Lex Luthor

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Legion of Doom Team Member

Lex Luthor
Information
Real name:	Lex Luthor
Species:	Human
Home Planet:	Earth
Hair:	none
Affiliations:	A.P.E. Legion of Doom
Rogue of:	Superman
Voiced by:	Stan Jones

Lex Luthor is Superman's arch-nemesis and Earth's leading supervillain. He was the one-time leader and usually the brains of the Legion of Doom. Luthor occasionally sports a power suit that makes him much more of a physical threat to the SuperFriends. He is also the most frequent opponent of the Justice League, returning again and again more times than any other villain.

Contents 1 Legion of Doom Team Member 2 Character Biography 3 Headquarters 4 Powers 5 Weakness 6 Equipment 7 Transportation 8 Episode Appearances 9 Notes 10 External Links 11 Appearances in Other Media 12 References

[edit] Character Biography

Lex grew up on a farm in Smallville. He was good friends with Superboy. He aspired to be the greatest scientist in the world.

He did lab experiments in a shack. In his lab he had a shrine dedicated to Superboy. Superboy saw this shack and the shrine and decided to create a new lab for Lex. Lex was so grateful that he began to work on a Kryptonite antidote for Superboy. He had just perfected it when a fire broke out in the lab. Superboy sees this and without checking inside uses his superbreath to blow out the fire. The vapors were blown onto Lex, causing his hair to fall out. This of course was an accident, but nevertheless, Luthor held a grudge against Superboy, and vowed that one day he would kill him.^[1]

In the mid 70's Luthor would form the Supervillain team, the Legion of Doom.^[2] By 1979, the Legion had been disbanded. Luthor was doing time at the Metropolis State Prison.^[3] Sometime this year, Luthor broke out of prison with help of his sidekick Orville Gump.

By 1984, he was still in hiding and collaborating with Darkseid to destroy the SuperFriends when he could.^[4]

By 1988, Lex Luthor is a reformed criminal in the public eye. He now operates his criminal career under a more secret and safe environment, under the protection of his business at LexCorp, and he is now highly respected, except by those who knew him well before, such as Superman and Lois Lane. Although disguised as a legitimate businessman, his main goal hasn't changed: to humiliate and destroy Superman.^[5]

[edit] Headquarters

• Hall of Doom (mid 70's - 78')
• Luthor's Hidden Lair beneath Metropolis (1979)
• 'L' Island (1984)

[edit] Powers

None

[edit] Weakness

Being human / mortality

[edit] Equipment

• Power Suit

[edit] Transportation

• LexSoar7

[edit] Episode Appearances

Wanted: The SuperFriends Invasion of the Fearians The World's Deadliest Game The Time Trap Trial of the SuperFriends Monolith of Evil The Giants of Doom Secret Origins of the SuperFriends Revenge on Gorilla City Swamp of the Living Dead Conquerors of the Future The Final Challenge Fairy Tale of Doom Doomsday SuperFriends: Rest In Peace History of Doom Lex Luthor Strikes Back Revenge of Doom The Case of the Shrinking Superfriends No Honor Among Thieves The Mask of Mystery The Seeds of Doom The Wild Cards (shown on a monitor in the Hall of Justice)

[edit] Notes

• Lex Luthor first appeared in Action Comics, vol. 1 #23 (Apr. 1940).^[6]
• Lex Luthor was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

[edit] External Links

• The Lex Luthor disambiguation page at DC Database
• For more on Lex Luthor see article at Wikipedia
• Lex Luthor chronology index at The Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Lex Luthor biography at the Superman Homepage
• Lex Luthor at Supermanica
• Lex Luthor at The Justice League Watchtower

[edit] Appearances in Other Media

Lex Luthor Alexander Joseph Luthor was a powerful businessman and criminal mastermind. He was widely considered to be one of Earth's most brilliant minds and the greatest enemy of Superman. With the aid of his natural genius and his general lack of conscience, Luthor assembled a vast fortune and founded LexCorp. Through a combination of Luthor's ruthless business tactics and genuine ingenuity, LexCorp quickly became one of the largest corporations in the United States. Now clearly the most powerful man in Metropolis, Luthor's ego and pride drove him to try and position himself as the face of the city, donating millions to charity and erecting libraries, schools, and hospitals in his name. - For more on Lex Luthor see article at 'DCAU'

Lex Luthor Alexander "Lex" Luthor was the billionaire CEO of LuthorCorp. He has struggled with a dark history and a darker destiny. Lex is the son of Lionel Luthor and Lillian Luthor. He was the brother of Julian Luthor and the half brother of Lucas. He had a thick mop of red hair as a child but has been bald since age nine after being caught in the 1989 meteor shower that hit Smallville. In the final years of Lex and Clark's association, Lex finally and decisively turned to darkness. He abused his company's assets and resources to fund questionable and most likely illegal scientific research on cloning and alien intelligence. He also recently purchased Metropolis' main newspaper, the Daily Planet and named himself CEO. In the late spring of 2008 Lex discovered Clark's secret. Lex goes to the Fortress of Solitude through the Kawatche Caves and is trapped when it collapses and presumed dead. Lex somehow survived the collapse and is hooked up to life support system. Several months later Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) got revenge on Lex by planting one of Toyman’s bombs under the truck he was in, seemingly killing him. This version of Lex Luthor is based on the Smallville TV series (2001-??) as seen on the CW. - Go to the Smallville Wiki for more on the Lex Luthor

[edit] References

1. ↑ Explained in the season 3 episode: History of Doom
2. ↑ As seen in season 3: The Challenge of the SuperFriends
3. ↑ Depicted in the season 4 episode: Lex Luthor Strikes Back
4. ↑ As seen in season 5: The SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
5. ↑ This was shown to be the case in the first episode of the 1988 Superman animated series called Destroy the Defendroids.
6. ↑ Go to DC Database for more on Action Comics vol. 1