Superman vs. Lex Luthor

([August] 2006)

Superman vs. Lex Luthor (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

José Luis García-López

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Title page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Curt Swan (illustration)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Lex Luthor

Indexer Notes

Publication data page with illustration taken from the story from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #544.

Contents (Table of Contents: 3)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Letters

typeset

Every Great Hero Needs an Equally Powerful Nemesis (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Title presented entirely in lower-case letters.

[America at War] (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (signed as Jerome Siegel)

Pencils

Joe Shuster (signed)

Inks

Paul Cassidy

Colors

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Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Luthor; General Lupo

Synopsis

While on assignment with Lois Lane as Clark Kent, Superman investigates the conflict between Galonia and Toran and finds munitions manufacturer Luthor behind it. When Lois is kidnapped and taken to Luthor's colossal dirigible, Superman follows and puts an end to Luthor and the war.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #23 (April 1940)

The Titanic Thefts! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Perry White

Synopsis

Luthor has explosives placed in all of the world's greatest structures, then forces Superman to steal them and bring them to a valley for him. Superman fogs the valley, removes and replaces the structures so Luthor won't realize what he is up to, then dunks them in water to keep the bombs from exploding, before restoring them to their proper locations.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #90 (July 1954)

How Luthor Met Superboy! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Jonathan Kent [Pa Kent]; Martha Kent [Ma Kent]; Krypto; Lana Lang

Synopsis

Young Lex and Superboy start out as friends, but after Superboy accidentally destroys Luthor's laboratory and accidentally causes Lex to lose his hair, Luthor vows revenge.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #271 (April 1960)

The Army of Living Kryptonite Men! (Table of Contents: 8)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy; Lex Luthor; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Krypto; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo)

Synopsis

Luthor lures Superboy into a kryptonite trap, but he is saved by a timely appearance of Lightning Lad.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #86 (January 1961)

Part I: The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El (flashback)

Synopsis

When Luthor escapes from jail, he challenges Superman to meet him in a fair fight without his super powers. The two head to a desert-like world where they brawl until Superman knocks out the villain. Luthor retaliates by using secret weapons hidden in his shirt pocket.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #164 (October 1963)

Part II: The Super-Duel! (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lex Luthor; Jor-El (hallucination); Lara (hallucination)

Synopsis

While Superman struggles to survive, Luthor meets the few remaining inhabitants of the planet and becomes their hero when he reactivates their scientific machines and temporarily solves their water shortage problem. But Superman finds Luthor, defeats him in combat, and returns him to prison on Earth, after providing the people of the planet with sufficient water on which to survive.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #164 (October 1963)

The Luthor Nobody Knows! (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Elliot Maggin

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Bob Oksner

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Superman; Clark Kent; Roy Raymond; Perry White; Superboy; Smallville Police Chief Douglas Parker

Synopsis

After stopping Luthor's latest plot, Superman recalls what happened to make Luthor into the man he is today.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #292 (October 1975)

Luthor Unleashed! (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / comic story / 28 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Bates

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

Anthony Tollin

Letters

Ben Oda

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lex Luthor; Ardora; Lex Luthor, Jr.

Synopsis

Barely alive after his latest fight with Superman, Luthor heads to Lexor to recover, where he meets his son for the first time. Meanwhile, back on Earth, one of Luthor's robots takes revenge in his master's stead. While Superman figures out how to deal with the revenge plot, Luthor stabilizes the core of Lexor with a "neutrarod" so it is not destroyed by internal stresses. Superman finally arrives on Lexor to fight once again with Luthor, but in the fight Luthor disrupts the rod, destroying the planet and killing his wife and son.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #544 (June 1983)

The New Luthor (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

George Pérez (designer)

Inks

George Pérez

Colors

Drew Moore

Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #544 (June 1983)

Indexer Notes

Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.

The Einstein Connection! (Table of Contents: 14)

Superman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Elliot Maggin

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Al Williamson

Colors

Gene D'Angelo

Letters

Ed King

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lex Luthor; Perry White

Synopsis

Superman comes to realize why Lex Luthor breaks out of jail every year on March 14th.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #416 (February 1986)

Enemy Mine... (Table of Contents: 15)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

Tom Ziuko

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Mayor Frank Berkowitz; Yvette; Lex Luthor

Synopsis

Luthor allows a group of terrorists to attack his luxury liner so he can meet Superman and put him on his payroll. But Superman refuses to be bought and Luthor is jailed for reckless endangerment. In response Luthor vows revenge on the Man of Steel.

Reprints

• from The Man of Steel (DC, 1986 series) #4 ([November] 1986)

Metropolis 900 Mi (Table of Contents: 16)

Superman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

Karl Kesel

Colors

Tom Ziuko

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jenny Hubbard; Aggie; Pam; Lex Luthor; Cynthia

Synopsis

Lex drives to a little diner far from Metropolis, and offers a married waitress one million dollars to live with him for one month.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #9 (September 1987)

Checkmate (Table of Contents: 17)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Jurgens

Pencils

Ron Frenz

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (colors); Digital Chameleon (separations)

Letters

John Costanza

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman Blue [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Lex Luthor; Lena Luthor; Contessa Erica Alexandra del Portenza; Doctor Cordova; Lionel Luthor; Lillian Luthor; Casey Griggs; Elaine Griggs; Lena Griggs; Mayor Frank Berkowitz

Synopsis

Before the public announcement of a new Suicide Slum initiative, Perry tells Lois about Luthor's early life. As the announcement begins, Luthor receives word of the impending birth of his child, but he stays to witness Mayor Berkowitz' assassination and pay off the shooter before heading home to claim his prize.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #131 (January 1998)

Indexer Notes

Credits acknowledge special thanks to Tom Christopher.

Triumph Over Tragedy (Table of Contents: 18)

Lex Luthor / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jeph Loeb

Pencils

Tony Harris

Inks

Ray Snyder

Colors

Tanya Horie; Richard Horie

Letters

Comicraft

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Cat Grant; Superman; Perry White; Brainiac 13

Synopsis

Cat Grant gives a very detailed (and rather overblown) origin of Lex on the night of the presidential election.

Reprints

• from Superman: Lex 2000 (DC, 2001 series) #1 (January 2001)

Lex Luthor (Table of Contents: 19)

Lex Luthor / character profile / 1 page (report information)

Script

Frank Pittarese

Pencils

Lee Bermejo

Inks

Lee Bermejo

Colors

Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (enhancements)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor

Reprints

• from Secret Files President Luthor (DC, 2001 series) #1 (March 2001)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ron Frenz

Inks

Joe Rubinstein

Colors

Glenn Whitmore (colors); Digital Chameleon (separations)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from the story from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #131.

Mad Scientist. Armored Criminal. Ruthless Businessman. Corrupt President. (Table of Contents: 21)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

José Luis García-López

Inks

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Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman

Indexer Notes

On the back cover. All letters of the title presented in lower-case.