The Asheville Daily Planet is a free independent alternative newspaper published in
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville ( ) is a city in, and the county seat of, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most populous cit ...
. It was named after the fictional newspaper
Daily Planet
The ''Daily Planet'' is a fictional newspaper appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Superman. The newspaper was first mentioned in ''Action Comics'' #23 (April 1940). The ''Daily Planet'' build ...
in the
Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book '' Action Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated June 1938 and pu ...
universe.
In spite of its name, it is not, and never has been, a daily paper. It began publishing as a weekly on December 1, 2004. Due to economic conditions, it began publishing monthly in July 2008.
Planet to continue as monthly paper
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See also
* Twin Cities Daily Planet
The ''Twin Cities Daily Planet'', in operation from 2006 until 2019, was an independent website specializing in news events in the Minneapolis – Saint Paul metropolitan area. The ''Twin Cities Daily Planet'' was a community-edited news sour ...
* Daily Planet (Philadelphia newspaper)
The ''Daily Planet'' was a weekly underground newspaper that was distributed for free on college campuses in the greater Philadelphia area in the 1970s. It was an early example of an advertiser-funded weekly local entertainment guide.
The ''Dail ...
* Berkeley Daily Planet
The ''Berkeley Daily Planet'' was a free weekly newspaper published in Berkeley, California, which continues today as an internet-based news publication.
The ''Daily Planet'' is politically progressive, and offers endorsements of progressive a ...
* Daily Planet DC
Daily or The Daily may refer to:
Journalism
* Daily newspaper, newspaper issued on five to seven day of most weeks
* ''The Daily'' (podcast), a podcast by ''The New York Times''
* ''The Daily'' (News Corporation), a defunct US-based iPad new ...
* Telluride Daily Planet
The ''Telluride Daily Planet'' is a local newspaper published in Telluride, Colorado which covers news and events in the Telluride area. It is published three days a week, on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. According to the masthead, it has been pub ...
Footnotes
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External links
Asheville Daily Planet website
Newspapers published in North Carolina
Mass media in Asheville, North Carolina