Alias

Perry
Nick Name
Chief
Civilian ID
Perry White Sr.
Occupation

Daily Planet Editor-In-Chief

Reporter

Legal Status
Citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Nation or Planet of Origin
Metropolis
Group Affiliation
Daily Planet Newspaper
Base of Operations
Metropolis
Height
5' 10"
Weight
200 lbs.
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Brown with Grey Temples
Skin Tone
Caucasian
Known Powers
Normal human with skills as a reporter and editor of a major metropolitan newspaper.
Accessories
Resources of the Daily Planet.
Common Enemies
Lex Luthor
Regularly Appearing

Action Comics

Adventures of Superman

Superman Vol. 1 & 2

Superman: The Man of Steel

First Appearance
Superman Vol. 1 #7 (Nov. 1940)

Note: The first "appearance" of Perry White was on the second episode of the Adventures of Superman radio program on February 1940.

Creator

Radio

Bob Maxwell & Allen Ducovny

Comics

Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster

Origin
Growing up in the Suicide Slum district of Metropolis, Perry White began his newspaper career as a copy boy at the age of 10 to help support his family after his father was killed serving his country overseas.

Working his way up in the newspaper business, White devoted his life to the Daily Planet eventually rising to the post of Editor-In-Chief.