Religion: indeterminate
Name: unnamed police commissioner
Classification:
supporting character
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Superman (vol. 1) #4 (Spring 1940): "Terror in the Trucker's Union"
Creators: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Paul Cassidy
Number of Appearances: 2
Employer: Metropolis
Ally: Superman
Occupation: police
Gender: male
In the story retroactively titled "Terror In the Trucker's Union" in Superman #4 (Spring 1940), Superman was working on take down notorious racketeer Gus Snide and his racketeering and extortion ring. Superman pretended to work with Gus Snide's organization in order to gather evidence and take down Snide's operation from the inside. On the first three panels on page 10 of this story Superman visits the police commissioner in his home to tell him about Gus Snide's plans. Snide wants to force all of the city's truck drivers to strike in order to cripple all food distribution in the city. Superman wants the police commissioner to have his officers arrest Snide's trouble-makers.
Superman exposed Police Commissioner Watson as corrupt and forced the man out of his position in Action Comics #16 (Sep. 1939). So the police commissioner seen a few months later in Superman #4 was clearly a different person. The two police commissioners are also very different physically. Commissioner Watson was a fat nearly bald man. This story's unnamed police commissioner is very lean with a full head of reddish-blonde hair.
The police commissioner was referenced obliquely in the next story to take place chronologically: the Superman story retroactively titled "Carnahan's Heir", published in Action Comics #24 (May 1940). In panel 6 of page 4 of this story Superman is once again fleeing from suspicious police officers. (The Man of Steel had a less cordial relationship with the police in those days.) As he sprang into the air, Superman told the police officers, "Give my regards to the Commissioner!"
Superman had worked well with the Police Commissioner in the previous story and clearly regarded the man fondly.
Action Comics (vol. 1) #24 (May 1940): "Carnahan's Heir" (mentioned)Superman (vol. 1) #4 (Spring 1940): "Terror in the Trucker's Union"
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- https://www.comics.org/issue/727/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=44196