The most disturbing theme in Mr. Westlake's book is that there's just not that much difference between his Weekly Galaxy and so-called "respectable" publications.

With Perry White now the practical owner, the Daily Planet can return to being a more respectable publication, much to the relief of Lois and Jimmy.

Lloyd stopped publishing penny dreadfuls, and concentrated with promoting his newspaper as a respectable publication for the literate working class.

People left respectable publications and Wall Street firms to work at Web outfits with names like Suck and Pets.com.

Meat-mogul Les Polanski (George Wendt) buys The Comet, intending to make it a respectable publication.

Usually respectable publications - from Sports Illustrated to Vogue - regularly fling modesty to the winds and publish annual best-selling swimsuit issues.

Usmanov responded that emotionally, he could "understand the journalists speaking up for sacked top managers" but that "Kommersant Vlast is a respectable, independent, socio-political publication."

It is intended as an antidote to the negative image of the greedy, overly affluent elderly, an image frequently found on the Op-Ed pages even of respectable publications.

Only Bocker said he'd sue them if they mentioned his name - he's after, respectable publication, or none at all.