Lex Luthor: A Celebration of 75 Years - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1401262074 ISBN 13: 9781401262075

Publisher: Dc Comics, 2015

Synopsis

For the past 75 years, Superman has faced intergalactic generals, robot powerhouses and psychotic superhuman villains, but his most dangerous enemy? The richest man in Metropolis: Lex Luthor. He's Superman's most implacable foe--and now, DC Entertainment celebrates the criminal career of Lex Luthor! This new hardcover includes every phase of Luthor's history, from mad scientist to corrupt captain of industry, from president of the United States to member of the Justice League! Includes stories from the very beginning, written by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel, to the present day, written by Geoff Johns!

Written by Jerry Siegel, Bill, Finger, Edmond Hamilton, Lein Wein, Cary Bates, Elliot S. Maggin, John Byrne, Roger Stern, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Brian Azzarello, Paul Cornell, and Geoff Johns

Art by Joe Shuster, Jon Sikela, Wayne Boring, Stan Kaye, Dick Sprang, Al Plastino, Curt Swan, John Forte, George Klain, Carmine Infantino, Murphy Anderson, Gil Kane, Dick Giordano, Al Williamson, John Byrne, Terry austin, Karl Kesel, Jackson Guice, Ande Parks, Art Thibert, Howard Porter, John Dell, Matthew Clark, Tony Harris, Ray Snyder, Lee Bermejo, Frank Quitely, Jamie Grant, Pete Woods, David Finch, Matt Banning, Doug Mahnke, Keith Champagne, Ivan Reiss, Joe Prado, and Rod Reiss

Cover by David Finch & Joe Weems

Collecting stories from: Action Comics #23, 277, 544, 678, and 894; Adventure Comics #271; All-Star Superman #5; JLA #11; Justice League #31; Lex Luthor: Man of Steel #3; President Luthor: Secret Files and Origins #1; Superman #4, 17, 164, 248, and 416; Superman (1987) #2 and 9; and World's Finest Comics #59 and 88.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

LEX LUTHOR: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS

("Europe At War, Part 2")
ACTION COMICS #23 (1940)

("The Challenge of Luthor")
SUPERMAN #4 (1940)

"When Titans Clash"
SUPERMAN #17 (1942)

"Superman's Super Hold-Up"
WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #59 (1952)

"Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes"
WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #88 (1957)

"How Luthor Met Superboy!"
ADVENTURE COMICS #271 (1960)

"The Conquest of Superman"
ACTION COMICS #277 (1961)

"The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman!"
SUPERMAN #164 (1963)

"The Man Who Murdered The Earth!"
SUPERMAN #248 (1972)

"Luthor Unleashed!"
ACTION COMICS #544 (1983)

"The Einstein Connection"
SUPERMAN #416 (1986)

"The Secret Revealed"
SUPERMAN #2 (1987)

"Metropolis - 900 Miles"
SUPERMAN #9 (1987)

"Talking Heads"
ACTION COMICS #678 (1992)

"Hostile Takeover"
JLA #11 (1997)

"The Why"
PRESIDENT LUTHOR: SECRET FILES & ORIGINS #1 (2001)

"Lex Luthor: Man of Steel Part 3"
LEX LUTHOR: MAN OF STEEL #3 (2005)

"The Gospel According to Lex Luthor"
ALL-STAR SUPERMAN #5 (2006)

"The Black Ring Part 5"
ACTION COMICS #894 (2010)

"Power Players"
JUSTICE LEAGUE #31 (2014)

From the Back Cover:

For 75 years, super-villain Lex Luthor has dedicated his life to ridding Earth of the menace that is Superman. Though just an ordinary man, Luthor's superior intelligence and cunning are enough to make him the ultimate match for the Man of Steel.

From mad scientist to corrupt business tycoon to President of the United States, Superman's greatest nemesis has been reinvented time and again, as for three-quarters of a century the two rivals have continued their ultimate matchup of brains versus brawn!

LEX LUTHOR: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS collects 20 of Superman's foe's greatest schemes, from comics legends Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Bill Finger, Curt Swan, Dick Sprang, Len Wein, John Byrne, Brian Azzarello, Lee Bermejo, Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely, Geoff Johns, Doug Mahnke and more.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dc Comics
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1401262074
• ISBN 13: 9781401262075
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 343