#Alexander Joseph luthor

[johnny-boy-17]

MAWS Lex Thoughts

To start off, Studio Mir has done so good with the Superman source material. They’ve taken what works, given new some tweaks to some stuff for the modern age, and when it hits, it hits hard. Like, this is one of the better iterations of Clark I’ve seen, I quickly came around to this ‘fresh-outta-college’ version Lois, and I adore Jimmy Olsen’s new ‘tackboards, strings, and cryptids’ vibe. 

All this to say that I am absolutely salivating at the idea of how these folks do Lex Luthor, who they’ve just unveiled (subtly at that).

Introducing Luthor as a salty, underpaid, and unappreciated intern to a tech-bro was absolutely the right way to go about this, and I’m so eager to see his rise to the top of Metropolis. He barely had any lines, and already I got the impression that he’s a social-darwinist who would construct a building just to hang an L over everyone else in the city. 

That said, I rarely find that Lex has been done full justice. My ideal version of Lex is one that just leans into a Randian philosophy while also being a total toon about it. 

And if the Incredibles and Bioshock have taught me anything, it’s that Ayn Rand’s idea of a ‘Titan of Industry’ makes for a marvellously compelling antagonist. Case in point; Andrew Ryan and Buddy “Syndrome” Pine.

I dare even say they have some Lex qualities each if you go looking. Ryan has canonically destroyed ecosystems (plural) just so the poverty-striken “parasites” couldn’t enjoy it, and Syndrome has committed homicidal atrocities just to prove that anyone can be a super with proper technology. 

Both of those actions are not out of the question for Lex Luthor. This is a man who would blot out the sun just to kill Superman and claim it was for cancer prevention. This is a man who constructed a flying Alexa that reads Moby Dick at a frequency high enough to tunnel out of prison. This is a man who cured cancer just so he could do f*cking nothing about it. This is a man who purchased radioactive space-rock just to f*cking spite an immigrant from the stars. 

But of course, most diabolically, this is a man who stole 40 cakes when nobody was looking.

Anyway, after the Writers win the strike/create a new entertainment industry, I am super excited to see what these guys do (with Lex). 

[juridical-angel-blog]

Special Picture ''Lex Luthor Smallvillverse Earth-167'' Luthor Corp Plant in Smallville!

[camo-wolf]

[longwuzhere]

My Adventures with Superman Season 2 Easter Eggs

Welcome back everyone! Here we are season 2 of My Adventures with Superman! What a fantastic first two episodes and as usual they're full of fun Easter eggs which I will point out and explain to those who aren't familiar so you can be in the know with the comics book readers! My Easter eggs lists for season 1 is here if you haven't seen it!

My season 2 episode 1 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 3 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

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My season 2 episode 4 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 5 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 6 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 7 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My Easter eggs and references for My Adventures with Superman comic issue 2 post is here

My season 2 episode 8 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 9 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 10 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

Spoilers if you haven't seen it

I might be reading too much into it but maybe this is a subtle reference to the Adventures with Superman comic title or it could just be a complimentary episode title to My Adventures with Superman. Who knows.

The episode starts with Waller waking up getting ready for her day (shout out to Waller's daily affirmations btw) and she goes down to meet Sam Lane, Lois's father who I talked about here.

Nice call back to Season 1 Episode 3 when Lois and Clark break into Stryker's Island again and entering into Siobhan McDougal's cell again but this time going under the island's jail to Task Force X secret operations. I talked about Siobhan McDougal aka Silver Banshee and Stryker's Island here.

Later on we see Clark and Lois infiltrating the Task Force X hideout and Clark uses his X-Ray vision but can't seem to see through the walls here. If you know your Superman lore, these walls are made of lead.

Jerry Seigel and Joe Shuster, Superman's creators, first introduced X-Ray vision to Superman in Action Comics #11 (1939) where Clark is investigating some shady dealing involving oil and the death of someone involved in this deal. It wasn't until later in Action Comics #69 nice (1944) [W: Jerry Seigel, P&I: Ed Dobrotka] that we see there is a limit to Clark's X-Ray vision.

Superman rescues Lois from the Prankster and his henchmen after surveying the area with his X-Ray vision and seeing that one of the buildings is made of lead and can't see inside it and he goes in to save her.

Later as Sam, Lois and Superman escape the compound Waller sics one of her soldiers after them, a green skull-faced, radioactive soldier aka Atomic Skull.

MAwS Waller calls Atomic Skull as Agent Martin, so we can assume this is a reference to Joseph Martin, the second Atomic Skull who first appeared in Adventures of Superman #383 (1991) [W: Jerry Ordway, P: Jim Fern, I: Doug Hazelwood, C: Glenn Whitmore, L: Albert DeGuzman]. In the comics Joseph Martin was a student. Later in Action Comics #670 (1991) Joseph, at a S.T.A.R. Labs for a check up, gets struck by a grounding cable and that triggers his Metagenes as the building collapsed. He was able to escape but stumbles back to his apartment and begins to lose his hair. Trying to figure out what is wrong Joseph gets jumped by some muggers and Joseph murders them and walks into the theater that is playing an Atomic Skull movie (yes in the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths continuity Atomic Skull is a movie character). Superman investigating the muggers murder discovers Joseph Martin at the movies and sees that he has changed and takes up the name the Atomic Skull as seen below in Action Comics #670 (1991) [W: Roger Stern, P: Bob McLeod, I: Denis Rodier, C: Glenn Whitmore, L: Bill Oakley].

The original Atomic Skull, Albert Michaels, first appeared in Superman #303 (1976) as a piece-of-shit but smart AF scientist for S.T.A.R. Labs. Twenty issues later in Superman #323 (1978) [Cover art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez] , Albert Michaels dons the Atomic Skull costume after siding with SKULL and is given a radium implant in his brain that would grant him the ability to harness bioelectricity from his cranium and convert it to energy to shoot out from his visor.

Back at the Daily Planet, Jimmy is called out by Perry for not giving him a video and we see that the Flamebird team is composed of the Newkid Legion and Steve Lombard. I talked more about them here and here.

We get one Wilhelm scream as as Task Force X soldier gets carried back into the dark hallway by Parasite/Ivo who I talked more about here.

And finally after stopping Parasite from attack Waller, Lex Luthor shows up finally giving his name to Waller striking up a new partnership.

Lex Luthor first appeared in Action Comics #23 (1940) [W: Jerry Seigel, P: Joe Shuster, I: Paul Cassidy] where he was exploiting European countries in WWII. This iteration of Lex goes by Alexei Luthor. Still smart like his other Lex Luthor counterparts with a knack for machinery technology. He apparently dies in his debut issue.

In Action Comics #125 (1948) [P&I: Al Plastino] we see the debut of silver age Lex Luthor . In the comic Alexis Luthor here, uses his scientific genius to manipulate a hermit who's making prediction come true. This Lex Luthor has beef with Superboy back when he and Clark were kids. He swore revenge on Superboy for ruining his research after a fire broke out at his laboratory causing his hair to fall out thanks to the chemical fumes. This iteration of Lex is the one who creates the famous warsuit that Lex Luthor is usually depicted in.

Post-Crisis on Infinite Earths Lex Luthor makes his first appearance in Swamp Thing #52 (1986) [W: Alan Moore, P: Rick Veitch, I: Alfredo Alcala, C: Tatjana Wood, L: John Costanza]. This version of Lex is the scientist and business man that pop culture knows and he goes by Alexander Luthor. His origins is rewritten so that instead of Lex being from Smallville and having met Superboy back then, he meets Superman in Metropolis where he created Lexcorp and almost everyone is under his employ whether they know it or not (see the Man of Steel miniseries from 1986). In that miniseries, he also has the red hair and eventually he goes bald. This version of Lex was also a former President of the United States.

Post-New52/DC Rebirth, because of some comic book shenanigans and retcons, some of Lex's origins pre-New 52 blends in this this current continuity now where Lex Luthor joined the Justice League as shown on the cover of Justice League #30 (2014) [Cover art by Ivan Reis, Joe Prado, and Rod Reis], was Superman when New 52 Superman died as shown in the variant cover of Action Comics #967 (2017) [Cover art by Gary Frank and Brad Simpson], and started the Legion of Doom seen on the cover of Justice League #5 (2018) [Cover art by Doug Mahnke, Jaime Mendoza, and Wil Quintana].

And with that episode 2 is done! Come back next week for episode 3's references and Easter eggs! My Easter eggs lists for season 1 is here if you haven't seen it!

My season 2 episode 1 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 3 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

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My season 2 episode 9 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

My season 2 episode 10 Easter eggs and references in My Adventures with Superman post is here

[infjpaladin]

This is really good.

[couldtheycatchkira]

[you-would-turn-it-off-halfway]

Lex🤨? Alexander Joseph Luthor, what are you looking at🤨??

[suzukiblu]

Ko-fi thank-you sentences for Sam; further progress in "Match is technically also a Luthor".

The thing parked outside is . . . theoretically a towncar. Theoretically. 

Match doesn’t actually think towncars are typically equipped with obvious armor and subtly “concealed” weaponry as accents, though. At least not the kind that’s clearly designed to handle open warfare, anyway. There are tanks he’s seen that were less prepared for open warfare.

“Right on schedule, Mr. Luthor,” the chauffeur says, then holds the car door open for Luthor as the bodyguard slips into the front passenger seat. Match . . . doesn’t actually know what he’s expected to do here. Obviously the chauffeur’s going to be the one driving, but he’s never ridden in a car; only the kind of transport vehicles the Agenda uses, most of which are military-issue or at least militarized designs. 

The chauffeur raises a pointed eyebrow at him, still holding the door open. Luthor’s already settled into the back of the towncar and seems to be occupied with skimming the contents of a tablet that was left on one of the seats. 

Match . . . doesn’t have any orders. Or even instructions. Or–anything. 

He’s supposed to get in the car, he thinks. It’s the logical deduction, that he’s supposed to do that. 

But no one’s told him to do that. 

Technically, he could still kill any one of them. Kill all three of them, if he’s careful about it. Luthor isn’t going to be able to pull out any kryptonite if he’s having a TTK-induced massive stroke. Technically, he could kill them all and just go back into the facility and–

“‘Joseph’ seems appropriate, but also implies I’m willing to share,” Luthor muses idly, not looking up from his tablet. “But ‘Alexander’ is just too on the nose, and doesn’t account for your brother anyway.” 

. . . “share”, Match wonders? Share what? 

“Superboy isn’t my brother,” he repeats. Luthor spares him a dry look. 

“I’m your father,” he says. “I’m perfectly aware of who your siblings are.” 

. . . Match cannot process a damn word that the man just said, so just gets in the towncar and sits stiffly on the opposite side of the backseat. Luthor returns his attention to his tablet and the chauffeur shuts the door. Match feels an odd sense of–he’d call it “panic”, almost, if he was the kind of thing that could feel anything like that. 

“I suppose one of you could be ‘Alex’ and the other could be ‘Xander’, of course,” Luthor says, tone back to musing as the chauffeur gets in the driver’s seat and starts up the car. “But that also doesn’t seem like much effort, which seems a bit hypocritical of me after I was just judging your respective manufacturers’ lack of it.” 

Match doesn’t know how or even if he’s supposed to respond to any of that. Some of the staff at the Agenda just talked to hear themselves talk; some of them expected him to function as a sounding board. A . . . “rubber duck”, one of the engineers had called him once, laughingly patronizing, though he hadn’t understood the apparent reference. 

“I don’t have a father,” he says. Luthor spares him another dubious look. 

“Oh, don’t you?” he says. “I designed your DNA myself. You’re a masterpiece, by the way, so you’re welcome for that. A perfect blend of Kryptonian and human. Sublimely arranged and maximized.” 

“Biologically, that wouldn’t make you a parent,” Match says. “Superman and Paul Westfield were the only DNA donors to the initial design.” 

“It’d actually make me more of one, in my opinion. But I said a perfect blend,” Luthor snorts dismissively, rolling his eyes. “Paul Westfield’s DNA was anything but ‘perfect’.” 

Match . . . pauses. What does that mean? Who else’s DNA would . . . ?

Oh, Match thinks. 

“The tactile telekinesis is much more effective with Luthor brainpower behind it,” Luthor informs him. “Just for the record. Westfield’s DNA wouldn’t have you capable of crushing cities or splitting atoms.” 

. . . oh, Match thinks again. 

“Splitting atoms?” he asks slowly. 

“I told you,” Luthor says, pointing the tablet pen at him and tapping it against his chest. “You’re a masterpiece. The radiance of a thousand suns. And I am Death, destroyer of worlds.” 

Match doesn’t know how he feels about being called a . . . “masterpiece”. He’s an improvement on Superboy, the Agenda’s told him, but it’s not as if Superboy’s all that impressive a baseline to start from, so . . . 

So he doesn’t know. He’s still a clone either way; a copy of someone else. A copy of a copy, in fact. 

And apparently, he’s also an atomic bomb.

[owl-it-here]

Headcanon Hell: DC #1

Disclaimer: I have nothing against the name Conner. It's just the idea that's been following me around. I don't know canon very well. I came up with it while reading fanfiction. It is not to be taken seriously.

In stories that present SuperLex as "divorced" "parents" (where Luthor has been granted custody, but Con spends time with both sides of his DNA), the issue of Conner's name almost always comes up. It's often raised in a humorous way.

The name was made up by Superman's side, so they use it without problem. It reflects his Kryptonian name "Kon-El".

Lex, on the other side, hates it. He finds it too simple, not lofty enough. Since he is the one in possession of Con's birth certificate, the name is at best registered in it as his middle name. Or it is not included at all, and Lex then considers it only an unbearable nickname. Most often Luthor then calls him Alexander Lionel II or junior. However, these names are not part of family tradition. Therefore, I think we can experiment a little, give Luthor a chance to show his creativity.

So what might be his "official" name in this kind of universe/AU?

We need a name that could be shortened to Con (so that both the "nickname" "Conner" and the connection to the Kryptonian name still work). This would satisfy the Super side. A name to fit Luther's side as well. So I suggest something that sounds tougher? More serious? More Lex-like? For example, Constans (or its slightly more modern French equivalent Constant). (I also considered Conrad, but somehow it fits less.) Constans fits with the fact that Con didn't age at first. He also has a "constant" influx of power which is sunlight. It fits the character that a superhero is supposed to be. As for a middle name, to complete the picture, I suggest Joseph, it is, after all, the middle name of both of his "fathers."

Supers would continue to be able to call him fairly canonically. Lex, on the other hand, would be happy with a full name like Constans Joseph Luthor (to which Kent could conveniently be added if necessary).

[supersleepyboys]

alexander joseph luthor my beloved meow meow my baby girl the love of my life the wind beneath my wings the most lovable sopping wet baby man in all of metropolis my love

[dc-vs-marvel-tournament]

[johnny-boy-17]

ALEXANDER JOSEPH LUTHOR, HOW THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?! HOW'S THE HAIR? HOW'S THE FAMILY? THEY FIND YOUR FINGERPRINTS YET?

[siriannatan]

Adventures of Superlad

So like, I haven't read any comics in like fifteen years, yet I got hit with a desire to read some JonDamian (one of my making might be coming eventually if anyone's interested) and that lead to Tim and Conner and me going what if... and that what if is this story Hope you enjoy :D I do have like 4th chapter started when posting this...

So Lex Luthor became a father. Conner, as he named the ‘clone’, was his son. He always straightened everyone in the know. He tried his best to raise him to be a normal human boy. But Conner was no normal boy. Despite his liking of ripped jeans, leather jackets, and chunky boots, Conner had a deep desire to do good.

Alexander Joseph ‘Lex’ Luthor was many things. Billionaire. Genius. Once upon a time a villain. As of late a philanthropist pouring thousands of dollars into various medical programmes labs and scholarships across the world. All to out good Superman, yes, but his work was still widely seen as good. 

But he was not a father. Or wasn't…

Finding one of his labs, which was supposed to be working on finding a cure for cancer, created a clone - technically loosely speaking - of Superman that they stabilized using Lex’s DNA was a shock. Feeling paternal instincts towards their creation was another. 

So Lex Luthor became a father. Conner, as he named the ‘clone’. His son, as he always straightened everyone in the know. He tried his best to raise him to be a normal human boy. Young man really. Conner was physically about eighteen when Lex's team managed to safely remove him from the pod the escaped scientists left him in. 

There was no data, no names of who exactly was involved. No information on how they got Lex's DNA much less Superman’s. All the servers were wiped completely. No trace left to recover.

But Conner was no normal boy. He was technically half-human, half-Kryptonian. Despite his liking of ripped jeans, leather jackets, and chunky boots, Conner had a deep desire to do good.

He'd roam the halls of LexCorp looking for anyone needing help whenever Lex would bring him to the office. Mostly to stop him from leaving the apartment and roaming the streets of Metropolis with the same intention. He didn't need Justice League kidnapping Con off the streets.

And then, about two weeks into Lex's adventure as a father. Superman vanished. Went off to space to deal with something there as JL’s press representatives said. And Lex couldn't, even if he wanted to ask, couldn't ask him anything to do with Conner and his powers.

Three months later Lex was in his office. Conner sitting there fidgeting as he looked over fashion magazines in his corner. “Dad? Why is Superman not helping people? Where did he go?” The young man suddenly asked.

“He's busy in space, son, this city should have never relied on him as much as it does,” Lex sighed. Only Connor knew what he'd overheard to ask this. “Cops should handle small criminals and if someone big shows up I'm sure Justice League won't sit back and do nothing,” he tried reassuring.

“Yeah, but without Superman around, small criminals are more brazen and the police can't handle them… Can't the Justice League send someone to help them?” Of course, Conner was a smart boy. He did have Lex's DNA after all and Kryptonian brain power.

“I'm sure they're just all busy with other matters,” Lex was slowly dreading where this conversation was going. He expected it since the first time he caught Con helping interns distribute coffee. His urge to help, to save people was no longer satisfied with just helping around the office.

“Can't I go and help? Just small things that police are too short-handed to handle? I promise that if anyone stronger than an everyday crook appears I'll come back home,” Connor said what Lex was dreading. Not as Lex Luthor, the self-proclaimed nemesis of Superman, but as a father.

He was silent for a moment. Well, everything was technically ready. Conner could go out and beat up some small-time criminals. Stop some traffic incidents. Help Metropolis in a way only one other man could. And he had good enough in Lex's mind control of his powers to not hurt anyone or himself.

“Fine, but you're not doing it while dressed in Gucci and Prada,” Lex finally decided. “And no killing or seriously harming anyone no matter what they do, Justice League won't like it.”

“You got it dad,” Conner grinned and Lex led him to the underground lab he had been working on just in case this conversation happened.

“Is the suit ready for field testing?” Lex asked as they walked in all the scientists falling silent when they saw their boss and his, practically vibrating in excitement, son.

“Yes sir, we were about to send a report on the last batch of lab tests,” the head of the project said with a wide smile. “All results were within the range of perfection,” he continued as he led Lex and Conner to a display with a red and blue suit inside. “Here it is, we might have gone over with some protective measures…”

“It never hurts to be too careful, we're talking about my son's safety. I'd rather not depend on Kryptonian powers too much,” Lex interrupted.

“Wouldn't have put it better myself sir. Would the young man like to try it on?”

Conner wasted no time once Lex gave his approval. And was soon greeted with applause from the whole lab. The suit fit him perfectly.

“The material is shock absorbing, bulletproof as well as resistant to extreme temperatures and pressure that might come from flying at high speeds. The padding should help with less-than-perfect or planned landings. Inside the pockets, you'll find ear protection for sonic booms. There's a tracker in the suit so we always know where you are just in case of danger,” the lead listed as Lex nodded in approval. “And a special LexPhone, one of a kind, synched with the suit's tech that we can sync with your everyday phone. Don't worry we'll only have access to the SuitComm as we call it. And these,” he passed Conner goggles. Not the coolest design but they fit the suit. “Is for HUD and facial scrambler. No one should be able to recognise you and certainly won't be able to capture your face in photos. We also have a list of voice commands for quick access to vital functions while in battle or tricky situations,” he finished with a proud smile.

“That's a lot,” Conner chuckled as he shifted in the suit. “But something's missing…” he hummed and returned to the dressing room just to come back with his leather jacket over the suit. Lex sighed. So his son was going to fight crime while wearing Prada…

“We can try to make a more durable leather jacket?” The project lead offered, glancing at Lex. “It shouldn't really interfere with any of the suit's systems as is but we'll make certain it won't,” he added, circling Conner as some others took notes.

“That’d be so cool right, dad? And maybe a cooler design for the glasses? I know they have to stay on me but…” Young hero to be grinned towards Lex.

“Young people like to look stylish, we can look into it, for sure,” the lead nodded. “As long as your father approves.”

“I do. This team is now a dedicated support team for Conner. Any ideas for a hero name?” Lex shifted away from the jacket. He was still battling with his opinions on Conner's everyday fashion choices.

“Super…lad?” Conner offered. “Like, Superboy sounds like I'm twelve, which no matter which way we're looking I'm not and there's already a Superman but he's busy. And like, I don't really need a logo right away,” he explained. “Now, can I quickly test it here first?” He turned to the scientist who eagerly showed him to the testing grounds.

The suit fit Conner perfectly as he punched some dummies to test his control and the suit. Helped him fight and protect him from anything his status as a hybrid would not. Lex was proud of his team and the most important test hasn't been done yet. The field test

One of the secrets of LexCorp was tunnels underneath the city. Originally there for nefarious purposes. Later as an emergency shelter. Now it connected various hidden bases underneath LexCorp holdings, which Conner could use to rest or change if needed while in-between crime fighting. Or to move in secret.

Conner felt great when he flew off the top of the Luther Tower toward where he could hear some muggers badgering a woman.

“How about you guys get a job? I hear LexCorp had great internship programmes in their facilities,” he called out, blocking the exit of the alley. The woman and the muggers looked at him in shock. 

As far as anyone knew there were no heroes in Metropolis at the moment. Yet this young man looked very much like a hero. Just with a leather jacket instead of a cape. And was he praising LexCorp?

“This ain't none of her business, punk,” one of the muggers turned towards the young man. He had a length of steel piping in his hand and was tapping it on his shoulder as he approached Conner.

The young hero didn't flinch as the pipe swung at his face. Just grabbed it effortlessly, suddenly enough that the thug let go of it and fell, knocking himself out in the process. “What the…” the other two thugs looked at each other. This one was possibly their leader.

“I'll let you three off with a warning today but if I even hear you are causing issues around the city again…” Conner dropped the pipe and crossed his arms over his chest.

“Won't happen again, we promise,” one thug nodded.

“I'll look into those internships you mentioned as soon as I get home,” the other sounded to be on the verge of tears.

“Good, now get your friend and scram,” Conner nodded and leaned against the wall. There was a small crowd watching now. 

The two gathered their friend and ran off while apologizing profusely. Conner waited a second for the crowd to leave but they stayed. So he just proceeded as he planned from the get-go. “Everything alright mam?” He asked the woman. She looked familiar for some reason.

“I'm fine, a bit shaken but fine,” she smiled. It was clearly a lie. Her heart was perfectly calm the whole time until Conner showed up. Then it spiked in excitement just to drop in… disappointment? Well, he was no Superman after all.

“That's great to hear,” Conner nodded with a smile. He hoped it showed through his privacy protection technology. “Well I should go, there's a carjacking going on,” he said and flew away. 

“Wait. Do you have a name?” The woman asked. “Lois Lane with the Daily Planet,” she quickly added as Conner stopped above the crowd.

“Superlad,” he said with a salute and went to stop that carjacking.

Conner spent the time until lunch flying around the city helping anyone he could. He stopped the carjacking and a couple more robberies. Helped a couple of grannies cross the road. Had his lunch on top of LexTower.  And heard there was a bank robbery going on.

“I'm Celine, with the support team? With the boss' blessings, we hacked police Comms in the area, the whole city is a bit tricky without being noticed and we don't need the League intervening. Point is, there's a bank robbery at MetroBank, hostages and all,” a voice from his goggles introduced herself and passed on information.

“I'm assuming dad approves bank robberies?” Conner asked but was already flying towards the bank. According to his display, it was the very edge of the cover they had hacked.

“No supervillains are involved as per his instructions,” Celine confirmed and sipped something. Possibly her coffee. “Don't worry we all had lunch,” she said.

Conner hummed in approval. He was expecting dad would have been harder to convince to let him help the city. Well, he'd worry about that later.  Now he had a hostage situation to solve. As he flew above the building, waving in a hopefully friendly manner towards the police he spotted an opened skylight so he used it to enter. 

He was instantly above the hostages. About twenty with about twelve men walking about. He had to be quiet about this or someone could get hurt. He silently floated down to a spot behind a column, landing behind a robber who had totally missed him and quickly knocked him out with one precise strike suggested by his goggles display. Followed by swiftly and silently hiding the unconscious man behind a trash can.

“Where's Jerry?” He heard someone ask. Dang it. “Probably pissing, it's Jerry,” another goon laughed and Conner let out a slow breath. Good, he was dealing with idiots. He slowly took out most goons in a stealthy manner.

Then the three closest to the hostages remained and he had no clue how to knock them out silently. Well, there was his superspeed, he thought and in a flash of some very precise movement knocked all three in the span of seconds at the cost of his head spinning slightly. 

“Are there any more?” He asked approaching the hostages to release them.

“In the vaults, like four…”

“What the fuck is going on here. Who are you ‘possed to be? Some Superman knockoff? You think you can get in our way, Superkid?”

“It's Superlad actually,” Conner calmly corrected, positioning himself between the remaining robbers and the hostages. He could handle three normal, human, criminals even if he couldn't repeat that superspeed trick. In about ten more minutes sure, but not yet. “How did you guys even plan to escape? This place is surrounded by cops, man,” he carried on distracting them.

“Zip it, kid,” one of the four was clearly more annoyed that their plan failed and shot.

Conner instinctively raised his arms to protect his face but the bullet hit him straight on the chest and… just fell to the ground. Be it bulletproofing of the suit of Kryptonian DNA. He was fine. And the four panicked realizing he wasn't just some kid playing dress up.

Knocking them out after that was easy enough without overusing his speed. “You all should be safe, go out and tell the police,” he told the hostages and started pulling all of the criminals into a neat pile. 

He was out before the police could enter. Watching them carry the criminals out from a nearby rooftop.

The rest of the day was silent. Not even a cat stuck on a tree but Conner remained vigilant on top of the LexTower. Listening out for trouble as he ate a granola bar. Why did his place only have healthy snacks?

In the meantime, he looked up the woman from earlier. Lois Lane. She was really a reporter and wrote more than one unflattering article about his father's company in the past. Not as much with dad's recent shift to philanthropy and medical research amongst other things. And she was there when Lex announced Conner was his long-sheltered, until recently sickly son he had hidden from the world.

Media loved Conner casually waving at them and smiling next to the ever-serious Lex Luthor. And the public loved the idea of Lex being a father. And Conner's shopping sprees. 

“You got shot,” dad's voice rang out behind him on the empty rooftop.

“I had full trust in your team's creation,” Conner grinned, floating up to his feet. “See? Not even a trace of the bullet.”

“It better stay like this,” Lex sighed patting Conner's shoulder. “How do you enjoy being a hero?”

“Fun. I like saving people,” Conner saw no reason to beat around the bush. “There will probably be articles about me soon, no? I saved a reporter today. Lois Lane,” he hummed looking over the city. “What do we do if they don't like me?”

“It's impossible,” Lex assured before telling him to change and go home for the night.

“What if there's a crime happening during the night?” Conner asked following Lex to the elevator.

“So long as I'm in the city, nighttime is the police's concern and not yours, you need to rest at some point,” Lex cut that short pretty quickly. “And you've got schoolwork to do.”

“Fine, but only because you're my dad and I love you,” Conner faked a pout for about five seconds before making it down to the lab where he changed and briefly chatted with the Lab Squad as he started to call them. 

As expected the next morning Conner's distorted face was in the papers. From when he was stopping the carjacking. Along the headline of ‘Who is the new hero of Metropolis?, written by Lois Lane. Father seemed to be very smug about it. Conner was just happy his real identity was safe.

Lois stared at the photo. This was some technology to scramble the photo in this way. Better than anything she's ever seen and she's seen Batman and Superman battle it out. Up close. 

Superlad.

Something was unsettling about there being a secret Super in town. And she was pretty sure she saw him flying towards LexTower after he stopped that bank robbery. And he specifically mentioned LexCorp internships. That couldn't be a coincidence. And Lex lately tuned to a more… positive line of business. 

She just hoped the kid was okay. Just like Lex's sudden hidden child. Conner Luthor. There was little out about the newest amongst the richest heirs in America. Only what Lex said is that interview with Lois herself.

All that was known was that Conner used to be sickly but the recent vaccine LexCorp’s labs created helped his health greatly. His mother died shortly after the boy was born. And he was raised, having rarely left home. Something about his immune system being really bad.

Well, at least the vaccine was real, so it made some sense. Mostly. But how was he hidden for the whole eighteen years? Someone would have let the world know about Conner by the time Lex showed him to the world. She had no doubts…

“Everything okay mom?” Jon asked, peeling into his mother's office.

“Mommy's fine just… a lot happened today.”

“Is it about that new Super? Maybe he's like aunt Kara? Got lost on his way to earth?” Jon proposed, ever the helpful kid.

“Maybe… if he wants to talk to dad he'll have to wait,” Lois sighed and got Jon to go to bed. She'd just have to keep an eye on them. The Superlad and Conner Luthor 

[the-ides-of-march]

Competitors under cut (all matches were randomized except the first one)

@techno-danger vs The Presimint (@hellsite-hungergames) (aka me)

Ea-Nasir vs. Capitalism

The Wizard of Oz vs. Ron DeSantis

Tucker Carlson vs. Pikaman

Donald Trump vs. Mr. Monopoly

Mark Zuckerberg vs. King Charles

Light Yagami vs. Someone's Father named Dick

Marcus Junius Brutus vs. Zeus

Alberto Fugimori vs. Egg

Ted Cruz vs. Dream

Elon Musk vs. Barney the Dinosaur

Shinzo Abe vs. The United States

Julius Caesar vs. Catiline

Mike Pence vs. Ben Shapiro

Lex Luthor vs. God

Augusto Pinochet vs. Dr. Evilglaze

Mitch McConnell vs. Joe Biden

Ross Geller vs. y/n

Kim Jong-un vs. Jeff Bezos

Klaus Schwab vs. The Koch Brothers

Greg Abbott vs. The U.S. Healthcare System

Joey Drew vs. George Washington

Andrew Tate vs. Someone's Tio David

Ronald Reagan vs. Joseph Stalin's Mustache

Gordon Ramsay vs. Thomas Jefferson

Lin-Manuel Miranda vs. Jair Bolsonaro

Vladimir Putin vs. J.K. Rowling

Agamemnon vs. Alexander Hamilton

Scott Morrison vs. Someone's Grandpa

President Snow vs. Bruce Wayne

Emperor Palpatine vs. Santa Claus

Margaret Thatcher vs. Perry the Platypus

[hannahhook7744]

Tim Luthor Verse Picrew;

Tim Julias Luthor aka Rook. Hero.

Connor Julian Luthor aka Atlas. Hero.

Lucinda Lillian Luthor aka Mischief. Villain.

Alexander 'Alex' Joseph Luthor Jr, aka Alex. Hero.

Lena Luthor Jr, aka Brainiac 13. Anti-hero.

Perry Jerome 'Jerry' White Jr. Civilian. Tim's half brother.

Darla Aquista aka the Warlock's daughter. Villain to Anti-hero.

Bernard Dowd aka Dionysus. (Somewhat unwitting) Villain and love Interest to Tim.

(I didn't make Sebastian Ives but he's Tim's guy in the chair).

[golden-age-ask-blog]

Bio 14:Alexander Joseph Luthor Jr.

A true success story Lex Luthor was born in the slums of Metropolis to a single father who owned a car shop. From that shop and his startling intelligence Lex became the richest man in Metropolis and one of the richest in the world. But when the Superman arrived he became jealous and in attempts to outclass the Superman created several of his foes.

He has had multiple political aspirations being a former mayor and once presidential candidate. But was dropped due to attempts at battling the Superman.