Lex Luthor

Lex Luthor in Superman: Unchained v1 #4.

Lex Luthor is a male comic supervillain that features in DC Comics.

Biography

Modern Age

From that encounter, he learnt that the orange Power Ring had shown him his greatest desire which was to be a superhero greater than Superman. Thus, he felt a deep sense of loss without the Power Ring and started a quest to find them in the world along with a search for the black Power Rings. He believed that finding them and reverse engineering the devices for himself could lead to his path to become a god with him dedicating LexCorp's efforts to finding any traces of the ring. To keep himself focused, he constructed a sophisticated robot in the guise of Lois Lane that was made from Brainiac and Kryptonian technology to assist him. During this time, he was captured by a group of kidnappers that were under the control of Mister Mind who sought to use Luthor for his own goals. (Action Comics v1 #890) He was kept within a dream-like state whilst Mind probed his mind though Luthor managed to get control of the fantasy reality and battled the worm. Mind had invested his entirety into the mental battle whilst Lex managed to use some limited control over his motor reflexes to kick his foes physical body on the rooftop thus defeating him. (Action Comics v1 #891)

Overview

Personality and attributes

Lex Luthor in Action Comics v1 #890.

Powers and abilities

Wearing the Super-Armor in Acion Comics v1 #697.

Modifications later allowed him to project a Boom Tube beam from the chest symbol that transported targets from one location to another. For quick access, Luthor had also utilised spatial reallocation that allowed him to summon the armor which was entirely contained in his wristwatch. (Action Comics v1 #697)

Notes

• Lex Luthor was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster where he made his first appearance in Action Comics v1 #23 (April, 1940).

Alternate Versions

• In Infinite Crisis: The Fight for the Multiverse v1 #9 (2015), an alternate version named Alexander Luthor was shown to reside on Earth-19 that was Gotham by Gaslight in the series that was a tie-in to the video game. He was shown as a rich man and scientist that sought to bring peace and security to his world though he secretly did this by any means necessary. On this Victorian era style world, he was shown to be an inventor and had utilised a steampunk style battle-armour whilst an airship served as his mobile base of operations when he was away from his native Metropolis. He hosted a peace summit among the various nations of his Earth and secretly used a device that influenced the minds of the delegates to achieve his goals. Luthor was shown to be aware of the existence of the Multiverse and the counterparts of individuals from his world.

In other media

Television

• In the DC Animated Universe, Lex Luthor made a number of appearances in the shared continuity.
  • In Superman: The Animated Series, Lex Luthor made his first appearance in the animated series where he was a regular antagonist and voiced by actor Clancy Brown.
  • In Justice League, Lex Luthor returned as an antagonist in the animated series with him once again voiced by actor Clancy Brown.
• In Smallville, Lex Luthor made regular appearances in the 2001 live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor Michael Rosenbaum.
• In Young Justice, Lex Luthor appeared as an antagonist in the animated series where he was voiced by actor Mark Rolston.
• In Supergirl, Lex Luthor was first mentioned in the live-action television series in the episode "The Adventures of Supergirl" when Winn Schott referred to how the supervillain had once triggered an earthquake. He was shown as being the son of Lillian Luthor and older brother to his half-sister Lena Luthor who looked up to him. Lex was shown to had an anti-alien agenda and frequently battled Superman until he was finally arrested whereupon he was sent to prison. This caused his mother to head the Cadmus initiative against aliens on Earth whilst his sister Lena Luthor sought to distance herself from her family after she took over LexCorp.

Films

• In Superman: The Movie, Lex Luthor featured as the main antagonist in the 1978 live-action movie where he was voiced portrayed by actor Gene Hackman.
• In Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Lex Luthor featured as an antagonist in the 2016 live-action film where he was portrayed by actor Jesse Eisenberg.

Video games

• In DC Universe Online, Lex Luthor appeared in the MORPG where he was voiced by actor James Marsters.
• In Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, Lex Luthor appeared as a playable character in the fighting video game where he was voiced by actor Joe J. Thomas.
• In Infinite Crisis, Lex Luthor appeared as a playable character in the MOBA video game where he was voiced by actor Steve Blum.
• In the Injustice series, Lex Luthor appeared in the shared continuity setting.
  • In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Lex Luthor appeared as a playable character in the fighting video game where he was portrayed by actor Mark Rolston.
  • In Injustice 2, Lex Luthor was referenced in the fighting video game sequel.

Appearances

• Action Comics v1: #23 (April 1940)

External Links

• Wikipedia Entry

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