Morgan Edge

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Morgan Edge

Morgan Edge, artist Jack Kirby

Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #133, (October 1970)
Created by	Jack Kirby

Characteristics
Affiliations	Intergang

Morgan Edge is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain, leader of the mob known as Intergang and one of Superman's enemies. He was created by Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #133 (October 1970).

1 Fictional character biography
- 1.1 Post-Crisis
2 Other media
3 External links

[edit] Fictional character biography

In his original incarnation, Edge was the president of Galaxy Communications (a.k.a. Galaxy Broadcasting System, owners of television station WGBS), the media corporation which eventually bought out the Daily Planet. In this capacity, Edge was in many ways a typical stereotype of a ruthless capitalist, intervening in the Planet's homey atmosphere and challenging the authority of the somewhat older Perry White, but he was a basically decent man who had moments of good-heartedness and maintained reasonably friendly relationships with most of his employees, including Clark Kent. Following the buyout, Edge promoted Kent to news anchorman on WGBS, a move which added several TV co-workers to the Superman supporting cast, including fretful producer Josh Coyle, sports broadcaster Steve Lombard, weather forecaster Oscar Asherman, and co-anchor Lana Lang (who had been one of Clark's childhood friends in Smallville).

As one of the wealthiest men in Metropolis, Edge was a major political figure in the city and frequently encountered Superman, the subject of many of his network's news stories, whom he, like most others, failed to realize was also Clark Kent. Although rarely integral to a plotline, Edge was a supporting character in many Superman stories.

For a while it appeared that Edge was connected to the Apokalips-sponsered crime organisation Intergang, but this was revealed to be clone created by the Evil Factory.

[edit] Post-Crisis

When DC continuity was rebooted after the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Edge remained president of WGBS, but his ties to the Planet and friendship with Superman were retconned away, and he was genuinely connected to Intergang. He was eventually exposed and imprisoned, but subsequently returned as sponsor of the Superman Revenge Squad.

[edit] Other media

Morgan Edge has appeared as a Metropolis crimelord, and old friend of Lionel Luthor, in Smallville, initially played by Rutger Hauer, and later by Patrick Bergin. In a deleted scene, he mentions his affiliation with Intergang.
Morgan Edge has appeared in an episode of Justice League when the Secret Society broke into his mansion to free Clayface from his prison. Killer Frost entraps him in ice, presumably frozen to death.
Althought Edge himself does not appear, the storyline of a media tycoon buying the Daily Planet was adapted as a subplot of the 1987 film Superman IV: The Quest for Peace.