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Issue: Superman vs. Lex Luthor #[nn]
Publication Date: August 2006
 
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Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 06/14/2006
Volume: none
Pages: 196
ISBN: 14012095139781401209513
UPC/EAN: 978140120951351999
Price: $26.99 CAD
$19.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 22 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Anton Kawasaki (Editor - Collected Edition)
Disclose Notes: Color reconstruction on select stories by Dave Tanguay, Drew R. Moore and Jamison.
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
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Binding: squarebound; trade paperback
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
José Luis García-López
José Luis García-López
Alex Sinclair
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman; Lex Luthor
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Cover credits from reprint in Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López (DC, 2013 series) #2.
Superman vs. Lex Luthor

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
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Miscellaneous
1
Title page.
[untitled]

Credits  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Curt Swan (illustration)
Murphy Anderson (illustration)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Lex Luthor
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Miscellaneous
1
Publication data page with illustration taken from the story from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #544.
Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
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Miscellaneous
2
Every Great Hero Needs an Equally Powerful Nemesis

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
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Miscellaneous
2
Title presented entirely in lower-case letters.
America at War

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jerry Siegel [as Jerome Siegel] (signed)
Joe Shuster (signed)
Paul Cassidy
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; George Taylor; Luthor; General Lupo
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.
Reprinting
FlagAction Comics #23 published April 1940
was Europe at War, Part 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
13
The Titanic Thefts!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Finger
Wayne Boring
Stan Kaye
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Perry White
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.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman #90 published July 1954
was The Titanic Thefts! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
10
How Luthor Met Superboy!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jerry Siegel
Al Plastino
Al Plastino
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superboy
Lex Luthor; Jonathan Kent [Pa Kent]; Martha Kent [Ma Kent]; Krypto; Lana Lang
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.
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FlagAdventure Comics #271 published April 1960
was How Luthor Met Superboy! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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13
The Army of Living Kryptonite Men!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jerry Siegel
George Papp
George Papp
?
Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
superhero
Superboy
Superboy; Lex Luthor; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Krypto; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo)
Luthor lures Superboy into a kryptonite trap, but he is saved by a timely appearance of Lightning Lad.
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FlagSuperboy #86 published January 1961
was The Army of Living Kryptonite Men! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
Part I: The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan
George Klein
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El (flashback)
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.
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FlagSuperman #164 published October 1963
was The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman! Part I [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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8
Part II: The Super-Duel!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Edmond Hamilton
Curt Swan
George Klein
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman; Lex Luthor; Jor-El (hallucination); Lara (hallucination)
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.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman #164 published October 1963
was Part II: The Super-Duel! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8.67
The Luthor Nobody Knows!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Elliot S! Maggin
Curt Swan
Bob Oksner
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Lex Luthor; Superman; Clark Kent; Roy Raymond; Perry White; Superboy; Smallville Police Chief Douglas Parker
After stopping Luthor's latest plot, Superman recalls what happened to make Luthor into the man he is today.
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FlagSuperman #292 published October 1975
was The Luthor Nobody Knows! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
13
Luthor Unleashed!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Cary Bates
Curt Swan
Murphy Anderson
Tony Tollin
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman; Lex Luthor; Ardora; Lex Luthor, Jr.
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.
Reprinting
FlagAction Comics #544 [Direct] published June 1983
was Luthor Unleashed! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
28
The New Luthor

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Perez (designer)
George Perez
Drew R. Moore
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Lex Luthor
Reprinting
FlagAction Comics #544 [Direct] published June 1983
was The New Luthor [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
The Einstein Connection!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Elliot S! Maggin
Curt Swan
Al Williamson
Gene D'Angelo
Ed King
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman; Lex Luthor; Perry White
Superman comes to realize why Lex Luthor breaks out of jail every year on March 14th.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman #416 [Direct] published February 1986
was The Einstein Connection! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
16
Enemy Mine...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Byrne
John Byrne
Dick Giordano
Tom Ziuko
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Mayor Frank Berkowitz; Yvette; Lex Luthor
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.
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FlagThe Man of Steel #4 [Direct] published November 1986
was Enemy Mine... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
22
Metropolis 900 Mi

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Byrne
John Byrne
Karl Kesel
Tom Ziuko
John Costanza
Subject Matter
Superman
Jenny Hubbard; Aggie; Pam; Lex Luthor; Cynthia
Lex drives to a little diner far from Metropolis, and offers a married waitress one million dollars to live with him for one month.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman #9 [Direct] published September 1987
was Metropolis 900 Mi [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Checkmate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Jurgens
Ron Frenz
Joe Rubinstein
Glenn Whitmore (colors); Digital Chameleon (separations)
John Costanza
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
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
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.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman #131 [Direct Sales] published January 1998
was Checkmate [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
22
Credits acknowledge special thanks to Tom Christopher.
Triumph Over Tragedy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jeph Loeb
Tony Harris
Ray Snyder
Tanya Horie; Richard Horie
Comicraft
Subject Matter
superhero
Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor; Cat Grant; Superman; Perry White; Brainiac 13
Cat Grant gives a very detailed (and rather overblown) origin of Lex on the night of the presidential election.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman: Lex 2000 #1 published January 2001
was Triumph Over Tragedy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
12
Lex Luthor

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Pittarese
Lee Bermejo
Lee Bermejo
Tom McCraw; Digital Chameleon (enhancements)
Typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Lex Luthor
Lex Luthor
Reprinting
FlagSecret Files President Luthor #1 published March 2001
was Lex Luthor [Character Profile on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ron Frenz
Joe Rubinstein
Glenn Whitmore (colors); Digital Chameleon (separations)
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Lex Luthor
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Illustration taken from the story from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #131.
Mad Scientist. Armored Criminal. Ruthless Businessman. Corrupt President.

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Superman
Superman
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
On the back cover. All letters of the title presented in lower-case.

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