List of Superman Supporting Characters - Characters Specific To Other Media

Characters Specific To Other Media

There have been a number of characters who appeared in Superman television shows, movies, and radio dramas that never made their way to the comics. Among them are:

• Lionel Luthor: Lex Luthor's father from the Smallville television series. While Luthor's father has been depicted prior to the debut of Smallville in the comics, he was never a prominent figure, unlike this series. Smallville characterizes him as very similar to the adult post-Crisis Lex, as a corrupt, powerful businessman with sinister tendencies.
• Willi Berg: An early boyfriend of Lois Lane who later becomes Clark's friend and ally when he first leaves Smallville. Willi is a photographer, and by the end of the story gets a job with the Daily Planet. Only appears in Tom DeHaven's novel, "It's Superman!"
• T.J. White: Clark's first college roommate in the 1990s television series Superboy and the nephew of Perry White. In the series, he works with Clark on their university's student newspaper.
• Andy McAllister: Clark's second college roommate in the 1990s television series Superboy. In the series, he periodically attempts to involve Superboy and Clark in his get-rich-quick schemes.
• Richard White: Lois Lane's fiance and Perry White's nephew in the movie Superman Returns.
• Jason White: In the movie Superman Returns, Jason is Lois Lane's son. Though he is also presented as Richard's son, Lois has a revelation that Jason is actually Superman's son and later reveals this to Superman himself. Jason apparently shares some of his father's superpowers.
• Tess Mercer: Lex Luthor's successor as CEO of Luthorcorp from the "Smallville" television series. She is an homage to three previous Superman Characters, Eve Teschmacher, Lena Luthor and Mercy Graves. She has since made a name as a character in her own right, breaking off ties with Lex, learning Clark's secret, and trying to redeem herself.