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An endeavor by DC to giveSupermanhis own version ofSpider - Man’sJ. Jonah Jamesonflopped horribly . In 1971’sSuperman # 233 , the Man of Steel gain a raw employer : Morgan Edge , who transferred Clark Kent from theDaily Planetto WGBS - TV . DC attempt to install an antagonistical relationship between Kent and Edge , similar to the one between Peter Parker / Spider - Manand J. Jonah Jameson . However , the plotline was quickly dropped .
By the other 1970s , the Superman family of title had begun to develop stale , and DC decide to shake them up . The publisher brought in legendary editor Julius Schwartz , who famously help start comics ’ Silver Age with character such as The Flash ( Barry Allen ) and Green Lantern ( Hal Jordan ) as well as organise a successful revamp of Batman in the mid-1960s . Schwartz charter then up - and - coming writer Denny O’Neill to writeSuperman . The pair slay the ground run , begin inSuperman # 233 , by eliminatingall Kryptonite from Earth . This robbed Superman of his primary impuissance , and while this move may seem to make him even more muscular , it really had the opposite essence — humanizing him further as he scramble with the extra responsibility . This issue , which was illustrate by legendarySupermanartist Curt Swan , also enclose a issue of other change in Superman ’s life , namely a new employer and place of work .
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TheDaily Planetwas late purchased by the Galaxy Broadcasting Service , which also owns WGBS - TV . Morgan Edge , the owner of Galaxy Broadcasting , comes to thePlanet’soffices to meet his new employees . Before he make it , Jimmy mention Kryptonite’sdestruction to Clark , who separate him it “ is marvelous . ” Off - panel , Edge tells Kent he does n’t gibe . Jimmy asks why , and Edge narrate him he does not believe “ anyone who ca n’t be stopped . ” boundary quotes the famous job “ sheer might corrupts absolutely , ” and marvel out loud if Superman will be an exception . after , Edge transfer Kent to WGBS - TV , despite Kent own zero experience as a news show anchor .
Edge’sdislike of Supermanwas hold circumstance later : he was affiliated with Intergang , and by proxy , Darkseid , making him a natural enemy of the Man of Steel . However , in the early issues of O’Neill and Swan ’s run under Schwartz ’s focus , Edge was depicted not unlike J. Jonah Jameson . Jameson has made a life history out of using his platform to denounce Spider - Man , and Edge seems to be go for something similar here . Jameson also famously bullies his employees , peculiarly Peter Parker . Edge bullies Kent here too , reassigning him to a idiot box station , despite his protestation and lack of experience .
The slant was cursorily dropped — it was discover this Edge was really an faker , and when the existent Edge returned , he assumed a less harshposition againstSuperman . For a abbreviated second , however , he was lay to be the Man of Steel ’s tantamount toSpider - Man ’s J. Jonah Jameson .
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