During the 1970s, the character left the Daily Planet for a time to work for television, whilst the 1980s revamp by John Byrne saw the character become somewhat more aggressive.
Iako je tipičan novinski reporter, tijekom 1970tih lik napušta Daily Planet i neko vrijeme radi na televiziji, dok je za vrijeme 1980tih promijenjen od Johna Byrna koji je vidio da lik postaje nekako agresivniji.