Source: latimesherocomplex.com

3. Clark Kent

(Superman, DC Comics)

Of course, this list wouldn’t be complete without a visit from the most famous reporter in all of comicdom.

Over the years, multiple reasons have been listed for why the last son of Krypton went into journalism. The most prominent was that he wanted to be the first to hear about crises and crimes. I mean, one would say that perhaps he’d hear about crimes faster and more often if he were a police dispatcher or a 911 operator. In that job, he also wouldn’t have to bang out a couple hundred words on infrastructure every few days.

The other explanation, of which I am a personal fan, was the idea that Clark saw the crusading heroism possible in journalism, and took that path to fight corruption, both in and out of costume. Clark might not have been the best journalist at the Daily Planet (we’ll get to her later), but he had a lot on his plate, okay?

It’s hard to be a journalist when you also have to stop Brainiac from retro-futurizing Metropolis for the third time.