Chief Parker
Chief Douglas Parker is a supporting character in stories published by DC Comics featuring Superboy, the younger version of Superman.
Publication history
Chief Douglas Parker first appeared in Adventure Comics #225 and was created by Alvin Schwartz and Curt Swan.Fictional character biography
Pre-Crisis
Douglas Parker first encountered the future Superboy as a rookie officer on the Smallville Police Department. Parker apprehended the Pumpkin Gang while being secretly assisted by Clark Kent, who was still a toddler at the time. The capture earned the officer a promotion to police captain. He would steadily advance in the ranks, eventually becoming Smalllville's chief of police.Chief Parker was a staunch ally of the Boy of Steel. In fact, Superboy entrusted him with a signal device linked to a lamp in the Kent home. The lamp would flicker whenever Superboy was being summoned. Lana Lang's father Professor Lewis Lang and the President of [the United States] were given similar devices.
As the chief law enforcement official in Superboy's hometown, Parker often encountered the Boy of Steel's allies and enemies. He helped restore Superboy's reputation after a rash of incidents engineered by Dev-Em. Chief Parker and his wife Leah briefly welcomed teenager "Marie Elkins" into their home, unaware that she was actually Duo Damsel, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes who was hiding from the sorcerer Mordru. Most notably, Parker was frequently forced to contend with Superboy's most persistent enemy, Lex Luthor.
After the deaths of Jonathan and [Martha Kent], Superboy left Smallville for Metropolis and eventually changed his name to Superman. Parker retired from law enforcement, occasionally visiting the vacant Kent home to ensure that it did not fall into disrepair.