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| Pete Ross | |
| Aliases: | Peter Joseph Ross |
| Continuity: | DC Universe |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Type: | Politician |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Smallville, Kansas Washington, D.C. |
| Relatives: | Lana Lang (wife) Clark Ross (son) |
| Status: | Alive |
| First: | Superboy, Volume 1 #86 |
Peter Joseph "Pete" Ross is a fictional comic book character and a recurring character in titles published by DC Comics. He is a supporting cast member in the Superman family of comic book titles and was introduced in Superboy, Volume 1 #86 in January, 1961. The character was re-imagined for the Post-Crisis continuity in Adventures of Superman #436.
Overview[]
Pete Ross was the childhood best friend of Superman. They grew up together in Smallville, Kansas. Their group included Clark Kent, Lana Lang and Lex Luthor. Pete was aware that Clark was also Superboy, but he worked hard to keep this secret and clandestinely assisted him on many occasions. Eventually Pete married Lana Lang and became a senator as an adult. The two had a child who they named Clark Peter Ross, but they eventually divorced because Lana was still in love with Clark. Ross was elected Vice President of the United States underneath Lex Luthor, but succeeded him post-impeachment and became President. After serving his term, he returned to Smallville and opened up a general store. He is also an honorary member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Pete Ross was created by writer Leo Dorfman and artist George Papp.
- A robot version of Pete Ross was created by Kenny Braverman and was one of dozens of such artificial simulacrums found within Braverman's reconstruction of Smallville. [1]
See also[]
Media
The World of Superman
Superman miscellaneous
External Links[]
- Pete Ross at IMDB
- Pete Ross at DCDP
- Pete Ross at Wikipedia
- Pete Ross at Comic Vine
- Pete Ross at the DCU Guide