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featuring

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, the younger version of

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Publication history

Chief Douglas Parker first appeared in ''

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'' #225 (June 1956) and was created by Alvin Schwartz and

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Fictional character biography

Pre-Crisis

Douglas Parker first encountered the future Superboy as a rookie officer on the

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Police Department (although Parker remained unaware of this fact). Parker apprehended the Pumpkin Gang while being secretly assisted by Clark Kent, who was still a toddler at the time. The capture earned the officer a promotion to police captain. He would steadily advance in the ranks, eventually becoming Smalllville's

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. Chief Parker was a staunch ally of the Boy of Steel. In fact, Superboy entrusted him with a signal device linked to a lamp in the Kent home. The lamp would flicker whenever Superboy was being summoned. Lana Lang's father Professor Lewis Lang and the

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were given similar devices. As the chief law enforcement official in Superboy's hometown, Parker often encountered the Boy of Steel's allies and enemies. He helped restore Superboy's reputation after a rash of incidents engineered by Dev-Em. Chief Parker and his wife Leah briefly welcomed teenager "Marie Elkins" into their home, unaware that she was actually Duo Damsel, a member of the

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who was hiding from the sorcerer

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. Most notably, Parker was frequently forced to contend with Superboy's most persistent enemy,

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. After the deaths of Jonathan and Martha Kent, Superboy left Smallville for

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and eventually changed his name to Superman. Parker retired from law enforcement, occasionally visiting the vacant Kent home to ensure that it did not fall into disrepair.

Post-Crisis

Following ''

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'', Superman's history was revised, such that Clark Kent did not begin his public superhero career until adulthood, and thus never operated as Superboy. As such, Parker has rarely appeared since then.'' Superman: Secret Origin'' #2 (December 2009). DC Comics.

In other media

Chief Parker appears in '' The Adventures of Superboy'', portrayed by

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References

External links

Douglas Parker (Earth-One)
at DC Comics Wiki
Douglas Parker (New Earth)
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