According to new reports, DC Comics' arch-nemesis of 'Superman, ' 'Lex Luthor' may appear in director Zack Snyder's, Christopher Nolan-produced 3D feature "Man Of Steel", played by actor Mackenzie Gray. Gray previously played a Lex Luthor 'clone' in The CW 'Superman' TV series "Smallville".
The original character 'Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor', created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, first appeared in "Action Comics" #23 (April 1940), with a full head of red hair, described as "...a power-mad, evil scientist" of high intelligence and incredible technological prowess. Luthor's goal of killing 'Superman' was to be a stepping stone to his evil domination of the universe.
In subsequent comic books, Luthor became hairless as the result of an artist's mistake. A 1960 story by Jerry Siegel expanded upon Luthor's origin and motivations, revealing him to be a childhood friend of Superman's who lost his hair when a fire destroyed his laboratory. Blaming Superman, Luthor vowed revenge.
In subsequent versions of the character, Luthor became a wealthy industrialist, thanks to the patents on his numerous inventions, but still possessed with a jealous and burning desire to rid the world of 'Superman'.
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