Lex Luthor facts for kids
Lex Luthor (full name: Alexander Joseph Luthor) is a fictional supervillain from the comic books published by DC Comics. He is the biggest enemy of Superman. He is also an enemy of Batman and other superheroes in the DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. He first appeared in Action Comics #23 (April 1940). He has been adapted into movies, tv shows and video games as well. Several actors have played Lex Luthor in motion pictures as well as in TV shows such as Lyle Talbot, Gene Hackman, Clancy Brown, Michael Rosenbaum, Kevin Spacey, Jesse Eisenberg and Jon Cryer.
Images for kids
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Luthor as he appears in Superman No. 4 (1940).
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Lex Luthor in his Lexorian warsuit from Action Comics No. 544 (June 1983). Art by George Perez.
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Lex Luthor in his warsuit as a member of the Justice League. Art by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Rod Reis (2014).