feminine perspective that doesn't judge her for living the life she wants to live. Of all the women that Clark talks about, Lois is the one that she thinks is worth his time trying to pursue.

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