Ah,Lex Luthor.
The Greatest Criminal Mind of Our Time (TM).
No criminal in history has tried to eliminateSupermanin the myriad ways that Lex Luthor has.
As a result, nobody has failed as many times, either.
And you know what they say, right?
If you cant beat em, join em.
And thats exactly what he did…he even joined theJustice Leaguefor a period.
But when you think about it, Luthor has earned it, hasnt he?
If its possible to be a renaissance villain, Lex is your man.
Here are some of our favorites.
kindly do not harsh our mellow with discussions about things like continuity.
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Altruistic Boy Genius!
Well…at least thats what he was in the early pages ofAdventure Comics#271 (1960).
Young Lex Luthor could have been another Archimedes, another Einstein, another Da Vinci for cryin out loud!
Instead, he spent the rest of his life just trying to cure Superman of breathing.
Who could blame him?
Big Man on Campus!
Nobodys really holding this against him, though.
The guy was in college and finding himself.
Lets cut him some slack.
You wouldnt want anyone to see whatyougot up to at that age either, would you?
Lex got his Doctorate in Mad Science some time beforeAction Comics#23 (1940).
Lexs best known and most well-worn career path.
Is there a more prolific inventor in the 20th Century than Lex Luthor?
This guy was the Edison of evil!
The Tesla of terror!
The…okay, you get the point.
Instead we got Jesse Eisenberg inBatman v Superman.
Lex is far more resourceful and ruthless than ol Walter White, anyway.
Hero to Another Planet!
read more: Does Superman Have a Future in the DCEU?
For real, though.
This might just be the best Lex Luthor story ever told.
Lex would return to Lexor periodically through the years to be helpful.
He even settled down with a nice young lady.
Unfortunately, it didnt end well.
Perhaps a change of career was necessary…
Real Estate Entrepreneur!
Look at that face.
Would you buy a house from this man?
It would be un-American!
You guessed it…
President of the United States!
Its our loss, really.
History will show he was one of the greats.
We wrote more about the Luthor Administration right here.
Secret Criminal Mastermind!
The point is that, as usual, Lex was just trying tohelp, damn it!
Orange Lantern!
Were not finished explaining this one to you!
Government Consultant on Human Rights!
Lex Luthor, thats who.
Justice League Member!
Legate of Doom!
Because he runs theLegionof Doom?
In case you cant tell, this run ofJustice Leagueisnuts.
Basically, this is like Lexs final form and its great.
Oh, and there are more.Lotsmore.
For example, weve long suspected that Lex runsthe famed Superman is a Dick website.
Its even implied that he wrote Absolutely Sweet Marie for Bob Dylan.
So lets hear it for Lex Luthor.
