Inspector William Henderson
- Inspector William Henderson
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character_name = Inspector Henderson
publisher = DC Comics
debut = First appeared on "Superman radio series" c. 1940s
Comics: "Action Comics" #440 (October 1974)
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full_name = William Henderson
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Inspector William Henderson is a supporting character in Superman comics published by DC Comics.
Inspector Henderson first appeared in the 1940s "Superman radio series", in which he was Superman's police contact. He was subsequently introduced in a similar role in the 1950s "Adventures of Superman" television series, where he was played by Robert Shayne.
It took a while longer for Inspector Henderson to be introduced in the comics, however; his first appearance there was in "Action Comics" #440 in October 1974, once again as Superman's main police contact. He also appeared in issues of the "Black Lightning" series.
In the 1980s "Superboy" comics, Inspector Henderson was introduced in that series as "Detective-Sergeant" Henderson, where he was visiting Smallville in an unsuccessful attempt (for the time being, anyway) to convince Superboy to relocate to Metropolis.
Since John Byrne's 1986 "Man of Steel" miniseries, Inspector Henderson's role has been reduced somewhat, in favor of newer characters Dan Turpin and Maggie Sawyer. Currently, Henderson is Metropolis' police commissioner.
In other media
Inspector Henderson has also appeared in the 1990s live-action television series '. In most of his appearances he was played by Richard Belzer, however the role was played by Mel Winkler (who reprised the role (as Commissioner Henderson) in an episode of the 1990s cartoon ') and Brent Jennings, prior to Belzer's assumption of the role. A recurring character during "Lois and Clark"'s first season, Inspector Henderson did not appear in subsequent seasons.
As noted above, actor Mel Winkler appeared in "Superman: The Animated Series" as Henderson, appearing briefly in the episode "Feeding Time".
External links
* [http://superman.nu/wiki/index.php/Inspector_Bill_Henderson Supermanica entry on the comics' Pre-Crisis Bill Henderson]
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