Search results
Lex Luthor is physically an ordinary human and has no natural superpowers, but he is a genius with a high aptitude for business, politics, science, and technology.
- Money Is Power
- Lex Wasn't Always Bald
- The Ends Always Justify The Means
- Luthor The President
- A Hero to Some
- The League of Luthors
- The Mad Scientist
- Luthor's Steel
- The Luthor Legacy
- The Loves of Lex
Lex Luthor is a man with incredible wealth. As one of the most cutting-edge minds in science and business, Luthor has been able to amass a fortune greater than most others in the DC universe. In fact, Forbes ranked him as the fourth wealthiest fictional character. Similar to other heroes and villains, Luthor’s massive fortune allows him to buy infl...
Many remember Lex Luthor for his shiny bald head, but Lex Luthor wasn’t always the bald-headed evil scientist and business tycoon we know. As originally created in 1940, Lex Luthor was depicted as a redhead with a full head of hair. This version of Luthor lasted for less than a year before an artist made a mistake and printed him bald in one of the...
Luthor has done some of the most horrendous evil acts imaginable, but Lex’s idealism always gives him a warped sense of justification. He lives by the mantra that “the ends always justify the means.”Luthor believes that what he does is for the greater good, and nothing will stand in the way of him trying to shape the world in his own image. While s...
While Luthor has dominated a lot of his competition in business, he didn’t stop there. He also conquered his political rivals. In 2000, Lex Luthor became the President of the United States of America (within the DC Universe, of course). By manipulating the public, he was able to convince them that he was the perfect candidate, due to previous admin...
Luthor can sometimes be portrayed as a hero when he is manipulating public opinion, but there have been times when Luthor is written as a true hero. For instance, Luthor eventually comes across a planet called Lexor. Here, Luthor battles Superman and is victorious. With the planet’s red sun, Luthor is able to best Superman in hand to hand combat, w...
Since the creation of the DC Universe, there have been several incarnations of Lex Luthor that have existed, but not all are the same. When the DC Universe was in its infancy, Lex Luthor was actually Alexei Luthor. DC eventually separated these older heroes and villains from the contemporary ones by saying they were from Earth-Two, another universe...
As stated previously, the first Luthor, Earth-Two's Alexei, was much more of a mad scientist than the present incarnation. While the Earth-One Luthor became much more of a business tycoon, he retained his scientific intelligence. Being one of the most intelligent people within the DC Universe, Luthor constantly uses his scientific mind to combat Su...
For a man known for his brain, Luthor’s Warsuit has allowed him to go toe-to-toe with Superman on numerous occasions. The Warsuit has gone through several redesigns and has several different origins as well. While the Warsuit isn’t always used to battle his enemies, it is a massively important piece of his arsenal. The suit does have its drawbacks,...
Like most evil villains, Luthor’s backstory is a bit tragic. While Luthor didn’t begin as an evil genius, he was always incredibly intelligent. Once he had the fateful encounter with Superboy that resulted in his baldness, Luthor began to use his mind for evil deeds. This entrance into the criminal world devastated Luthor’s parents. Fearing the fut...
For a man as ruthless and evil as Lex, there have been several important women in his life. He has even had several children with different women. As previously stated, Luthor had a prolonged relationship with an alien woman from Lexor named Andora. He and Andora would marry and have a child together. One of the more successful relationships he had...
- Ben Sherlock
- Why does Lex Luthor hate Superman? Lex Luthor wants to be as great as he can be. He has spent his life becoming about as great as a human can be: he’s rich, he’s powerful, he built an empire, he’s respected and feared in equal measure by the world.
- Does Lex Luthor have any powers? As the arch nemesis of Superman, you’d expect Lex Luthor to have some impressive superpowers, but he doesn’t. His only power is his mind.
- Has Lex Luthor ever beaten Superman? Lex Luthor only unequivocally beat Superman once and it was in Mark Millar’s brilliant limited series Superman: Red Son.
- What is Lex Luthor’s IQ? Lex Luthor’s IQ is estimated to be 225, which is very impressive. Batman’s is 192, while Albert Einstein’s is thought to be between 160 and 180.
Lex Luthor, comic character, an evil genius of the fictional city of Metropolis, who is a scientist and business mogul and the archnemesis of Superman. Since his first appearance in DC Comics ’ Action Comics, no. 23 (1940), Luthor has been singularly obsessed with Superman, and his quest to destroy the world’s first superhero has been relentless.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 11, 2024 · Brainiac Confirms Lex Luthor is DC's Smartest Man. In Action Comics #1064 by Joshua Williamson, Rafa Sandoval, Alejandro Sánchez, and Dave Sharpe, Brainiac’s ship is making a beeline straight for Earth.
- Senior Staff Writer
An egomaniacal genius and billionaire industrialist, Lex Luthor fights a neverending personal, public, and political battle against Superman. He’s the most intelligent man on Earth.
Sep 30, 2021 · For over eight decades, Lex Luthor has made his mark as one of the most effective villains in the DC Universe, using his criminal genius to increase his power and escape justice.
