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Bill Henderson

Bill Henderson

Inspector Henderson was a character from the 1940s radio series "The Adventures of Superman" and the 1950s "Adventures of Superman" TV Show before making his way into Superman and Black Lightning comics in the 70's. At one point he became Metropolis' Police commissioner.

Name:
Bill Henderson
Publisher:
DC Comics
Real name:
William Henderson
Aliases:
  • Inspector Henderson
  • Commissioner Henderson
  • William Henderson
  • Detective-Sergeant Henderson
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
  • Adaptive
  • Agility
  • Intellect
  • Leadership
  • Marksmanship
  • Stamina
  • Stealth
  • Tracking
  • Unarmed Combat
First issue:
Action Comics #440 The Man who betrayed Krypton! / Little Dog Lost!
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Other Media

"The Adventures of Superman" (Radio)

"Adventures of Superman" (TV) Played by Robert Shayne.

Superman (1988)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV) Played by Bret Jennings, Mel Winkler and Richard Belzer.

Superman: The Animated Series (TV) Voiced by Mel Winkler.

Issues

October 1974

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Action Comics (1938) #440 The Man who betrayed Kr… October 31st, 1974

December 1974

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Action Comics (1938) #442 The Midnight Murder Sho… December 31st, 1974

July 1975

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Superman (1939) #289 The Phantom Horseman of Metr… July 31st, 1975

September 1975

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Superman (1939) #291 The Time-Powered Peril! September 30th, 1975

November 1975

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Superman (1939) #293 The Miracle of Thirsty Thurs… November 30th, 1975

July 1977

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Black Lightning (1977) #3 Every Hand Against Him July 31st, 1977

September 1977

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Black Lightning (1977) #4 Beware the Cyclotronic … September 1st, 1977

October 1977

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The Superman Family (1974) #185 October 1st, 1977

November 1977

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Black Lightning (1977) #5 Nobody Beats a Superman November 1st, 1977

January 1978

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Black Lightning (1977) #6 One Man's Poison! January 31st, 1978

March 1978

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Black Lightning (1977) #7 The Conscience of the K… March 1st, 1978

April 1978

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Black Lightning (1977) #8 Deadly Aftermath April 1st, 1978
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Superman (1939) #322 Laser War over Metropolis! April 30th, 1978

May 1978

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Black Lightning (1977) #9 Fear and Loathing at Ga… May 1st, 1978

October 1978

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Black Lightning (1977) #11 All They Will Call You… October 1st, 1978

June 1979

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The Superman Family (1974) #195 The Curse of the … June 30th, 1979

December 1979

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Justice League of America (1960) #173 Testing of … December 31st, 1979

January 1980

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Justice League of America (1960) #174 "A Plague o… January 1st, 1980

June 1980

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The New Adventures of Superboy (1980) #6 June 1st, 1980

August 1980

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The Superman Family (1974) #202 The Dynamic Duel!… August 31st, 1980

October 1980

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Detective Comics (1937) #495 Murder in Quicksilver October 1st, 1980
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The Superman Family (1974) #203 The Supergirl Fro… October 31st, 1980

February 1981

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The Superman Family (1974) #205 Magic Over Miami … February 28th, 1981

August 1981

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Superman (1939) #362 The Last Days of Lois and La… August 31st, 1981
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The Superman Family (1974) #209 Strike Three--You… August 31st, 1981

October 1981

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The Superman Family (1974) #211 The Man with the … October 31st, 1981

November 1981

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The Superman Family (1974) #212 Payment on Demand… November 30th, 1981

December 1981

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The Superman Family (1974) #213 Bad Day with Blac… December 31st, 1981

January 1982

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The Superman Family (1974) #214 The Strange Reven… January 31st, 1982

February 1982

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Superman (1939) #368 The Revenger of Steel!; Dead… February 28th, 1982

Volumes

1937

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Detective Comics (1937) 1 issue(s)

1938

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Action Comics (1938) 16 issue(s)

1939

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Superman (1939) 8 issue(s)

1960

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Justice League of America (1960) 2 issue(s)

1974

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The Superman Family (1974) 15 issue(s)

1977

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Black Lightning (1977) 8 issue(s)

1980

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The New Adventures of Superboy (1980) 1 issue(s)

1982

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Supergirl (1982) 4 issue(s)

1985

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Superman: The Secret Years (1985) 2 issue(s)

1986

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Lois Lane (1986) 2 issue(s)

1987

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Adventures of Superman (1987) 16 issue(s)
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Adventures of Superman Annual (1987) 1 issue(s)
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Superman (1987) 8 issue(s)
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Superman Annual (1987) 1 issue(s)

1991

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Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) 1 issue(s)

1993

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Superman: The Legacy of Superman (1993) 1 issue(s)

1995

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Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (1995) 2 issue(s)

1996

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Superman's Metropolis (1996) 1 issue(s)
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Superman : The Wedding Album (1996) 1 issue(s)

1997

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Superman/Wonder Woman: Whom Gods Destroy (1997) 1 issue(s)

1998

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Superman Forever (1998) 1 issue(s)

1999

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Batman: Nosferatu (1999) 1 issue(s)

2009

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Black Lightning: Year One (2009) 1 issue(s)

2019

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Superman Smashes the Klan (2019) 3 issue(s)

Friends

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Black Lightning
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Jimmy Olsen
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Lois Lane
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Perry White
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Superman
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Toby Raines

Enemies

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Whale

Teams

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Metropolis Police Department
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Metropolis Special Crimes Unit