Today in Comics History, January 21: Happy birthday, Pete Ross!

Born on this day in the DC Universe, according to the Super DC Calendar '76: Pete Ross, boy pal of Smallville!


from Super DC Calendar 1976 (DC, 1975r), letters by Ben Oda
Yes, that's Pete Ross, the only kid in Smallville smart enough to detect that Clark Kent was Superboy!




from "The Boy Who Betrayed Clark Kent!" in Superboy (1949 series) #86 (DC, January 1981), script by Robert Bernstein, pencils and inks by George Papp
Aw, who am I kiddin'? He didn't detect nuthin'. Pete found out because he was peepin' at Clark on a camping trip. Lucky break, Pete!


from "Pete Ross' Super-Secret!" in Superboy (1949 series) #90 (DC, July 1961), script by Otto Binder or Robert Bernstein (?), pencils and inks by George Papp
Later Pete became Vice-President and then President. There was probably some stuff in between. Let's check his data sheet that he has to share with Lana Lang from the Who's Who nobody likes, the three-ring binder one that they never finished!

from Who's Who in the DC Universe (1990 series) #14 (November 1991), text by Roger Stern, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Jerry Ordway, colors by Tom McCraw
(Click picture to Largeville-size)

Happy birthday, Pete Ross! Stop peeping at people while they're changing.