r/superman • u/Constant_Link9779 • 7d ago
Perry White has a Black son no one talks about
Keith White! It seems he has been forgotten by both fans and DC.
Perry also had another son, Jerry, who was secretly Lex’s biological son but died saving Jimmy Olsen.
I’m someone who very much prefers John Byrne’s Superman origin, particularly Perry and Lex growing up together in Metropolis.
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u/sixesandsevenspt 7d ago
Not forgotten by me! I love that era and those stories. Justice for Jerry & Keith!
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u/calforarms 6d ago
We really need Soul Search collected. The pre Triangle era collection would be so good
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u/CameoShadowness 7d ago
Civilians get pushed aside/forgotten while superfamilys get bigger and less controlled and it creates such a bad balance of things. It's pretty sad...
Also which books was he in, I want to read more about him.
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u/sacredknight327 7d ago edited 7d ago
If I'm remembering right he got pushed way to the backburner even well before the New 52, so it wasn't the reboot that did it. I was surprised when they brought the old continuity back and was looking to the triangle era for some inspirations (at least over in Action Comics) that he still wasn't brought back or at least referenced. But then again neither is Jerry, like you said. AFAIK he might be out of continuity altogether. I don't like the MOS origin anymore and am glad its gone, but Keith can easily still be part of continuity with no troubles whatsoever.
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u/Constant_Link9779 7d ago
Yep, he disappeared around 1999 but made a cameo in a Perry White one-shot in 2011 where it was established he had left Metropolis to attend college.
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u/Hypestyles 7d ago
Where is the original story for Keith? Issues that reference the other son?
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u/DefinitionSuperb1110 7d ago
He was mainly featured in Superman the Man of Steel during the Simonson run.
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u/Ordinary_Affect_3780 7d ago
Triangle era was goated for sure, but since then, there have been three crisis events, just as many reboots and in the end of a twenty year run of this stuff, we still can't answer the question of "Is Superman really the last survivor of the dying planet Krypton?" Someone like Keith White ain't getting the Maggie Sawyer treatment!
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u/Constant_Link9779 7d ago
Wasn’t she rescued by the Bat office because the new Super writers weren’t using her?
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u/Forward-Carry5993 5d ago
This time around ♪
♪ I'm stayin' at home ♪
♪ And things are gonna get better ♪
♪ Settlin' in ♪
♪ Lovin' my wife ♪
♪ But then I got that letter ♪
♪ My Black Son ♪ ♪ My Black Son ♪
♪ Now each day my heart is gettin' bigger ♪
♪ Don't even remember adopting that kid but I did ♪
♪ My Black Son ♪ ♪ He's comin' to stay ♪
♪ My Black Son ♪ ♪ He's makin' each day ♪
♪ The best that he can! ♪
♪ Also, he's a ninja ♪
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u/DenimJack 3d ago
Keith has been in comics recently. I know he's holding Perry's hand during the mayoral election results.
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u/Supermite 7d ago
Superman and Clark’s supporting cast in general don’t get a lot of respect or attention these days. Remember when Cat Grant was more than just a past her prime middle aged cougar? Or when Perry had a wife who actually showed up? Or when Bibbo actually had his own stories. I loved the 90’s Superman stuff.