Lex Luthor

First appearance of Lex Luthor — Superman's greatest enemy debuts as a red-haired mad scientist. Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster create the most iconic villain in superhero comics. A top-tier Golden Age key.

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Early Lex Luthor — he appears with red hair in his earliest stories. His obsession with defeating Superman is established from the very start.

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Luthor's origin — the Silver Age origin reveals that Luthor and Superboy were childhood friends. An accident caused by Superboy destroyed Luthor's hair and his lab work, turning him into Superman's enemy.

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Lex Luthor and Superman team up — on the planet Lexor, Luthor is a hero. The moral complexity of their rivalry deepens.

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Luthor escapes prison — a classic Silver Age cat-and-mouse story. Luthor builds impossible inventions from prison and challenges Superman repeatedly.

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Luthor on Lexor — he discovers a planet where he is worshipped as a hero and Superman is the villain. Luthor finds the acceptance he never had on Earth.

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First Luthor Warsuit — Luthor builds his iconic green and purple powered armor. The suit allows him to fight Superman physically for the first time. Marv Wolfman writes.

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Pre-Crisis Luthor — the final era of the mad scientist version before John Byrne's reboot transforms him into a corporate villain.

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Post-Crisis Lex Luthor — John Byrne reinvents Luthor as a corrupt billionaire industrialist instead of a mad scientist. The most influential Luthor reimagining. He hides behind corporate power and public respectability.

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Byrne's Superman — Luthor is the richest man in Metropolis. He owns the city. Superman threatens his control simply by existing. Their rivalry becomes personal and political.

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Luthor meets Superman — Byrne writes their first post-Crisis confrontation. Luthor cannot accept that an alien is more powerful than the greatest human mind.

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Milestone issue — Luthor plays a central role. Byrne and Wolfman deliver a landmark story featuring Superman's greatest enemy at issue 600.

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Luthor runs for President — he announces his candidacy for President of the United States. The most audacious power play in DC history.

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President Lex Luthor — he wins the election. The greatest villain in DC is now the leader of the free world. Superman's enemy is his Commander-in-Chief.

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Superman/Batman launches — Jeph Loeb writes Superman and Batman working together to bring down President Luthor. Ed McGuinness art. The most famous Luthor-as-President storyline.

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President Luthor falls — his presidency collapses. He puts on the Warsuit and fights Superman and Batman directly. Loeb delivers the ultimate Luthor downfall.

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The rivalry begins — Luthor targets Superman from his very first appearance. The greatest hero vs. the greatest villain. The defining conflict of DC Comics.

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The Death of Superman (imaginary story) — Luthor kills Superman in a famous Silver Age tale. "This is an imaginary story... aren't they all?"

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Luthor in prison — Grant Morrison writes Luthor being interviewed by Clark Kent. Luthor doesn't recognize Clark as Superman. Morrison's most brilliant Luthor scene.

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Luthor gains Superman's powers — Morrison gives Luthor superpowers temporarily. For the first time, Lex sees the world the way Superman does. He weeps. The greatest Luthor moment ever written.

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Landmark 900th issue — Luthor has spent the "Black Ring" arc gaining ultimate power. He must choose between godhood and destroying Superman. He chooses hatred. Paul Cornell writes.

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Brian Azzarello's Lex Luthor — the story told entirely from Luthor's perspective. He genuinely believes he is saving humanity from an alien god. Lee Bermejo art. The definitive Luthor character study.

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Azzarello's finale — Luthor's worldview is fully presented. He is not insane. He believes Superman makes humanity complacent. Bermejo draws a Luthor who looks like a real person, not a cartoon villain.

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The Black Ring — Paul Cornell writes Luthor starring in Action Comics without Superman. Luthor searches for the Black Lantern energy across the DC Universe. Pete Woods art.

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Luthor saves the world — when the Crime Syndicate conquers Earth, Luthor assembles a team of villains to defeat them. Geoff Johns writes Luthor as the hero. David Finch art.

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Luthor defeats the Crime Syndicate — he saves the world and is hailed as a hero. Johns sets up Luthor joining the Justice League.

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Luthor joins the Justice League — the greatest villain becomes a member of the greatest hero team. Johns writes the most uncomfortable team dynamic in DC history.

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Darkseid War setup — Luthor's role on the League leads into Johns' final arc. His alliance with the heroes is always fragile.

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Luthor becomes a god — during the Darkseid War, Luthor gains the power of Apokolips. He becomes the God of Apokolips briefly. Johns writes his ultimate power fantasy.

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Injustice Gang — Luthor leads a villain team against the JLA. His tradition of organizing villain groups spans decades.

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Scott Snyder's Justice League — Luthor forms the new Legion of Doom. He seeks to prove that doom, not justice, is the natural state of the universe. Jim Cheung art.

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Legion of Doom spotlight — Snyder devotes issues to Luthor's team. Luthor, Joker, Cheetah, Sinestro, Gorilla Grodd, and Black Manta unite.

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Apex Lex — Luthor embraces Perpetua's power and transforms into Apex Lex, a cosmic-level threat. His most powerful form ever.

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Milestone 1000th issue — Luthor appears in the landmark celebration of Superman. Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, Scott Snyder, and others contribute. Jim Lee draws.

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Bendis' Superman — Luthor's role in the modern era. Rogol Zaar threatens Krypton's legacy while Luthor watches from the shadows.

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Modern Luthor — his scheming continues into the current era. Philip Kennedy Johnson writes Luthor as an ever-present threat to Superman and Metropolis.

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The debut — Superman's greatest enemy appears for the first time. 85 years of rivalry begins with one comic.

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The billionaire — Byrne reinvents Luthor from mad scientist to corporate tyrant. The version that defines him for the modern era.

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President Luthor — he wins the White House. The villain becomes the most powerful man in America through democracy.

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Seeing through Superman's eyes — Luthor gains superpowers and finally understands what Superman sees. He weeps. Morrison's greatest Luthor moment.

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Saving the world — Luthor defeats the Crime Syndicate. The villain becomes the hero. The most complex Luthor arc in modern DC.

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The holy grail — first appearance of Lex Luthor. The most important villain debut in comics. A top-tier Golden Age key.

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Luthor's origin — the Superboy friendship and betrayal. A major Silver Age key.

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First Warsuit — Luthor's iconic powered armor. A significant Bronze/Copper Age key.

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Byrne's billionaire Luthor — the definitive modern reimagining. Essential post-Crisis collecting.

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Azzarello/Bermejo masterpiece — the definitive Luthor character study. Essential modern DC.

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President Luthor arc begins — Loeb and McGuinness. A major modern DC key.

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