This combination makes him an extremely powerful and formidable opponent. Little is known about mercys life before working under lex luthor, except that she lived in the street until he took her in, cleaned her up, and made her his righthand girl. The film features superman battling the forces of lex luthor and brainiac, while also focuses on the relationship between superman and lois lane. Lex luthor was a powerful businessman and criminal mastermind. Lex luthor, supermans archnemesis, is one of the most brilliant men alive, whose hatred of interfering aliens pushes him down the path of a sociopath. Against the backdrop of the bright, urban landscape of contemporary metropolis, the greatest superhero of them all combats sinister villains and rescues innocent victims. On top of this, this issue also reveals that the device was a gift from superman and that the man of steel has been missing for nearly a week. Animation, released on june 20, 2006 and aired a part of the toonami block on june 17, 2006. We remember the best episodes of the wonderful superman.
After saving lois, superman stops lex luthors plans for an illegal arms deal, which is the beginning of their ongoing conflict. Jeff bergman provided the voice of lex luthor in at least one cartoon network commercial such as whiners can be losers. The last son of krypton lex luthor played by tai lung supertiger. Superman is the target of yet another of lex luthors evil schemes. The animated series lex luthor is once again voiced by clancy brown in the dcaus justice league and justice league unlimited. With the aid of his natural genius and his general lack of conscience, luthor assembled a vast fortune and founded lexcorp. But jokers plan is jeopardized when batman arrives to warn superman that his life is in danger. The way lex luthor finds out how bruce wayne is batman echoes the way tim drake finds it in turn. The animated series lex luthor played by scarface supertiger. Lex luthor is one of the main antagonists of the dc animated universe alongside darkseid and the joker. The animated series is an american television series based on the dc comics. The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc. Lex luthor has been supermans archenemy for most of the superheros existence. Since superman s alist rogues gallery is smaller than batmans, the creators chose to largely dispense with the standalone format of the previous series, instead focusing on four concurrent myth arcs the first arc of the series concerns lex luthor, the most powerful man in metropolis before superman s arrival.
The animated series and justice league unlimited and one of the two main antagonists alongside the joker of justice league. Birthright, a limited series written by mark waid in 2004, offers an alternate look at luthor s history, including his youth in smallville, and his first encounter with superman. The animated series was a big success and now warner brothers was hoping to recreate that success with the superman. Clark reunites with his old girlfriend, lana lang, who volunteers to spy for him on her new lover, lex luthor. If the show hadnt worked, we likely wouldnt have gotten justice league and justice league unlimited.
Rather than harnessing his genius for good, luthor seizes power for his own benefit and is a threat at large. Though lex escapes arrest his name is tarnished and he can no longer run his company. Animation and its creators, i do not own any rights of superman. Luthor hires black mask and clayface basil karlo to kidnap lois lane. The animated series episode the last son of krypton part 3 note. He also was one of the most brilliant minds of the earth and one of the archenemies of superman he was voiced by. The animated series or the new superman adventures in its second season is an animated television series than ran from 1996 to 2000 on kids wbafter batman. The animated series, however, reestablished the man of steel as the quintessential blue boy scout, and with the voice talents of tim daly and dana delany, was the best representation of the character in animated form or otherwise since the first two superman movies in 1978 and 1980. Joker steals a statue made of solid kryptonite and makes a deal with luthor to kill superman. The one superman always saves the daily planet s star reporter, she never stops at anything to get a good frontpage story, though her headstrong nature nearly gets her killed several times.
Originally the leader of a gang of female thieves, mercy once daringly swiped luthors briefcase from under the billionaires nose. One plot element shared by the comic and the show is lex luthor s. Superman gives lex luthor the silent treatment youtube. He also was one of the most brilliant minds of the earth and one of the. The animated series is an american animated television series based on the dc comicss flagship character, superman. A list of characters from the dc animated universe who first became prominent in superman. Lex luthor dc animated universe villains wiki fandom. Identity crisis a sympathetic origins story for supermans clone, bizarro. Warner brothers animated series production cel superman. The story has similarities to the 2001 television series smallville, which follows clark kents life as a teenager and into early adulthood. Lex luthor controlled superman using poison ivys plant spores and built a massive army of robots to control the worlds weapons systems but was eventually defeated when batman managed to counter act luthors control over superman. The animated series, his job as a criminal businessman and his bodyguard mercy graves were used for this movie, but this version of luthor acted similar to gene hackmans luthor from superman. Due to jesse eisenbergs youthful, eccentric, schizophrenic portrayal of lex luthor, many fans have compared him to the riddler. He was widely considered to be one of earths most brilliant minds and one of superman s greatest enemies.
Batman thinks hes having a normal night on patrol, but is actually starting a war with supermans nemesis over his own companys assets. And in the superman animated series lex was bald, tanned, and had thick lips. Lex luthor transforms terrorist john corben into metallo recurring guest star voice malcolm mcdowell, a flesh and metal kryptonitehearted cyborg with evil intent and no emotions. Lucky for us, we live in a world where bruce timm and the team behind the. The animated series 19962000 starring tim daly, dana delany, jimmy olsen, clancy brown, corey burton, michael ironside on dc universe. Brainiac attacks is a 2006 directtovideo animated film with production designs based on superman. The series was the first of several followups of the acclaimed batman. Joker kidnaps lois in order to lure superman to his death. The new adventures of superman is a series of sixminute animated superman adventures produced by filmation that were broadcast on cbs from september 10, 1966, to september 5, 1970. Up for sale from warner brothers animated series is this original production cel of superman and lex luthor from the episode identity crisis. Batman fights lex luthor in new animated series comic. He constantly spouted oneliners and at one point threw a tiki torch luau to celebrate superman s. If youve been a part of the debate, the definitive answer on lex luthor is right here.
Lex luthor is one of the most dangerously intelligent men on the planet. The younger lex luthor in history of doom was voiced by michael bell, who would later reprise the role of lex in the 1988 superman animated series. Throughout the series lex nearly gets exposed many times but always manages to coverup his direct involvement. A sovietraised superman takes a turn around the dance floor with wonder woman in this exclusive clip from the feature length elseworlds adaptation, superman. See image of clancy brown, the voice of lex luthor in superman. It is filled with excitement and drama, and even a little humor. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time, packaged with similar shorts featuring the adventures of superboy and other dc comics superheroes.
Mercy graves was a tough young woman with a checkered past, who served as lex luthors personal bodyguard and chauffeur. Originally the leader of a gang of female thieves, mercy once daringly swiped luthor s briefcase from under the billionaires nose. Lex luthor is the central antagonist of the dc animated universe. The animated series voiced by lisa edelstein as a tough young woman with a checkered past. Animation and originally aired on kids wb from september 6, 1996 to february 12, 2000. Red son, the latest entry in the popular, ongoing series of animated dc universe original. It beats out all those other cartoons featuring superman in every way. On its own, however, the show offers, in the eyes of many fans, the definitive screen versions of superman, lois lane, lex luthor, brainiac, and. This isnt the first time that weve seen the animated bruce wayne interact with lex luthor. Mercy serves as lex luthor s personal bodyguard and chauffeur. The animated series proved to be an enormous success, bruce timm and paul dini turned their attention to dc comicss other major hero. Little is known about lex luthor s origins, but he was an admirably selfmade man. The animated series had a big hurdle to get over before the first episode even aired. Stolen memories brainiac attempts to make a deal with lex luthor as superman discovers more about krypton.
The new series would use the same back to basics approach to storyline and art. He is a supervillain, a brilliant scientist, a billionaire industrialist and supermans greatest enemy. Determined to expose the alien superman for the false god he really is, the focus of metropolis businessman lex luther is captured in this approximately 6inch resin bust, which places him on a pedestal inspired by the architecture of his city in superman. Convincing some people that he was meant to be a light skinned black man.
Lex luthor fan casting for superman the animated series. He is a bald, wealthy and extremely corrupt businessman. The corrupt corporate executive version of the character from the postcrisis dc. He hires metallo and equips him with his only piece of kryptonite he has to defeat superman, but is defeated by batman much to luthors frustration. The animated series leads into the justice league series, lex luthors exposure as a madman directly doing harm is finally revealed. The new adventures of superman tv series wikipedia. Everyone has their heroes, and to some, that hero is lex luther. After that,the worlds finest superheroes finally apprehended him. New kids in town the legion of superheroes save teenage clark from a timetravelling. Mercy serves as lex luthors personal bodyguard and chauffeur.