Phineas Potter first appeared in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #22 (August 1957) and was created by Otto Binder and Curt Swan.
The original incarnation of Professor Potter is the uncle of Lana Lang and first encounters the Man of Steel during his teenage years as Superboy.
[1] A professor and eccentric scientist, Potter often invents odd or fantastical devices for the betterment of humanity.
Potter befriends three newspaper reporters from the Daily Planet: Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Clark Kent.
[6] Following Crisis on Infinite Earths, which reboots DC's continuity, Clark Kent's history is revised so that he does not become a superhero until adulthood, and thus never operates as Superboy.