Summary

There are few rivalries in comics that are as long - lasting and unrelenting as that betweenSupermanandLex Luthor . The two Isle of Man basically can not gibe with the ideology of the other , which has led to Lex trying to kill Superman for years . Ironically , as it reverse out , Superman can get through to Lex in the end – but only at the cost of his own life .

Batman : Last Knight on Earth#2 by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo contains the shocking answer to defeating Lex Luthor once and for all . This alternate - universe tarradiddle show how the DC Universe could fall , and it all starts with a argumentation between Lex Luthor and Superman . Lex Luthor invite Supermanto a argumentation about whether human beings is , by nature , good or evil . This debate has far greater significance than even its participant ultimately realize .

The caveat of the argument is that it will be telecast , and if humanity is win over by Lex Luthor , then Superman will die . With this in judgement , Lex entirely lets his guard down during the lecture and ends up being truly locomote by Superman .

lex luthor wearing superman armor, while in the background superman himself works in a lab

Superman & Lex Luthor have been enemies for decade , but their new bond has turned Lex into a superhero while Clark becomes the man in the chair .

Lex Luthor Can Be Convinced to Believe in Superman - If Superman Dies

Batman: Last Knight on Earth#2 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Jonathan Glapion, FCO Plascencia, & Tom Napolitano

Superman and Lex Luthor harmonise to a debate in front of the intact world , with the nonstarter being instantlyimpaled by Kryptonite capitulum . With Luthor have no doubt in his psyche that he ’s going to win , he legitimately listen to Superman ’s speech . What Luthor does n’t count on is that he terminate up moved by what Superman articulate . Superman ’s argument for a good world inspires Lex , which is why it ’s heartbreakingwhen man sides with Lex , and Superman is immediately killed by the Kryptonite spikes . Lex then spends the rest period of his life trying to bring another Superman to Earth .

By pass away for his beliefs , Lex can see that Superman truly does abide behind everything he say he does .

This storey is n’t the first prison term that Superman ’s death has " get the better of " Lex Luthor . During the New 52 , whenSuperman was pop once and for all , Lex Luthor did n’t have some magisterial villain soliloquy about how he finally won . Instead , Lex took up Superman ’s symbolisation and start protecting Metropolis in Superman ’s name . This reversal shows thatthe only time Lex will ostensibly end his hate for Superman is by run across just how far Superman will gowith his ideals . By dying for his opinion , Lex can see that Superman truly does bear behind everything he aver he does .

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Superman and Lex Finally Simply Talked to One Another

This Debate Made Lex Truly Believe in Superman

Lex has always felt that Superman is a hurt to humanness , but Superman ’s demise changes Lex ’s mind on several occasions . It ’s a high price to pay for convincing Lex that Superman is right , but unfortunately , it seems to be the only strategy that make for — whether it be Superman dying to preserve the world or being kill by the human race he was try out to save . Either option effect in Lex eventually see Superman for the man that he is rather of just some alien acquiring in humanity ’s path . Unfortunately , Supermanis endure to need to find oneself another way to reachLex Luthor , as this price is just too high .

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The ikon who plunge the entire world of superheroes , the last Logos of Krypton escaped his dying world to doss landed estate on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent . The creation knows him well as Superman , the Man of Steel , the loss leader of the Justice League , and the most well - know hero in the DC Comics Universe . Blessed with the powers of a demigod , Kal - El of Krypton fights opposition both small and cosmic in his sempiternal by-line of truth , DoJ , and a better tomorrow .

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Superman glaring at Lex Luthor in DC comics

Lex Luthor Accidentally Causes The Death Of Superman

The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.

Lex Luthor Invites Superman To A Debate

Lex Luthor And Superman Debate Good Vs Evil

Superman Deflecting Bullets in Comic Art by Jorge Jimenez

The icon who launched the entire world of superheroes, the last son of Krypton escaped his dying world to crash land on Earth and be raised as Clark Kent. The world knows him better as Superman, the Man of Steel, the leader of the Justice League, and the most well-known hero in the DC Comics Universe. Blessed with the powers of a demigod, Kal-El of Krypton fights enemies both small and cosmic in his endless pursuit of truth, justice, and a better tomorrow.

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