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1162127-actioncomics 890 02 General Information Real name:
Alexander Joseph Luthor First Appearance: Action Comics #23
(1940) Created by: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Affiliations:
LexCorp Abilities: Genius level intellect, brilliant inventor,
professional businessman, master manipulator Portrayed by: Gene
Hackman Kevin Spacey Clancy Brown (voice)  Lex Luthor is the
world's greatest criminal mind and a former President in the DC
Universe. He is primarily known as Superman's archenemy, but has
clashed with Batman on several occasions, primarily during his
term as president. His company, LexCorp, is among one of Wayne
Enterprises biggest competitors.   Silver ageEdit  Superman
entrusts Batman with the Kryptonite Ring In the pre-Crisis
continuity, Lex Luthor's driving ambitions are to kill Superman
and enslave Earth as a stepping stone to dominating the
universe. In Action Comics #271 (1960), Superman acknowledges
that Luthor "could have been a mighty f