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Despite moonlighting as a crime-fighting superhero, it seems Clark Kent has finally grown tired of his day job.

Superman’s alter-ego is set to quit his longstanding job as a reporter for Metropolis newspaper the Daily Planet in the next issue of the comic.

Perhaps his inability to climb the career ladder influenced his decision - Kent has been with the newspaper for approximately 70 years.

A career change isn't the only upheaval in the works for the Man of Steel in the upcoming issue, which goes on sale on Wednesday.

Kent will also be rocked by an unsettling text about his onetime squeeze Lois Lane and her new beau, new "Superman" writer Scott Lobdell told USA Today.

"I wasn't going to test the waters. I was just going to do a cannonball in the Super-verse," said Lobdell, who began his "Superman" stint last month.

According to Lobdell, Kent's departure from the Daily Planet comes after editor-in-chief Perry White's haranguing him about not getting more scoops about Superman.

The spectacled geek is also believed to have become disillusioned with the increasingly corporate atmosphere at the paper, which is now a part of multimedia corporation Galaxy Broadcasting.

Lobdell added: "Superman is arguably the most powerful person on the planet, but how long can he sit at his desk with someone breathing down his neck and treating him like the least important person in the world?"

Kent's exit will also come with a speech about the emphasis of entertainment over news in the modern media.

Keep your eye out for the next issue of "Superman," when Superman faces a challenge even greater than battling General Zod: Attempting to make a living as a writer in the era of digital media.