query: who played lex luthor in the original superman?

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: called LexCorp. Lex Luthor was first portrayed on film in the second "Superman" serial, "Atom Man vs. Superman" (1950). He was played by Lyle Talbot. Actor Gene Hackman played the role of Lex Luthor in the 1978 movie "Superman: The Movie" and in two of its three sequels ("Superman II" and ""). Hackman's portrayal is a notable departure from the comic book incarnations. In the films, Luthor is portrayed as Superman's comedic foil, or as comic book critic Peter Sanderson puts it, "a used car salesman wielding nuclear missiles". In most of the films of this franchise, Luthor's main business

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: them again. By the time of "Batman Beyond", however, they have not been seen or heard from, Dwayne McDuffie said that they both became a part of the Source Wall, like everyone else who solved the Equation. Lex Luthor was also featured in the direct-to-video animated movie "", voiced by Powers Boothe. With his character design from "Superman: The Animated Series", his job as a criminal businessman and his bodyguard Mercy Graves were used for this movie, but this version acted similar to the Gene Hackman iteration from "Superman: The Movie". He constantly spouted one-liners and at one point threw

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: enemies, but neither of them can fulfill their roles unless Clark defeats Darkseid by inspiring humanity. Lex later meets with Tess, and fatally stabs his sister, however, Tess poisons him with a specialized neurotoxin that removes all of Lex's memories. The series ends by shifting seven years into the future, where Lex had been elected as the President of the United States. When crafting "Smallville"'s version of Lex Luthor, series developers Al Gough and Miles Millar decided that he would not be a precursor to the more comedic role performed by Gene Hackman in the "Superman" film series; the pair

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: the explosion. The Justice League stated that if Luthor returned, they would be there to stop him. Kevin Spacey reprised his role as Lex Luthor in the "Superman Returns" video game, but is only seen in cut scenes. Lex Luthor is one of the fighters in "Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe", played by Christopher Sean Piereman and voiced by Joe J. Thomas. He is shown to be wearing his power armor in combat. His "Mortal Kombat" counterpart is Jax. In the game, Superman accuses Lex Luthor of helping Darkseid invade the Earth. After Darkseid's defeat when Superman used his heat

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: defeated Shang Tsung, Scorpion, and Baraka in the Netherealm) just as Superman arrives. When Superman tells Lex Luthor that he's supposed to be in jail, Lex Luthor states that the evidence did not hold up. When Captain Marvel reveals the origins of Dark Kahn who is partially made from Darkseid, the Kombat Rage overcomes Lex Luthor who blames Superman for his part in Dark Kahn's creation. Captain Marvel ended up calming both of them down as the villains call a truce with the Justice League. Lex Luthor takes Catwoman to secure the portal technology while Deathstroke and Joker serve as

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: the Regime is deposed by Superman's original version, Lex is honored posthumously for his deeds by Cyborg. In Lex's ending in Battle Mode, the original version defeats Superman and takes advantage of his alternate self's heroic sacrifice, becoming a hero to its people and new ruler. Lex Luthor is referenced in "Injustice 2". After the defeat of Superman's Regime, a special prison was built in honor to his name and appears as the Red Son Prison stage where Superman, Cyborg, and Damian Wayne were imprisoned. Before his death in his suicide mission to stop Superman, Luthor sent Lucius Fox to

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: film, Luthor never takes off his wig. In the 2006 film "Superman Returns", Lex Luthor is played by Kevin Spacey. Although retaining a humorous streak, Spacey's take on the character is drier and more straightforward than that of Hackman, and notably displays a more personal dislike and hatred for Superman. In the film, Luthor has been released from prison bent on revenge against Superman. Luthor funds his criminal operations by seducing a wealthy, elderly benefactor. Luthor's machinations once again concern real estate, as they did in the first two films. Luthor plans to use Kryptonian crystals, like the one Superman

title: Lex Luthor

text: Lex Luthor Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a fictional supervillain appearing in publications by the American publisher DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor first appeared in "Action Comics" #23 (April 1940) and has since endured as the archenemy of Superman. Lex Luthor is a wealthy, power-mad American business magnate, ingenious engineer, philanthropist to the city of Metropolis, and one of the most intelligent people in the world. A well-known public figure, he is the owner of a conglomerate called LexCorp. He is intent on ridding the world of the alien Superman,

title: Lex Luthor

text: and orders Superman and Lois arrested. The crowd turns on the Army, however, and Superman orders the crowd to stop, telling them that they, not the Army, not Lex Luthor, nor himself, are meant to be Metropolis's saviors. Knowing Luthor's role in the Army's attack against him, Superman confronts him and tells him that Metropolis does not belong to him: "You don't own us." Lex objects, since Superman is not from Earth. Superman replies, "This is my home", and leaves. Luthor holds Superman responsible for Luthor losing his complete grip over the people of Metropolis, a grudge that lasts for

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: Lex Luthor in other media Lex Luthor is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As Superman's archenemy, he has been portrayed in almost every Superman media franchise and adaptation. Lex Luthor is a major character within the Superman mythos and has appeared in many of Superman's adaptations into other media. The character is typically depicted as a wealthy, power-mad American business magnate based in the city of Metropolis. His portrayal in feature films range from being a vain criminal interested in real estate development to that of a genius who heads a technology company

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: of their counterparts from the television series "Smallville". Lex willl be a recurring character in season 4 with Jon Cryer portraying him. Cryer played Lenny Luthor in Superman IV. Lex will appear as one of the leads alongside Lois Lane in the upcoming series "Metropolis" which is set to be released on DC Universe with a premiere date sometime in 2019. His first television appearance was in Filmation's "The New Adventures of Superman". Lex Luthor appeared in a total of ten episodes spanning the three seasons of the series, such as: "Merlin's Magic Marbles," "Luthor's Lethal Laser" and "Can A

title: Lex Luthor

text: that he will be asked back. After Superman's encounter with the K-Man, it was revealed that Lex Luthor had played a major role in the K-Man's creation, also (as revealed in flashback), that he had stolen kryptonite crystals from the government while being employed by them. Luthor then muses about the potential uses of kryptonite on Superman. One year before the ongoing modern continuity, Luthor arranged an illegal smuggling of war machines in Qurac. Knowing that Superman would intervene, Luthor laces the weapons with kryptonite and nanite technology in order to acquire a sample of Superman's DNA in order to

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: aware of Superman's secrets for some time, and that he has kidnapped Martha Kent in order to blackmail Superman into fighting Batman. When this plan fails, Luthor unleashes his Kryptonian deformity, which he names Superman's "Doomsday", against Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, who kill it with Batman's Kryptonite spear. Luthor is arrested for his crimes, and his head is shaved upon being admitted into prison. In the Ultimate Edition of the movie, Lex is seen communicating with Steppenwolf through Kryptonian holographic technology and is told Steppenwolf will come to Earth. Jesse Eisenberg reprises his role as Lex Luthor in the

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: appearance in the tie in comic "Legion Of Super Heroes In The 31st Century" #13. Making his Metropolis debut, Superman saves Lex and the surrounding crowd from Lex's own out of control prototype battle suit. Though this version of Lex does not yet show hostility towards the Man Of Steel, Brainiac 5 warns Superman to keep an eye on Lex. Lex Luthor appeared in the fifth season of "The Batman", with Clancy Brown reprising his role from the DC animated universe. Luthor hires Metallo (equipped with Luthor's only piece of Kryptonite) to defeat Superman, but is defeated by Batman. As

title: Lex Luthor (Smallville)

text: Lex Luthor (Smallville) Lex Luthor is a fictional character from the television series "Smallville". He is featured in the pilot episode until the season seven finale, and has been played continuously by Michael Rosenbaum, with various actors portraying the character as a child throughout the series. The character of Lex Luthor, first created for comic books by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1940 as nemesis of Superman, was adapted to television in 2001 by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar—this is only the third time the character has been adapted to a live action television series. The character has also

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: developed to carry out the 'invasion', he is nevertheless sentenced to death by electric chair, simply noting in response to the judge informing him that the chair he will die in was designed by LuthorCorp that he is sure it will work, although he is privately already considering how he might escape. Lex Luthor in other media Lex Luthor is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As Superman's archenemy, he has been portrayed in almost every Superman media franchise and adaptation. Lex Luthor is a major character within the Superman mythos and has appeared

title: Lex Luthor: Man of Steel

text: Lex Luthor: Man of Steel Lex Luthor: Man of Steel (later collected as simply Luthor) is a five-issue monthly American comic book limited series written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, which features Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor as the protagonist. It explores Luthor's motivations behind being a constant foe to the Man of Steel inside a city that has largely embraced him. Luthor views Superman as a demigod who looks down on humanity and believes that in order to "save" the human race from extraterrestrial threats, Superman must be stopped. At the onset of the series, the story

title: Lex Luthor: Man of Steel

text: Batman's greatest foes. Lex Luthor: Man of Steel Lex Luthor: Man of Steel (later collected as simply Luthor) is a five-issue monthly American comic book limited series written by Brian Azzarello and illustrated by Lee Bermejo, which features Superman's nemesis Lex Luthor as the protagonist. It explores Luthor's motivations behind being a constant foe to the Man of Steel inside a city that has largely embraced him. Luthor views Superman as a demigod who looks down on humanity and believes that in order to "save" the human race from extraterrestrial threats, Superman must be stopped. At the onset of the

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: Lex Luthor (still consumed by the Kombat Rage) still blames Superman for Dark Kahn's creation and ends up fighting Superman only to be defeated. In Lex Luthor's ending, it has him using his company to begin portal research after stealing the data for it from the Special Forces. Eventually, he manages to create a portal back to The MK Universe where he meets Quan Chi. The two decide to band together thus forming The "Deadly Alliance". James Marsters reprises his role of Lex Luthor for the video game "DC Universe Online". In the game, Luthor leads a war against the

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: and Krypto the Superdog to hold off Superman until the effects wore off. They discovered that the real Lex is still at large, having been the one who mailed Lois the Red Kryptonite necklace and that the one in jail was a robotic duplicate. When Lex tries to use his Kryptonite ring on Superman, it does not work due to the fact that Superman was actually Batman in disguise. Lex is defeated by Batman and Superman. In "Triumvirate of Terror!", Luthor is seen as the leader of the Legion of Doom. He competes with the Joker, Cheetah (Priscilla Rich), Weather

title: Lex Luthor

text: also attended Regis High School. Protective of his sister, Lex Luthor takes measures to hide his fraternity, and is assisted towards this end by both Superman and Supergirl. Lena Thorul later marries FBI agent Jeff Colby (who had once arrested Lex), later giving birth to a son, Val Colby. Jeff Colby dies some time later. After Lena has brain surgery the decision is made to reveal the truth about Luthor to her. There is some reconciliation between them when Luthor discovers he was an unwitting party to a conspiracy against Lena, which was masterminded by his cellmate "Sam", who wanted

title: Lex Luthor

text: changing and he will do his best to ensure that the dark future they foresaw for Luthor will never come to pass. In the 2017-2018 "Watchmen" sequel "Doomsday Clock", Ozymandias goes to LexCorp in order to enlist Lex Luthor to help him locate Doctor Manhattan. Both of them are attacked by a seemingly-revived Comedian. After Ozymandias flees from the fight with Comedian, Lex Luthor undergoes surgery at Metropolis General Hospital while "his attacker remains in serious but stable conditions." When Lois goes to confront a recovering Lex Luthor about his role in this (with Superman listening in), he reveals not

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: having a conversation with Superman as he sits in prison. Luthor plays a major role in the Elliot S! Maggin novel "". Lex is a childhood classmate of Clark Kent in Smallville, a scientific genius who blames the then-Superboy for ruining his greatest experiment—the creation of artificial life (in fact it is Lex, celebrating his achievement with a smoke, who starts the fire in his lab). It is at this time that his hair is also burned off. Lex is never again able to replicate his results and holds a lifelong grudge against Superman as a result. Lex as an

title: Lex Luthor

text: the Justice League, even building a new Watchtower for them and recruiting Shazam onto the team. In the opening chapter of the "" storyline, when Doomsday was being caught, Luthor intervened, telling that the monster was becoming strong and saying that Doomsday wanted to get stronger using Superman, encouraging Superman to stay away from Earth. After the death of Darkseid, Darkseid's Omega effect is contained in Lex Luthor, turning him into the God of Apokolips. When Superman's identity is exposed as part of Vandal Savage's plot to drain his powers, Superman consults Luthor for help, but Luthor expresses disbelief at

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: the game is also provided by LexCorp. Lex appears in the game as an ally for Brainiac. In Metropolis, after Metallo is defeated, Doppelganger turns Luthor into a kryptonian, but Maxwell gives Superman the upper hand by creating Kryptonite. (Superman was immune to its effects as Maxwell gave him lead armour). After Braniac transports Lex and Doppelgänger into his lair, Superman finds a starite in one of Lex's safes, which Maxwell collects to add to the Starites needed to get him and his sister home. Luthor is later seen during the final battle on Braniac's lair, where he uses his

title: Lex Luthor

text: to share that bliss with Superman as well. In the Pre-"Crisis" continuity, Lex Luthor's driving ambitions are to kill Superman and enslave Earth as a stepping stone to dominating the universe. In "Action Comics" #291 (1960), Superman acknowledges that Luthor "could have been a mighty force for good in the world, yet he chose to direct his great scientific brain into criminal channels." Although none of his attempts to kill Superman work permanently (though a classic non-canonical story from 1961 entitled "The Death of Superman" has Luthor finally killing Superman after lulling him into complacency by pretending to go straight,

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: schemes are offset by a tendency to surround himself with unsatisfactory help; he is burdened by his bumbling henchman Otis, as well as his conscience-stricken girlfriend Eve Teschmacher. Luthor plots to divert a nuclear missile into hitting the San Andreas fault, causing California to sink into the ocean, thereby turning its neighboring states into prime beach front property. Although Luthor nearly kills Superman using kryptonite, Superman escapes with the help of Teschmacher. After Superman repairs the damage to the San Andreas region, he delivers Luthor and Otis to prison. Lex Luthor's role in "Superman II" is relegated to a supporting

title: Lex Luthor

text: its titles and a reboot of its fictional continuity. Following this, Lex Luthor appears as a representative the government has recruited to investigate and bring down Superman. Based on background signage seen throughout the New 52 books (including "Justice League"), LexCorp also exists. In "Justice League" #2, Batman notes that he and Superman have at least one thing in common: both of them speak openly of their distaste for Luthor. In the New 52 "Action Comics" (a series set some time before the events of "Justice League" #1), Luthor is hired by General Sam Lane to capture Superman by setting

title: Lex Luthor

text: is in jail and he tells Superboy he will regret it as sure as his name is Luthor and Superboy thinks that he will be Superman by the time he gets out and that Luthor's talents might make him an archenemy. In the origin story printed in "Adventure Comics" #271 (April 1960), young Lex Luthor is shown as an aspiring scientist who resides in Smallville, the hometown of Superboy. The teenage Luthor saves Superboy from a chance encounter with kryptonite. In gratitude Superboy builds Luthor a laboratory, where weeks later he manages to create an artificial life-form, which Luthor loved

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: produced by Ruby-Spears Enterprises, Lex Luthor was shown as an evil businessman for the first time in other media and shown wearing a Kryptonite ring. He is voiced by Michael Bell. Lex Luthor appears in the DC Animated Universe, voiced by actor Clancy Brown. In "", this version is a corrupt businessman controlling Metropolis much like his comic book counterpart. His jealousy and hatred of Superman is his primary motive for going up against the Man of Steel. Lex also is depicted with Mercy Graves as his loyal bodyguard. While Luthor comes into conflict many times over the course of

title: Lex Luthor

text: he has fathered a son by Ardora, Lex Luthor Jr.. Luthor spends the next several weeks with his new family and acting as guardian and scientific advisor to the Lexorians. When it is discovered that Lexor has the same geological instability that destroyed Krypton, Luthor invents and installs a "Neutrarod" to deaden the planetary core's reactions. However, despite his sincere effort to reform, Luthor's pathological hatred for Superman resurfaces. He soon discovers an underground laboratory, dating from Lexor's technological age. Knowing that Superman will eventually locate him, Luthor uses the equipment to create a battlesuit and goes on a series

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: nearly as much as that of the Man of Steel. Lex Luthor also appears in another novel titled "It's Superman!", by Tom De Haven. In the novel, Lex Luthor is alderman of 1930s New York City—used in place of Metropolis—and has a company called Lexco. Despite this, he still feels like something is missing. When he visits his dead mother's grave, he is attacked by hitmen. After he kills them, he feels excitement for the first time. Later in the story, much death and destruction is caused by his robotic ""Lexbots"". The fiasco leads to his first confrontation with Superman,

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: provides the voice of Lex Luthor in this adaptation of Grant Morrison's limited series "All-Star Superman". In the movie, he is in prison but works with the army by creating weapons. However, he also plots on how to kill Superman and obtain his powers as well. Ultimately, Luthor temporarily gains powers like Superman's, but is both physically and emotionally defeated by Superman. His new enhanced senses allow him to see the very fabric of the universe, which in turn lets him understand the whole of reality. When Luthor laments all the good he could have done with his superpowers after

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: losing them, Superman condemns him by pointing out that Luthor had already squandered that chance when he instead chose to use them to further his vendetta against Superman. After Superman's apparent death, Luthor, in a gesture of atonement, provides a template for replicating Superman's genetic structure in a human embryo. He appeared to know of Lois's desire to have children with Superman, given when Dr. Lee Quintum stated "they always wanted to have children." While he does not make a physical appearance in "", Lex Luthor is mentioned by a Gotham City newscaster, stating "I promise we won't talk about

title: Lex Luthor

text: he accomplished with Superman being absent for a year was to find a large robot that he used to try to destroy Metropolis. Lex manages to escape custody yet again. Lex later sends Bizarro after the newly arrived "Superboy", only for the creature to be defeated by Superman. Undaunted, Luthor gathers together a new Revenge Squad to fight against invading Kryptonians led by General Zod, leaving Superman alive to provide assistance simply because he believed that this 'invasion' was proof that he had been right about Superman all along and he wanted Superman to live with that knowledge. In JLA,

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: Lex leaves for Gotham with his right-hand assistant Mercy Graves, Luthor hires Black Mask and Clayface (Basil Karlo) to kidnap Lois Lane to bring to Gotham as part of a diversion for Superman. While Superman, Batman, and Robin fight Black Mask and his henchmen while assisted by Bane, Mr. Freeze and Clayface, Luthor mixes Poison Ivy's mind-controlling spores and his Kryptonite dust to make Superman into his personal slave. It is revealed also that Luthor had previously confiscated technology from the remains of the Joining (based on Brainiac) to create an army of robots to take over the world, ostensibly

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: vision on the Boomtube, Superman takes Lex Luthor to someplace more secure than Stryker's Island that has a view of the Earth. When the "world merge crisis" began, he and Catwoman ended up in the Mortal Kombat universe where they fought Jax of the Special Forces and were defeated. He also confronts Green Lantern and battles him for the power ring when the portal he and Catwoman escaped in took them to Oa instead of Earth. Lex Luthor later makes an alliance with Deathstroke and Joker in order to handle the other-world invaders. They run into Captain Marvel (who had

title: Lex Luthor

text: the resistance. Lex Luthor is silent on the matter, but has been picked to lead the rearguard action against the heroes at Blüdhaven. He assumes it is an honor, but he does not look very pleased. Libra later figures out Luthor had been the mole in the Society of Super Villains. Luthor, in league with Doctor Sivana, seemingly destroys Libra and overturns the Anti-Life Equation being broadcast into the Justifiers' helmets. He subsequently assists Superman in leading the assault against Darkseid's forces, noting that Superman can consider this a legendary first team-up between 'good' and 'bad'- with Luthor's side taking

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: "", voiced by James Woods. Lex Luthor has appeared in every electronic game featuring Superman since the first "Superman" game released for the Atari 2600 with the exception of "The Death and Return of Superman". A particular failure was in the 1999 game "Superman", where Superman had to undergo the "Solve My Maze" challenges, where the player had to fly through a series of rings under strict time limits. The game as a whole was badly received, to the point that N64 Magazine constantly parodied it, including a recurring feature, "Lex Luthor's Solve My Maze", an equally non-sensical puzzle that

title: Alternative versions of Lex Luthor

text: Alexander Luthor is more compassionate and contemplative than the mainstream Luthor and questions the ethical implications of developing anti-Superman weapons, but willingly joins his wife and Major Lee. Alexander ultimately sacrifices himself helping Superman battle Zod; Alexandra, consumed by rage and grief, blames Superman and vows to dedicate her life to destroying him, claiming that the old Alexandra died alongside her husband and demanding to be henceforth called "Lex Luthor". In Mark Waid's version of Superman's origin in "", Lex is shown to be roughly five years older than Clark Kent. His father Lionel is pompous, arrogant, and somewhat distant

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: still fails in destroying Superman, and is killed in the destruction of his lab in his underground subway hideout. Unbeknownst to anyone, being a philanderer, Luthor has illegitimate children from his past trysts, two of whom try to kill Superman over the course of the last two seasons. The first one, Jaxon Xavier (Andy Berman/Andrew Bryniarski), was a billionaire and also a top scientist in Lex Labs (one of Lex's companies). Lois was told by Luthor that he had a son who died in a car crash with his mother, and Jaxon is outraged of his father's lies about him

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: Zod, Zod manages to push Superman into two gasoline filled tanks on a gasoline truck, both with the confirmed LexCorp name. David S. Goyer talked about the character in the "Man of Steel" sequel as a Bill Gates-like billionaire dollars. Zack Snyder talked about seeing a modern take as a combination of Richard Branson and Brad Pitt. On January 31, 2014, it was reported that Jesse Eisenberg was cast as Lex Luthor in "". In this version, Luthor is portrayed as an eccentric prodigy with psychopathic tendencies, misotheism and a sociopathic demeanor, who sees Superman as a threat to humanity.

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: radiation- in essence turning a Kryptonian, such as Superman, Zod, and his followers Non and Ursa, into a vulnerable human. Fortunately, expecting Luthor's betrayal, Superman had already reversed the mechanism of the chamber, and when forced inside by Zod, the "red sun" beams are dispersed throughout the Fortress while Superman is safely shielded; Zod and his followers are defeated easily because of the loss of their powers. Luthor, meanwhile, is sent back to prison. Lex Luthor reappears in "Superman IV: The Quest for Peace", escaping from prison once more, this time with the aid of his nephew Lenny (portrayed by

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: and is serving 32 consecutive life sentences in prison. However, still having some degree of access to his resources despite his imprisonment, he hires John Corben to assassinate his half-sister, Lena Luthor, due to the latter deciding to rebrand Luthor Corp to L-Corp to disassociate the company from him. His plans are foiled by Supergirl and Superman, and Corben ends up being shot by Lena, who believed her act of self-defense would embarrass Lex. In the episode "Luthors", James reveals to Kara that Clark Kent and Lex were friends before the latter became the former's alter-ego's enemy, mirroring the relationship

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: Superman with a rope. Lex Luthor appears in "" issue #1 where he controls a composite monster that attacks Batman and Power Girl in England. Lex Luthor is featured in "Young Justice", voiced by Mark Rolston. In the episode "Targets", he attempts to arrange a peace negotiation between two warring nations, which he attempts to profit of later on, but is nearly killed by Cheshire and Sportsmaster. Red Arrow (Roy Harper's clone) saves his life with Luthor attempting to hire Red Arrow. Later on, the assassins try to kill him and the diplomats again, but are saved by the seemingly-robotic

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: entire timeline to become moot. However, the future appears to have been changed thanks to something else that changed in the past. As a statue that was supposed to be dedicated to Superman is now dedicated to him. Lex Luthor made a cameo appearances in the post end credit scene for "" voiced by Steven Blum. An alternate universe Lex Luthor appears in "" voiced by Jason Isaacs. Apparently paralysed by an unspecified illness some years ago, Luthor has retreated to a space station to contemplate the knowledge he downloaded from Superman's spaceship, later sharing his knowledge of Project Fair

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: disguised alien who also wishes to steal the documents. Luthor then forms a reluctant alliance with his archenemy Superman to chase the alien to a distant world, using Lex's one-man faster than light starship which he has kept hidden for years in plain sight as a modern art sculpture. When the mysterious alien's greater plans are revealed, Lex must work with, and even save the life of, Superman in order to protect the entire galaxy from the would-be warlord. Lex in this story combines aspects of the Silver Age, Bronze Age and film versions. During his robbery of the Einstein

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: film "Justice League". He was originally supposed to have a role in the main film but instead appears only in the post-credits scene where he is shown to have escaped prison and is allied with Slade Wilson/Deathstroke, where he discusses with him about forming their own team of villains to counter the newly formed Justice League. Lex Luthor is absent in the 1950s television series "Adventures of Superman". Lex Luthor appeared in the syndicated television show "Superboy" (1988–1992), portrayed by Scott James Wells (in season one) and Sherman Howard (for subsequent seasons). Lex (Wells) first appeared as a rich, scheming

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: in the animated film "". He is shown in LexCo during the scene in which John F. Kennedy made his famous speech. Clancy Brown reprised his role of Lex Luthor in the movie adaption of the comic book "". In the film, Luthor is elected President of the United States. When a massive Kryptonite meteor streaks toward Earth, Luthor attempts to form a pact with Superman to destroy the meteor, but later frames Superman for the murder of the villain Metallo, convincing the public that the Man of Steel has been psychologically influenced by the Kryptonite radiation. He places a

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: credit for "helping Superman", Luthor is shocked to find out that the authorities have found a piece of kryptonite inside Brainiac's remains, and that the container contains Luthor's company insignia, thus exposing his involvement of Brainiac's attacks. Seeing that he is now in big trouble and that the authorities are now on to him, Luthor secretly tells Mercy to call in all of his lawyers. Lex Luthor is featured in the direct-to-video animated movie "", voiced by James Marsters. His character design is similar to those seen in "Superman: The Animated Series" albeit with a much slimmer profile and a

title: Lex Luthor

text: live in Smallville. Unlike his Pre-"Crisis" version, Lex has little love for his sister, having abandoned her with an unnamed aunt after their father dies of a heart attack. Lex even goes so far as to cure Lena's illness, and then immediately undoes the process, leaving her completely catatonic, solely in order to make a mocking point to Superboy and Superman. Lena is currently under the care of the best doctors from Wayne Enterprises, hired by Red Robin. In the post-"The Man of Steel" continuity, Luthor is childhood friends with Perry White and it is revealed that Luthor is the

title: Lex Luthor

text: "Superman" comic strip to be pulled in April 1945 which depicted Lex Luthor bombarding Superman with the radiation from a cyclotron. Luthor vanished for a long time, coming back in Superboy #59 (Sept. 1957), in a story called "Superboy meets Amazing Man". A flying costumed bald man probably in his forties appears in Smallville and starts helping people using his fantastic inventions. He later moves his operations to the nearby town of Hadley. Superboy finds he is using his inventions to set the town up so he can rob their bank and stops him. In the last panel, Amazing Man

title: Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom

text: 5, 2012, "Superman: Escape from Krypton" closed, so that the park could start construction of "Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom" on the coaster. "Superman: Escape from Krypton" was expected to reopen when Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom opened to the public. In middle to late March, the electrical part of the ride was constructed to operate the drop tower. Pieces for the lower part of drop tower arrived at the park on April 2, 2012. On April 12, 2012, pieces of the ride were taken up in the air by helicopter above the Superman tower ( in the air) to

title: Lex Luthor in other media

text: was also rarely a maze. Lex Luthor also appears in the video game "". In the game, he makes a deal with the alien enemies of Martian Manhunter to help them take over Earth in exchange for them helping him destroy the Justice League and uses the Injustice Gang to do his dirty work. He is defeated by Superman and the Justice League in the final battle and is presumably destroyed after Lex sets his headquarters up to explode with him and the Justice League in it, however, the Justice League managed to escape and Luthor was presumably caught by

title: Alternative versions of Lex Luthor

text: lands in the Ukraine in 1938, not in Kansas. After Josef Stalin dies in 1953, Superman becomes Premier of the Soviet Union. In the United States, Lex Luthor is a respected scientific prodigy, and married to "Daily Planet" reporter Lois Lane-Luthor. He becomes Superman's nemesis and, eventually, US President. When Luthor convinces Superman that his presence is halting human progress, Superman apparently leaves Earth (in reality, he adopts his Clark Kent identity and remains hidden. Luthor become the leader of a unified world and ushers in a golden age of "Luthorism". Millennia later, when the Sun has expanded into a

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text: and Eric Press (Chip Esten and Jeff Juday), and Ethan seeks to complete Luthor's revenge against Superman. His numerous past lovers, including his secret children's mothers, are ready to carry on his vendetta against Superman and other schemes. The television series "Smallville" features a new version of Lex Luthor, played by Michael Rosenbaum. Although his history echoes previous incarnations, this version did not begin as a bona fide villain. The series also tries to pin a more psychologically realistic take on the character, attempting to expand his character to fully flesh out his journey into what will turn him into

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text: in order to protect it from future alien threats by interfacing with weaponry of Earth to create a global army under his control. However, after Batman frees Superman from Lex's control, both of them subdue Mercy, destroy Luthor's robots, overpower and defeat Lex. Two versions of the character appear on "". The first version is a character named Rohtul (voiced by Clancy Brown) [Luthor spelled backwards]. He appears as the Lex Luthor of Zur-En-Arrh as well as the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh's nemesis. In the second-season episode "The Super-Batman of Planet X", both his nemesis and Batman ended up fighting Rohtul's

title: Alternative versions of Lex Luthor

text: Alternative versions of Lex Luthor The fictional character Lex Luthor has appeared in a number of media, always as the archenemy of Superman. Each version of the work typically establishes its own continuity, and sometimes introduces parallel universes, to the point where distinct differences in the portrayal of the character can be identified. In addition, the DC Universe has been rewritten a number of times, establishing additional versions of the character. This article details and lists various versions of Lex Luthor depicted in works including DC Comics "Multiverse", "Elseworlds", television and film. In the alternative reality Earth One, Dr. Alexandra

title: Lex Luthor

text: revenge against Colby. He is deeply apologetic to Lena. The Pre-Crisis Luthor also has a niece named Nasthalthia Luthor (apparently Luthor had an older sister who had run away) who is an occasional thorn in Supergirl's side. Lex Luthor himself later marries Ardora of the planet Lexor and, in "Action Comics" #544 (June, 1983), first learns of his infant son by Ardora, Lex Luthor, Jr.. A short time later, Lexor is destroyed and both Ardora and Lex, Jr. die as a direct result. In the Post-"Crisis" continuity, Lena is the name of Lex's adopted sister when he was living in

title: Lex Luthor

text: of the confusion caused by the Crisis. However, once it becomes clear that it is as much in their interests to save the multiverse as anyone else's, Luthor and Brainiac reluctantly ally their faction with Superman and the other heroes. At the conclusion of the series, reality is altered so that each of the different universes fall into their proper place, converging into one. Afterward, Luthor is subsequently returned to prison with all his memories of the alliance forgotten. The Silver/Bronze Age Lex Luthor met his non-canonical end in the "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" story line that

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text: year later his hair grew back. He is quickly disenchanted with the changes that have happened during his absence, particularly the emergence of Intergang, as well as the loss of his personal fortune. Lex hides underground, again seeking kryptonite. But after kidnapping Lois in an attempt to reclaim her, he is traced to his sewer lair by Superman. This time however, Superman prevents Lex from taking his own life again to "cheat justice" and sends him to prison to serve a double life sentence. In the third season, Luthor finds out about Lois and Clark's wedding and escapes after a

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text: prove his abilities to Superboy, Lex agrees to cure his sister's illness. With Superboy's aid, Luthor manages to cure Lena, allowing her to walk and think logically again for a brief moment, before he then quickly reverses the process, leaving Lena completely catatonic, and informs Superboy that so long as Superman is alive, he will never reveal how he did it. Luthor escapes with Brainiac, leaving Superboy, Lori, and Krypto horrified at his cruelty. Because Luthor now sees Superboy as a failed experiment of using the "wrong alien DNA", he and Brainiac create another binary clone with their own genetics

title: Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom

text: Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom is a drop tower located at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. The ride is integrated onto the existing tower structure. On August 25, 2011, Six Flags Magic Mountain released a "GoBigCam" video. The video concluded hinting at a possible new attraction in 2012 to be installed on Superman: Escape from Krypton. On September 1, 2011, Six Flags Magic Mountain officially announced that they would be adding Intamin drop towers to the sides of the Superman: Escape from Krypton tower. The ride opened on July 7, 2012. On February

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text: off-screen, but apart after the latter's parents' murder. Wayne's alter-ego, Batman, is at odds with Lex as Wayne is secretly aware that his former friend is now corrupt. By the end of the storyline, it is implied that Lex would begin his goal to be elected as the President after the current's terms ends. Lex Luthor is referenced in season 2 of "Supergirl", though he has not yet made a proper appearance, save for an appearance in a flashback sequence as a young boy (portrayed by Aidan Fink). The season premiere establishes that Lex has been recently arrested by Superman

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text: Steel for his ordeal. However, Lex is betrayed by Ultra-Humanite when approached with an offer by Batman. After a fight with Superman and Hawkgirl, Lex uses his criminal genius to manipulate the android A.M.A.Z.O. to help him. After assisting against alternate fascists superheroes from a parallel universe, Luthor is eventually pardoned from his crimes, and implies that he is thinking of going into politics. In "Justice League Unlimited", Lex continues to have a central role. In the first season, Lex continues to run for the President of the United States. Behind the scenes, he financially backs a shadow government organization

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text: the intention of beating the insolent clone to death. Instead, the clone traps Luthor in the vault, rips its foundation out of the building, and throws the vault across Metropolis. At the end of the movie, it is revealed that Luthor survived, but with severe injuries. He is aware of the real Superman's resurrection at this point, and his final line in the movie is: ""If history has proven that gods can die, it has also proven they may return from the dead... It would seem you can't be destroyed after all, Superman. It would seem."" Lex Luthor appears briefly

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text: brutal response proves him right, but the fight is cut short when Doomsday appears. Luthor agrees to help Superman by focusing on evacuating civilians while Superman deals with Doomsday. After the crisis is over, Superman agrees to allow Luthor to continue using his symbol, as Superman concedes that he has no evidence that "this" Luthor has engaged in criminal activity. Luthor is later attacked by an alien warrior whose visions of the future show him who will commit various acts of death and violence, but Superman appeals to him to let Luthor free by arguing that the future is always

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text: as a teenager and into early adulthood. One plot element shared by the comic and the show is Lex Luthor's problematic relationship with his wealthy father, Lionel. "Birthright" also reinvents the Silver Age concept of Luthor befriending Clark Kent as a young man. During a failed attempt to communicate with Krypton, an explosion erupts which singes off Luthor's hair. Waid's original intention was to jettison the notion of Lex Luthor being an evil businessman, restoring his status as a mad scientist. He ultimately conceded, however, that the CEO Luthor would be easier for readers to recognize. In "Birthright", Luthor remains

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text: Luthor can be seen associating with Libra's Secret Society of Super Villains and placed in its Inner Circle. Lex Luthor wanted Libra to prove himself, so Libra sends Clayface to blow up the "Daily Planet" building. As Lex Luthor attempts to ambush Libra after learning that he is a prophet of Darkseid, Lex Luthor soon ends up surrounded by Justifiers. Libra tells Lex Luthor to make a final choice ... swear an oath to Darkseid or become a mindless slave. In "Final Crisis" #5, Lex Luthor is seen when Libra blames Calculator for cracking the computer codes that will help

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text: as a result, Lex becomes trapped in ice. In the 32nd century, Luther is revealed to have been found 500 years earlier and put in a museum dedicated to the Super Friends by the Legion of Super Heroes. Unfortunately, Karate Kid accidentally frees Luthor by hitting the ice's weak point. Lex finds a mystical hourglass that contains a malevolent time entity named Time Trapper; Lex uses him to travel back to his home era. However, after an attempt to prevent Superman from staying on Earth as a baby fails, Lex's past self is rescued by the Super Friends, causing the

title: Lex Luthor: Man of Steel

text: Later that evening Bruce calls Lex and tells him he will give the research to Luthor. At the opening for the Science Spire, Lex announces the arrival of a new superhero by introducing Hope to the public, the result of the scientist's work and Wayne's medicinal breakthroughs. Hope displays abilities of super-strength and flight, essentially replacing Superman and becoming a corporate-sponsored hero. Over a short period, Hope takes on duties normally reserved for Superman and gains a following. Orr approaches Winslow Schott (Toyman) with an offer on behalf of Lex. Hope and Lex are in bed together when a news

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text: the series, he is always ultimately foiled, but never charged with any crime due to lack of evidence even in his brief alliances with villains such as Bizarro, Metallo, Brainiac and the Joker, and thus stays out of prison throughout the series. In "Justice League", Lex Luthor is finally exposed as a criminal and having lost his business empire. His character turns more toward the original conception of a criminal genius obsessed with destroying Superman. Early in the series, his criminal activities are finally exposed by Batman, Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter and achieves sufficient evidence to prove his guilt.

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text: of aspects from the Silver Age continuity and "The Man of Steel" miniseries. Recent changes to DC Comics continuity were revealed to have been a result of the 2005 "Infinite Crisis" miniseries. As outlined in a backup profile in the "52" weekly series, the post-"Action Comics" #850 Lex Luthor in this continuity is the son of business mogul Lionel Luthor and his socialite spouse, Leticia. As shown previously in "Superman: Birthright" and the Pre-"Crisis" stories, he spends part of his adolescence in Smallville, Kansas, where he meets Clark Kent, Lana Lang, and Pete Ross. In the 2009–2010 series "", however,

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text: towards his son. Being an outcast in Smallville, Clark befriends him, but they separate as Lex obsesses with contacting alien civilizations. When Clark feels sick due to the Kryptonite being used in his plan, Lex banishes him from his lab and ends up becoming disfigured in an explosion. All of his hair is burned off, and Lionel is killed in the ensuing fire. Years later, Lex comes into conflict with Superman, as he attempts to recreate the accident that cost him his hair to contact extraterrestrials. The parallel world of Earth-Three has a heroic counterpart of Luthor, Alexander Luthor.. He

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text: from Zur-En-Arrh). But Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman free themselves and fight the villains. Superman once again fights Luthor, but this time, Luthor gained the upper hand and overpowered Superman. However, Superman quickly revived, knocks Luthor to the Wall with his Super breath and rematched Luthor. After defeating Cheetah with Wonder Woman and Batman, Superman fights Luthor again and Superman defeats Luthor by knocking him down and destroying his power suit. This leaves Luthor vulnerable and Batman finishes Luthor off with a powerful blow, defeating him. Luthor, Joker and Cheetah, following their defeats at the heroes hands, are trapped by

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text: President Luthor's impeachment", in which Luthor is forced to resign the office. Lex Luthor appears in "", with Clancy Brown reprising his role. Lex Luthor appears in "", voiced by Steve Blum. In the distorted 'Flashpoint' timeline, he and Deathstroke are captains of a ship as they set out to find Aquaman's doomsday device, but the ship is suddenly attacked by Aquaman's Atlantean army. Lex is wounded when Deathstroke and the crews were killed; Lex is executed as Aquaman says 'no survivors'. Lex Luthor appears in "", voiced by Fred Tatasciore. In this version, Luthor is based off his "Challenge

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text: series. Superman nearly kills Lex, believing he has killed Flash, but restrains himself once It's revealed Flash has survived. In the final season, Luthor continually speaks to a hallucination of Brainiac, giving him a sort of multiple personality disorder; it is never made clear if the hallucination is actually Brainiac or merely a figment of Lex's imagination. Luthor is obsessed with rebuilding Brainiac and regaining his lost "godhood". He joins the Secret Society led by Gorilla Grodd in order to obtain a piece of Brainiac in Grodd's possession. Later, using the failure of Grodd's plan to turn all humans into

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text: and Wyldstyle) in the world of "Ninjago". Lex Luthor serves as one of the main characters in "Lego DC Super-Villains", with Clancy Brown reprising his role once more. Lex Luthor appears as a playable character in "", with Mark Rolston reprising his role once more. In the "Prime" universe, Luthor leads an attack on the Watchtower battling the Teen Titans before being subdued by Batman's original version. He then reveals that he provided the Joker a nuke to destroy Metropolis, expecting the Justice League to die attempting to stop him and he would rebuild the city in his own image

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text: later), Lex Luthor is still shown as part of the Light. In the episode "Satisfaction", the original Roy Harper attempts to assassinate Luthor. Lex manages to dissuade the youth by offering an advanced cybernetic arm to replace the one that was amputated after being kidnapped by the Light. In the episode "True Colors", Luthor partners with the alien race known as the Reach to produce a line of soft drinks that supposedly makes humans more healthy. In reality, the drinks instead produce an unnatural dependency in humans, which helps the Light and Reach forward their plans. The episode ends with

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text: Wayne knows, Luthor kills the board member and begins to systematically kill off all the others for their uselessness to him. In an attempt to recoup his losses, Luthor stages an alien invasion of Metropolis after Superman has been captured by the Russians, but this plan is thwarted when Batman rescues the Man of Steel, the two heroes defeating the 'invasion'- and identifying the components that made the spacecraft as LuthorCorp manufacture- while Lois Lane uncovers evidence of Luthor's dealings with the Russians. Although Lex attempts to defend himself by arguing that the subsequent trial focus on the technology he

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text: Justice League that destroyed all of Earth, helped by Circe, Deathstroke, Black Adam, Metallo, Harley Quinn, and the Joker. Almost all the heroes and villains have been destroyed and Luthor drives Superman out of exile by lethally electrocuting Wonder Woman. Superman flies to Earth after gaining strength from the yellow sun and after defeating Black Adam, angrily assaults Luthor. Luthor recovers after Superman is weakened by the Kryptonite in Wonder Woman's mouth, implanted in there by Luthor. Luthor states that Superman has lost, but Superman claims that Luthor lost by losing everything, Luthor tells Superman that he's beaten him after

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text: a diversion for some of the "invaders." Lex Luthor then goes after portal technology that belongs to the Mortal Kombat universe (defeating both Scorpion and Sub-Zero on the way) and is confronted by Jax (who has apparently faced him before, as Jax mentions arresting him). After taking down Jax, Lex Luthor ends up fighting Flash (who had defeated Catwoman). When both sides of the characters from the respectful universes meet up, Dark Kahn uses the Kombat Rage to make both sides fight with a shot of Lex Luthor fighting Jax again. With some of the opponents on both sides defeated,

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text: confrontation between Kal-El and Luthor, of course resulting in the defeat of Lex, was, chronologically, the first fight between two of DC's most famous characters. Luthor was arrested for the Hybrid crisis he orchestrated and now later appears in a one-man prison (designed specifically for him) created by the U.S. government. During the "Trinity War" storyline, Pandora visits Lex Luthor in his jail cell as she tries to get him to open the box. Before Pandora can give it to Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman and her group arrives to retrieve the box. Seeing Wonder Woman's interest in the box, Lex

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text: a Tiki Torch Luau to celebrate Superman's presumed death. Luthor's role in this movie had him forming an alliance with Brainiac, whose original body was destroyed by Superman. Luthor manages to recover a piece of Luthor's remains and takes it back to his lab in Metropolis, where he uses his technology to revive Brainiac. Luthor then offers a deal to the alien cyborg: he would offer him a new robot body and sent him to destroy Superman. Afterwards Brainiac would pretend to be defeated by Luthor and then leave Earth to conquer a different planet, while Luthor would appear as

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text: the credit for the win-, Superman accepting the deal due to the stakes. Luthor later assists Superman and his remaining allies in constructing the new Miracle Machine to reset the universe and recreate the universe without Darkseid. Luthor ended up imprisoned for his crimes, but rather than going to jail General Sam Lane had him serve out his sentence working for the secretive Project 7734. While still forced to wear chains, Luthor was assigned the job of accessing the knowledge stored within the captured Brainiac, who had recently been defeated by Superman (as seen during the "Brainiac" storyline). Luthor successfully

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text: universes with Wonder Woman, in a chair that resembles the Mobius Chair used by Metron. Before he goes he gives Superman the Kryptonian files in order to improve the science of Earth. He appeared in "Justice League vs. Teen Titans" voiced again by Steve Blum. He appears as leader of the Legion of Doom, attacking the Hall of Justice, but ends up defeated. He appears in "The Death of Superman" voiced by Rainn Wilson. Lex Luthor is set to appear in "". In the animated series "Krypto the Superdog", a rather cartoonish version of the character (voiced by Brian Dobson)

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text: into Glen Glenmorgan's hotel where Lex calls the Collector and it is revealed that Lex had made a deal with him. It is later revealed that Lex Luthor was the secret caller named "Icarus" that was giving secret information on Glen Glenmorgan to Clark Kent. Sometime later, after his connection with the Collector was exposed, Luthor was fired as a consultant to the U.S. military by General Lane himself. Luthor explained that they had no evidence, and that they needed his expertise as their consultant. Lane refuses to listen and has Luthor thrown off the base, but Luthor was confident

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text: interest is real estate speculation. In contrast to most incarnations in printed comics, this version appears to have no particular personal animosity toward Superman. In the 1978 movie "Superman: The Movie", Lex Luthor is purely motivated by money, as well as the desire to swindle as tremendous a fortune as possible to prove his genius. Although he is bald, he wears a variety of wigs throughout the film to conceal it. He resides in a secret lair fashioned out of the remains of an abandoned railway terminal, a high-tech hideout that hearkens back to his "Golden Age" comic counterpart. Luthor's

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text: Batman of Zur-En-Arrh rescues Batman with something that nullifies Rodon's events. When Rohtul tries to take Vilsi Veylar hostage, he ends up defeated by both Batmen. The second version is Lex Luthor himself, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. This version is portrayed with an fat chin, and appears in the third-season episodes "Battle of the Superheroes!" and "Triumvirate of Terror!". In "Battle of the Superheroes!", he robs a museum and kidnaps Lois Lane only to be thwarted by Superman and arrested by the police. When Lois unknowingly receives a Red Kryptonite necklace, it causes Superman to turn evil causing Batman

title: Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom

text: When the Superman: Escape From Krypton and Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom operate simultaneously, the steel framework tower that supports both rides is likely to sway as much as side to side. "Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom" was the tallest drop tower ride in the world at the time of its opening, having superseded The Giant Drop located at Dreamworld on July 7, 2012. It shared the title of the world's fastest drop tower with The Giant Drop. Its record was broken on July 4, 2014, by when it opened at Six Flags Great Adventure. In order for guests to

title: Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom

text: connect the ride pieces to the tower. During the first week of May, vertical pieces for Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom were attached to the Superman tower. By the second week of May, all the pieces for the ride were attached to the tower. By May 30, the ride gondolas were placed onto the tower to start testing. Testing began on June 22, two weeks before opening to the public on July 7, 2012. The entrance to the ride is themed to the Lexcorp headquarters, the lair of Lex Luthor. Inside there are posters advertising Luthor’s different corporations such as

title: Alternative versions of Lex Luthor

text: Luthor is a xenobiologist married to Dr. Alexander Luthor, an inventor with degrees in many fields, specializing in particle physics. The pair refer to themselves as Lex Incorporated. They, as in the mainstream universe, are extremely wealthy. They are hired as independent contractors by Major Sandra Lee, a United States Air Force officer tasked with first guarding and studying Superman's ship, and, after it escapes, neutralizing Superman should he pose a threat to national security. Alexandra is the more aggressive of the two, but, initially, neither actively hate Superman, although Alexandra researches ways of killing him as an intellectual exercise.

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text: suspended by a dirigible and plots to provoke a war between two European nations. Lois Lane and Clark Kent investigate, which results in Lois being kidnapped. Luthor battles Superman with a green ray but Luthor is ultimately defeated by him, and Lois is rescued. Superman destroys Luthor's dirigible with him still on it, implying Luthor may have died, although stories ending with Luthor's apparent death are common in his earliest appearances. Luthor returns in "Superman" #4 and steals a weapon from the U.S. Army that is capable of causing earthquakes. Superman battles and defeats Luthor, and the earthquake device is

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text: destroyed by Superman. The scientist who made the device commits suicide to prevent its reinvention. In a story in the same issue, Luthor is also shown to have created a city on the sunken Lost Continent of Pacifo and to have recreated prehistoric monsters, which he plans to unleash upon the world. Superman thwarts his plans, and Luthor appears to have been killed by the dinosaurs he created. Luthor returns in "Superman" #5 with a plan to place hypnotic gas in the offices of influential people. He intends to throw the nation into a depression with the help of corrupt

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text: criminals, Lex is killed while piloting a fighter jet. With the last of his strength, he tells Superman where his Earth's last supply of Kryptonite is located. Superman uses it to execute the Kryptonian criminals, as the villains have killed everyone on that version of Earth. In The New 52 "Multiversity" series, Lex Luthor has parented a (bald) daughter, Alexis (her mother is unnamed). Her father is dead and it is implied that he was abusive if she exhibited sub-optimal intelligence. She is involved with that world's Batman, Damian Wayne, but is using him to hack into the artificial intelligence

title: Lex Luthor

text: however, Luthor knew about the alien invasion in advance and did nothing to alert Earth's heroes. This leads to the destruction of Topeka, Kansas, by an Imperiex probe and Luthor takes command of the crisis, hoping to establish his legacy as a great leader. The initial story arc of the "Superman/Batman" ongoing series depicts the fall of Luthor's reign as U.S. President. In "The World's Finest" (more commonly referred to as "Public Enemies"), a cadre of superheroes eventually break ranks from the Justice League to oppose Luthor. Superman and Batman, who had previously forbidden any attempt to unseat Luthor from

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text: Superman did not want to appear cowardly after Luthor over a radio challenged him to a fight, as this planet had a red sun meaning Superman lost his powers there. As a result, he becomes a hero in the eyes of Lexor's people, whereas Superman is detested as a villain. He eventually marries a local woman named Ardora. After its debut, Lexor appears sporadically in various Superman comics as a retreat for Luthor while he continues to wage assaults on Superman. After a disastrous defeat by Superman, Luthor decides to retire and go to Lexor permanently. Once there, he finds

title: Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom

text: LexAir, LexPower, Lexcom, and Lexcorp. One wall features blueprints for Lexcorp weapons. One wall features a picture of Lex and the company goal. At the far end is a fake elevator and Lex Luthor’s Power suit, his weapon for fighting Superman. From time to time Lex can be heard welcoming guests and thanking them for volunteering to test his newest project. These recordings often feature ominous sayings to tell the guests that something is wrong. Guests then move through secure access and pass company mottos and offices to reach the loading area. "Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom" consists of two

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text: robotic suit and summons multiple insectoid Lexbots, many of which are Kryptonite-powered. After the Injustice League is defeated Lex (along with the Joker, Harley Quinn, Cheetah, Ocean Master, Professor Zoom and the Sinestro Corps) is teleported by Braniac leaving his fate unknown. Lex Luthor makes a cameo appearance in "", voiced by Keith Silverstein. He is heard on Bruce Wayne's voicemail offering a deal for Waynetech from Lexcorp, but Bruce has been continually ignoring his offers. Luthor is mentioned in the song "Rain Man", by the rapper Eminem. The song, Suprema Lex by Ookla the Mok, is about Lex Luthor

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text: the idea that Superman could ever be someone like Clark Kent, going along with Superman's request for help just to find out the 'real' plan. In DC's 2016 line-wide relaunch "DC Rebirth", following the death of the New 52 Superman, Luthor decides to assume Superman's symbol in a new suit of battle armor to protect Metropolis, but he is confronted by the Pre-"Flashpoint" Superman, who refuses to believe that Luthor's intentions are as noble. This results in a brief conflict between the two, Luthor claiming that Superman's 'unprovoked' attack proves that he is an impostor while Superman counters that Luthor's