23 (cover dated: April 1940).
23 (April 1940), Luthor is depicted as a diabolical genius and is referred to only by his surname.
4 (Spring 1940); Luthor's next appearance occurs in Superman No.
10 (May 1941), in which Nowak depicted him as significantly heavier, with visible jowls.
In 1960, writer Jerry Siegel altered Luthor's backstory to incorporate his hair loss into his origin. In 1944 Lex Luthor was the first character in a comic book (and one of the first in fiction) to use an atomic bomb.
The War Department later asked for dailies of the 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 No.
The United States Department of War asked this story line be delayed from publication, which it was until 1946, to protect the secrecy of the Manhattan Project.
In the last panel, Amazing Man 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 Luthor gets out and that Luthor's talents might make him an archenemy. === Silver Age Lex Luthor === In 1956, DC Comics reimagined the Flash with a new secret identity, costume and origin.
In 1960, writer Jerry Siegel altered Luthor's backstory to incorporate his hair loss into his origin. In 1944 Lex Luthor was the first character in a comic book (and one of the first in fiction) to use an atomic bomb.
271 (April 1960), now given the first name "Lex" (later said to be short for Alexander) and an origin story.
A famous non-canonical "imaginary story" from 1961 entitled "The Death of Superman" has Luthor finally succeed in killing Superman after pretending to reform and befriend him. On a distant arid planet orbiting a red star, Luthor challenges Superman to a fight since Kryptonians lose power when exposed to red sun radiation.
Luthor's ego preventing him from personal growth and the tragedy that he and Clark could have been a force for good together are played up in various stories throughout the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in Elliot S.
He has since endured as the archenemy of Superman. Lex Luthor was originally depicted as a narcissistic and egotistical mad scientist, but since the late 1980s, he has more often been portrayed as a power-mad business magnate, the CEO of LexCorp.
Luthor's ego preventing him from personal growth and the tragedy that he and Clark could have been a force for good together are played up in various stories throughout the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in Elliot S.
In the 1986 limited series The Man of Steel, John Byrne redesigned Lex Luthor from scratch, intending to make him a villain that the 1980s would recognize: an evil corporate executive.
The warsuit was designed by George Pérez as part of the Super Powers toyline in the early 1980s before being introduced into the comics in 1983.
The warsuit was designed by George Pérez as part of the Super Powers toyline in the early 1980s before being introduced into the comics in 1983.
544 (June 1983), learns he has an infant son by Ardora, Lex Luthor, Jr..
In the 1986 limited series The Man of Steel, John Byrne redesigned Lex Luthor from scratch, intending to make him a villain that the 1980s would recognize: an evil corporate executive.
The suit vanished in 1986 after Crisis on Infinite Earths rebooted DC Comics continuity, but was reintroduced in 2004, now said to be built with a combination of Earth and alien technology (including tech from the other-dimensional world Apokolips) and armed with different forms of kryptonite in the gauntlet. During the 12-issue limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths, Luthor allies himself with fellow Superman foe Brainiac to recruit an army of supervillains spanning the DC Multiverse.
By 2000, it was said that Luthor's genuine accomplishments in several scientific fields is what helped create LexCorp and make it so successful so quickly (in early Post-Crisis stories, Byrne suggested that Luthor was recognised as a brilliant inventor and great scientific mind, but had largely withdrawn from his laboratory in favour of the boardroom).
The story has similarities to the 2001 television series Smallville, which follows Clark Kent's life as a teenager and into early adulthood.
His hatred of Superman is explained as the citizens of Metropolis have admired the Man of Steel more than him. ===Modern depictions=== Birthright, a limited series written by Mark Waid in 2004, offers an alternate look at Luthor's history, including his youth in Smallville, and his first encounter with Superman.
The suit vanished in 1986 after Crisis on Infinite Earths rebooted DC Comics continuity, but was reintroduced in 2004, now said to be built with a combination of Earth and alien technology (including tech from the other-dimensional world Apokolips) and armed with different forms of kryptonite in the gauntlet. During the 12-issue limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths, Luthor allies himself with fellow Superman foe Brainiac to recruit an army of supervillains spanning the DC Multiverse.
But after Infinite Crisis ended in 2006, new stories discredited parts of it and it was officially replaced by the 2009–2010 series Secret Origin.
After Infinite Crisis ends, Luthor oversees Alexander's execution at the hands of the Joker in Crime Alley. ====52==== In the 2006 – 2007 series 52, Lex takes advantage of the presence of Alexander Jr.'s body.
After Infinite Crisis ends, Luthor oversees Alexander's execution at the hands of the Joker in Crime Alley. ====52==== In the 2006 – 2007 series 52, Lex takes advantage of the presence of Alexander Jr.'s body.
But after Infinite Crisis ended in 2006, new stories discredited parts of it and it was officially replaced by the 2009–2010 series Secret Origin.
While on the run, Luthor takes a renewed interest in his "son" Superboy, hoping to corrupt the young Kon-El into being his soldier. In 2009, the story of Luthor's rise and fall as U.S.
Luthor responds with "power" (which Larfleeze already possesses) and "land" (which intrigues the alien). ====Superman: Secret Origin Revision==== The 2009-2010 mini-series Secret Origin alters Lex's history again.
Action Comics Annual 13 in 2011 reveals that after leaving Smallville, Lex spent some time studying under Ra's al Ghul and later spent time working as a weapons maker for Darkseid, learning the technology of Apokolips. Lex's scientific work and other factors lead him to create a fortune and found LexCorp.
Shortly afterward, the Flashpoint timeline is created and afterward the DC Universe is replaced by the New 52 reality. ===The New 52=== In 2011, DC Comics implemented The New 52, a relaunch of its titles and a reboot of its fictional continuity.
In DC's 2016 line-wide relaunch DC Rebirth, large parts of the New 52 canon are removed (later said to have occurred in a different timeline) while large parts of the Post-Crisis canon are restored to the DC Universe.
Eventually, this affects the Superman comics as well, in the wake of the 2017 storyline "Superman Reborn" Luthor's backstory from Superman: Secret Origin and large parts of his Post-Crisis continuity are restored, while the New 52 events are largely removed.
The canon says that Luthor still served in the Justice League for a time. In the 2017–2018 Watchmen sequel Doomsday Clock, Luthor is approached by Adrian Veidt, who attempts to enlist his aid in finding Doctor Manhattan.
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