Steve Lombard is a fictional character appearing in American comic
books published by DC Comics.Steve Lombard first appeared in Superman
#264 (June 1973) in a story written by Cary Bates and penciled by Curt
Swan. When editor Julius Schwartz suggested adding a sportscaster to
Clark Kent's news broadcast, Bates decided to create a workplace
adversary for Kent to contrast with Kent's friendly relationship with
the other cast members, drawing partial inspiration from the character
Ted Baxter of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Lombard's physical model was
real-life football star Joe Namath.For several years after Steve
Lombard's debut, he appeared in nearly every published Superman story.
Action Comics writer Martin Pasko later attempted to explain the
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wrote Steve Lombard out of the regular Superman supporting cast in
Superman #384, though his final pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths
appearance was not until Superman #413. Steve Lombard Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter