Lena Luthor
Lena Luthor is a female comic character that features in DC Comics.
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Biography
Pre-Crisis
Lena Luthor was a female human who as the sister of Lex Luthor.
Many years ago, the Luthor family when in Smallville disowned Lex Luthor after he disgraced them. Afterwards, the Luthors left for another city where they took on a new identity as the Thorul family. They told the baby Lena that her brother had died during mountain climbing. At some point, her parents were killed in a car accident and left their fortune to their daughter. (Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane v1 #23)
Post-Crisis
After the Crisis of the Infinite Earths, a new version of history and reality was created following the event. This new reality saw Lex Luthor taken in by a foser father named Casey Griggs and had a foster sister named Lena Luthor. Lena became a close friend to Lex with Griggs attempting to force her to convince him to give his money to Casey with her being killed by him..
Contessa Erica Del Portenza became pregnant with the child of Lex Luthor where he gave birth to a daughter that he named Lena Luthor after his deceased foster sister.
Return
After the Infinite Crisis, new changes of reality led to Lena Luthor being resurrected where she was the biological sister of Lex Luthor.
It was said that her brother Lex Luthor had always cared for his sister. After their father died, Lex Luthor departed Smallville and left his old life behind whilst their aunt cared for Lena. (Adventure Comics v2 #6) Following an accident in her youth, she was left in a wheelchair and suffered from declining health over the years. At some point, she had met someone and with him she became pregnant with a child where she gave birth to a daughter named Lori Luthor. However, the man left her leaving Lena to care for her daughter by herself with the pair living in Smallville. After her medical insurance expired, Doctor Greer who was treating her refused to help Lena Luthor anymore. (Adventure Comics v2 #5)
The New 52
Following the Flashpoint, a new history of events was created and led to a different timeline of events.
Lena Luthor was the daughter of Lionel and Leticia with her brother being Lex Luthor. As children, she often took part in the various science experiments she and her brother Lex Luthor conducted with him loving her as well as regarding her his only equal due to her exceptional intelligence. Their father, however, was an abusive alcoholic who regularly beat his children despite their mothers attempts to stop him. Lex often took the brunt of the beatings as he attempted to shield his sister from their father. The siblings eventually planned to run away and escape from this life the moment they were old enough. However, by that point, Lena was stricken with G.B. syndrome that meant that she began to lose the ability to use her legs thus confining her to the home and him staying behind to be with her. Medical specialists said that it would be years before Lena could recover but an impatient Lex Luthor decided to create a serum from his own antibodies to get her to recover quicker. Lex secretly added his serum into the medication but it failed and instead permanently damaged his sisters spinal cord which meant she could never walk again. Their parents later died and Lex departed their home in Kansas to build a corporate empire with their aunt Lilian caring for Lena during this time. Her aunt encouraged her scientific side and brought out the good in Lena Luthor whilst helping her attend college. Lena's success led to her to make advances in bio-evolutionary studies and at that point Lex approached his sister again where he asked her to join him in Metropolis with her being offered a place at LexCorp laboratories. At LexCorp, she made numerous advancements such as helping in building Lex's Battlesuit, the development on the Amazo Virus and improvement on the B-Zero cloning technology leading to LexCorp to become a global powerhouse. (Superwoman v1 #6)
In the aftermath, Lex had discovered that Dr. Omen had created a process to imbue a person with Superman level of powers which he used to transform his sister Lena Luthor. However, she remained in her tank as the process did not work where she remained paralysed though her mind was active. She emerged from her tank and was on the floor unable to move when a female Bizarro clone arrived to care for her. With the clone, she managed to operate in LexCorp in secret as she sought revenge over her brother. She improved on the cell transfer technology to create female Bizarro clones from her and the Crime Syndicate Superwoman's DNA making an army of followers. Lena had also gained control of a Mother Box which she used to trap her brother Lex in his armour whilst she enhanced herself to superhuman levels by becoming the supervillain Ultrawoman. (Superwoman v1 #3)
Overview
Personality and attributes
She referred to her brother Lex Luthor as 'Lexie'. (Adventure Comics v2 #6)
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Lena Luthor was created Jerry Siegel and Kurt Schaffenberger where she made her first appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane v1 #23 (February, 1961).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In Justice League Unlimited, Lena Luthor was referenced in the DC Animated Universe in the episode "The Clash". Lex Luthor as part of his new public relations initiative decided to construct a new advanced settlement called Lexor City. One of the locations in the city was the Lena Luthor Hospital that was destroyed in the fight between Captain Marvel and Superman.
- In Smallville, Lutessa Lena Luthor made an appearance on the live-action series where she was initially portrayed by actor Leigh Bourke. She was shown as the daughter of Lionel Luthor and the half-sister of Lex Luthor after her father had an affair with her mother. By adulthood, she had taken the name of Tess Mercer and was portrayed by actor Cassidy Freeman.
- In Supergirl, Lena Luthor appeared in the live-action television series second season where she voiced by actor Katie McGrath. It was revealed that she had been adopted by the Luthor family with the one who made her most at home was Lex Luthor. The episode "Luthors" revealed that she was the result of an affair Lionel Luthor had with another wife besides his wife Lillian Luthor and had adopted Lena after her mother had died. After Lex Luthor became a supervillain, Lena Luthor broke ties with her brother and moved to National City where she wanted a new start where she re-named the company LuthorCorp.
Appearances
- Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane v1: #23 (February 1961)
- Adventure Comics v2:
- Justice League v2:
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