LEX LUTHOR

Character Chronology Index Below is the definitive list of appearances of Lex Luthor in chronological order. Flashback sequences or story entries will be followed by a [Flashback] note. Stories that for some reason are no longer part of current continuity will have a comment saying this in a note following the entry. Follow the links for a complete index of the issue, including story and creator info as well as full character chronology and in some cases story synopses. To go to the Lex Luthor biography click here

Lex Luthor Chronology

As Lex Luthor II

Action Comics #670 (October 1991): [34] "Skullduggery"
Action Comics #671 (November 1991): [38] "Missing In Action"
Superman Vol. 2 #62 (December 1991): [40] "Wedding Daze"
Adventures of Superman #485 (December 1991): [41] "Out of the Mist"
Action Comics #672 (December 1991): [42] "All This... and Lex Luthor II!"
Action Comics #673 (January 1992): [4] "Friends in Need"
Superman: The Man of Steel #9 (March 1992): [9] "Panic In the Sky! First Strike: Power Breakfast"
Superman Vol. 2 #65 (March 1992): [10] "Panic In the Sky! Second Strike: Head Man"
Superman Vol. 2 #66 (April 1992): [14] "Panic In the Sky! Final Strike: Our Army At War"
Adventures of Superman #489 (April 1992): [15] "Panic In the Sky! Epilogue: Hail the Conquering Heroes"
Action Comics #676 (April 1992): [16] "Man of the Hour"
Superman Vol. 2 #67 (May 1992): [18] "Another Panic in the Sky!"
Action Comics #677 (May 1992): [20] "...In Love and War!"
Action Comics #678 (June 1992): [24] "Talking Heads"
Superman Vol. 2 #69 (July 1992): [26] "-- Killing is Serious Business'"
Action Comics #680 (August 1992): [32] "Payment Due"
Action Comics #681 (September 1992): [36] "Odds & ...Endings"
Adventures of Superman #496 (November 1992): [43] "Truth and Consequences"
Valor #1 (November 1992): "Endgame"
Valor #2 (December 1992): "Boy Meets Supergirl"
Valor #3 (January 1993): "She's the One!"
Adventures of Superman #497 (December 1992): [47] "Under Fire"
Action Comics #684 (December 1992): [48] "...Doomsday Is Near!"
Superman: The Man of Steel #19 (January 1993): [1] "Doomsday Is Here!"
Adventures of Superman #498 (January 1993): [3] "Funeral For A Friend Part 1: Death of a Legend"
Action Comics #685 (January 1993): [4] "Funeral For A Friend Part 2: Re:Actions"
Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (February 1993): [5] "Funeral For A Friend Part 3: Funeral Day"
Superman Vol. 2 #76 (February 1993): [6] "Funeral For A Friend Part 4: Metropolis Mailbag II"
Adventures of Superman #499 (February 1993): [7] "Funeral For A Friend Part 5: Grave Obsession"
Action Comics #686 (February 1993): [8] "Funeral For A Friend Part 6: Who's Buried In Superman's Tomb?"
Superman: The Man of Steel #21 (March 1993): [9] "Funeral For A Friend Part 7: Ghosts"
Superman Vol. 2 #77 (March 1993): [10] "Funeral For A Friend Part 8: The End"
Action Comics #687 (June 1993): [12] "Born Again"
Superman: The Man of Steel #22 (June 1993): [13] "Steel"
Adventures of Superman #501 (June 1993): [15] "The Adventures of Superman As A Boy"
Superman: The Man of Steel #23 (July 1993): [17] "Ambush!"
Superman Annual Vol. 2 #5 (1993): "Myriad"
Adventures of Superman #502 (July 1993): [19] "Boy Meets Girl"
Action Comics #689 (July 1993): [20] "Who is the Hero True?"
Superman: The Man of Steel #24 (August 1993): [21] "Impact!"
Superman Vol. 2 #80 (August 1993): [22] "Deadly Alliance"
Superman: The Man of Steel #25 (September 1993): [25] "The Return!"
Superman Vol. 2 #81 (September 1993): [26] "Resurrections"
Adventures of Superman #504 (September 1993): [27] "Assault on Engine City!"
Action Comics #691 (September 1993): [28] "Secret Weapon"
Adventures of Superman #505 (October 1993): [31] "Reign of the Superman!"
Action Comics #692 (October 1993): [32] "And Who, Disguised as Clark Kent?"
Superman: The Man of Steel #27 (November 1993): [33] "Bad Character"
Superman Vol. 2 #83 (November 1993): [34] "On the Edge"
Superman: The Man of Steel #28 (December 1993): [37] "The Professionals"
Bloodbath #1 (early December 1993): "Bloodbath"
Superman: The Man of Steel #29 (January 1994): [1] "Blood Thirst!"
Supergirl Vol. 3 #1 (February 1994): "Trial Run"
Superman: The Man of Steel #30 (February 1994): [5] "Resurrection"
Action Comics #696 (February 1994): [8] "Champion"
Superman: The Man of Steel #31 (March 1994): [9] "Obsessions!"
Superman Vol. 2 #87 (March 1994): [10] "Bizarro"
Adventures of Superman #510 (March 1994): [11] "Bizarro World"
Action Comics #697 (March 1994): [12] "War of the Super-Powers"
Superman: The Man of Steel #32 (April 1994): [13] "Love & Death"
Superman Vol. 2 #88 (April 1994): [14] "Opportunity Lost"
Adventures of Superman #511 (April 1994): [15] "Collision Course"
Action Comics #698 (April 1994): [16] "Losing It!"
Supergirl Vol. 3 #2 (March 1994): "Demands"
Superman: The Man of Steel #33 (May 1994): [17] "Under Siege!"
Superman Vol. 2 #89 (May 1994): [18] "Desperation"
Adventures of Superman #512 (May 1994): [19] "Deadly Measures!"
Supergirl Vol. 3 #3 (April 1994): "End of Innocence"
Supergirl Vol. 3 #4 (May 1994): "The Big Hurt"
Superman: The Man of Steel #34 (June 1994): [21] "War"
Superman Vol. 2 #90 (June 1994): [22] "Battle Ground Metropolis"
Adventures of Superman #513 (June 1994): [23] "Target: Cadmus"
Action Comics #700 (June 1994): [24] "Swan Song"
Superman Vol. 2 #91 (July 1994): [26] "My Life!"
Adventures of Superman #514 (July 1994): [27] "Dangerous Visions"
Action Comics #701 (July 1994): [28] "Final Conflict"
Superman: The Man of Steel #39 (December 1994): [45] "Life or Death"
Adventures of Superman #525 (July 1995): [27] "Hard Decisions!"

As Lex Luthor

Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #1 (summer 1995): [28] "Past, Present & Future!"
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #2 (fall 1995): [41] "Pawns"
Action Comics #715 (November 1995): [42] "Doc Parasite!"
Underworld Unleashed #1 (November 1995): "Underworld Unleashed"
Underworld Unleashed #2 (early December 1995): "Underworld Unleashed, Part 2: The Devil To Pay"
Superman Vol. 2 #107 (December 1995): [48] "Bottled Up!"
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #3 (winter 1995): [50] "Fighting Back"
Superman: The Man of Steel #53 (February 1996): [6] "The Game"
Adventures of Superman #535 (May 1996): [21] "Love and War"
Superman: The Man of Steel #57 (June 1996): [23] [No Title]
Superman Vol. 2 #113 (June 1996): [24] "Secrets"
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #5 (summer 1996): [25] "To Have and To Hold?"
Action Comics #724 (August 1996): [31] "Losing Brawl!"
Superman: The Man of Steel #61 (October 1996): [41] "Losin' It"
Final Night #1 (November 1996): "The Final Night, Ch. 1: Dusk"
Final Night #2 (November 1996): "The Final Night, Ch. 2: Darker Grows the Night"
Final Night #3 (November 1996): "The Final Night, Ch. 3: Keeping Hope Alive"
Final Night #4 (November 1996): "The Final Knight"
Superman: The Wedding Album #1 (December 1996): [47] "The Wedding Album"
Adventures of Superman #541 (December 1996): [48] "Happily Ever After"
Superman Vol. 2 #119 (January 1997): [1] "Sunburned!"
Adventures of Superman #542 (January 1997): [2] "Power Trip!"
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #7 (winter 1997): [5] "Hero or Villain?"
Superman Vol. 2 #120 (February 1997): [6] "To Be a Superman"
Adventures of Superman #543 (February 1997): [7] "The Honeymoon's Over"
Action Comics #730 (February 1997): [8] "The Precedent of the United Hates"
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #8 (spring 1997): [13] "True Grit"
Aztek #8 (March 1997): "The Invisible Hand"
Aztek #9 (April 1997): "The Power and the Glory"
Superman Vol. 2 #123 (May 1997): [19] "Superman... Reborn!"
Adventures of Superman #548 (July 1997): [28] "Friends, Lovers, and Strangers"
Superman Vol. 2 #126 (August 1997): [31] "Machinations!"
Superman: The Man of Steel #71 (September 1997): [34] "Rematch!"
Superman Vol. 2 #127 (September 1997): [35] "Deception!"
Adventures of Superman #550 (September 1997): [36] "The Secret"
Action Comics #737 (September 1997): [37] "Burden Of Proof"
JLA #10 (late September 1997): "Rock of Ages, Prologue: Genesis and Revelations"
JLA #11 (October 1997): "Rock of Ages, Part 2: Hostile Takeover"
JLA #12 (November 1997): "Rock of Ages, Part 3: Wonderworld"
JLA #15 (February 1998): "Rock of Ages, Part 6: Stone of Destiny"
Superman Vol. 2 #131 (January 1998): [2] "Checkmate"
Adventures of Superman #554 (January 1998): [3] "Children and Monsters!"
Action Comics #741 (January 1998): [4] "A Cautionary Tale"
Action Comics #744 (May 1998): [18] "Crossroads"
Superman Forever #1 (June 1998): [21] "Superman Forever"
Action Comics #748 (September 1998): [35] "Chasing the Agents of Days"
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #11 (fall 1998): [38] "Anomaly"
Superman: Save the Planet #1 (October 1998): [39] "Save the Planet"
Action Comics #750 (January 1999): [1] "Confidence Job"
Superman Vol. 2 #142 (February 1999): [8] "Clark Kent No More"
Adventures of Superman #566 (April 1999): [14] "...And Lose His Soul"
Action Comics #753 (April 1999): [15] "A Law Unto Himself"
Superman: King of the World #1 (June 1999): [22] "Superman: King of the World"
Superman Vol. 2 #151 (December 1999): [46] "We're Back!"
Adventures of Superman #573 (December 1999): [47] "Higher Ground"
Action Comics #760 (December 1999): [49] "...Never-Ending Battle..."
Superman Vol. 2 #152 (January 2000): [1] "Dateline U.S.A."
Adventures of Superman #575 (February 2000): [6] "A Night at the Opera"
Superman Vol. 2 #154 (March 2000): [10] "Whatever Happened to the City of Tomorrow?"
Adventures of Superman #576 (March 2000): [11] "AnarchY2Knowledge"
Action Comics #763 (March 2000): [13] "Sacrifice for Tomorrow"
Action Comics #764 (April 2000): [17] "Quiet After the Storm"
Action Comics #765 (May 2000): [21] "A Clown Comes To Metropolis"
Superman: The Man of Steel #101 (June 2000): [24] "All Fall Down"
Superman Vol. 2 #158 (July 2000): [26] "Critical Condition, Part One: Little Big Man"
Superman Vol. 2 #159 (August 2000): [30] "Detour"
Adventures of Superman #581 (August 2000): [31] "Adversaries"
Action Comics #770 (October 2000): [42] "The Reign of Emperor Joker, Part Five: He Who Laughs Last!"
Superman Vol. 2 #162 (November 2000): [43] "The American Dream"
Adventures of Superman #584 (November 2000): [44] "Bachelor Party"
Superman Vol. 2 #163 (December 2000): [47] "Where Monsters Lurk"
Adventures of Superman #585 (December 2000): [48] "Doubles"
Superman: Lex 2000 #1 (January 2001): [2] "Triumph Over Tragedy"
Adventures of Superman #586 (January 2001): [3] "Soul of the City"
Superman: The Man of Steel #108 (January 2001): [4] "Metropolis is Burning"
Action Comics #773 (January 2001): [5] "Kith and Kin Part Two"
Adventures of Superman #587 (February 2001): [7] "Metropolis: Hell of a Town!"
Action Comics #774 (February 2001): [9] "Fireside Chat"
Superman Vol. 2 #166 (March 2001): [10] "Fathers"
Superman: The Man of Steel #110 (March 2001): [12] "Saints"
Action Comics #775 (March 2001): [13] "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way?"
Supergirl Vol. 4 #55 (April 2001): "Day of the Mule"
Adventures of Superman #590 (May 2001): [19] "Don't Cry For Me, Bialya"
Detective Comics #756 (May 2001): "Lord of the Ring"
Superboy Vol. 3 #87 (June 2001): "Touched By a Guardian Angel"
Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #170 (July 2001): "A Day in the Life"
Action Comics #779 (July 2001): [29] "King Takes Pawn"
Superman Vol. 2 #171 (August 2001): [30] "Of Course, You Know This Means Warworld"
Batman: Our Worlds at War #1 (August 2001): "Hidden Agenda"
Adventures of Superman #593 (August 2001): [31] "Suicide Mission"
Action Comics #780 (August 2001): [33] "The End of the Beginning"
JLA: Our Worlds at War #1 (September 2001): "A Date Which Will Live In Infamy"
Adventures of Superman #594 (September 2001): [35] "The Doomsday Protocol"
JSA: Our Worlds at War #1 (September 2001): "The All-Stars"
Action Comics #781 (September 2001): [37] "Thousand Yard Scare"
Superman Vol. 2 #173 (October 2001): [38] "The Red Badge of Courage"
Adventures of Superman #595 (October 2001): [39] "Escalation"
Superman: The Man of Steel #117 (October 2001): [40] "Total Abandon"
Action Comics #782 (October 2001): [41] "Trial By Fire"
World's Finest: Our Worlds at War #1 (October 2001): "Finale"
Adventures of Superman #596 (November 2001): [43] "Shipbuilding"
Superman Vol. 2 #175 (December 2001): [46] "Doomsday Rex"
Adventures of Superman #597 (December 2001): [47] "Rubber Crutch"
Action Comics #785 (January 2002): [4] "Demento"
Adventures of Superman #600 (March 2002): "A Lex"
Superman Vol. 2 #178 (March 2002): "The American Way"
Adventures of Superman #603 (June 2002): "Baby Talk"
Superman Vol. 2 #183 (August 2002): "The Secret, Part Two"
Action Comics #795 (November 2002): "Ending Battle, Part Four: The Thirteenth Hour"
Action Comics #796 (December 2002): "Ending Battle, Part Eight: The Last Supervillain"
Adventures of Superman #610 (January 2003): "Small Perceptions"
Superman: The 10-Cent Adventure #1 (March 2003): "Truth"
Superman Vol. 2 #190 (April 2003): "Justice"
Adventures of Superman #614 (May 2003): "Truths Told in Super-Secret"
Action Comics #801 (May 2003): "Seeds"
Action Comics #802 (June 2003): "The Harvest, Part One"
Action Comics #803 (July 2003): "The Harvest, Part Two"
Action Comics #804 (August 2003): "The Harvest, Part Three"
Action Comics #805 (September 2003): "The Harvest, Conclusion"
Adventures of Superman #617 (August 2003): "Rather, Rinse, Repeat"
Adventures of Superman #619 (October 2003): "Prestidigitation Nation"
Superman/Batman #1 (October 2003): "The World's Finest"
Superman/Batman #2 (November 2003): "The World's Finest Part Two: Early Warning"
Superman/Batman #3 (December 2003): "The World's Finest Part Three: Running Wild"
Superman/Batman #4 (January 2004): "The World's Finest Part Four: Battle On"
Superman/Batman #5 (February 2004): "The World's Finest Part Five: State of Siege"
Superman/Batman #6 (March 2004): "The World's Finest Part Six: Final Countdown"
Teen Titans Vol. 3 #24 (July 2005): "The Insiders, Part One"
Outsiders Vol. 3 #24 (July 2005): "The Insiders, Part Two"
Teen Titans Vol. 3 #25 (August 2005): "The Insiders, Part III"
Outsiders Vol. 3 #25 (August 2005): "The Insiders, Part Four"

As Mockingbird

Villains United #1 (July 2005): "Villains United, One: And Empires In Their Purpose"
Villains United #2 (August 2005): "Villains United, Two: A Fire In the Steppes" [Behind the scenes]
Villains United #3 (September 2005): "Privileged To Spill Her Blood" [Behind the scenes]
Villains United #4 (October 2005): "Villains United, Part Four: A Weapon To Unify" [Behind the scenes]
Villains United #5 (November 2005): "Villains United, Part Five: Victims of Aggression" [Behind the scenes]
Villains United #6 (December 2005): "Villains United, Part Six: At the End of All Things"

As Lex Luthor

Supergirl Vol. 5 #3 (December 2005): "Power, Chapter Three: Outsiders"
Supergirl Vol. 5 #4 (February 2006): "Power, Chapter Four: J.L.A."
Adventures of Superman #644 (November 2005): "Blame and Remorse"
Adventures of Superman #645 (December 2005): "Breaking Point"
Superman Vol. 2 #224 (February 2006): "Focus"
Infinite Crisis #2 (January 2006): "The Survivors"
Infinite Crisis #3 (February 2006): "Divine Intervention"
Infinite Crisis #5 (April 2006): "Faith"
Infinite Crisis #7 (June 2006): "Finale"
52 #3 (July 2006): "New World Order"
52 #5 (August 2006): "Stars In Their Courses"
52 #8 (August 2006): "Thief"
52 #9 (September 2006): "Dream of America"
52 #17 (October 2006): "Last of the Czarnians"
52 #21 (November 2006): "Teambuilding Exercises"
52 #33 (February 2007): "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
52 #34 (February 2007): "Suicidal Tendencies"
52 #35 (March 2007): "Rain of the Supermen"
52 #38 (March 2007): "Breathless"
52 #39 (March 2007): "Powers & Abilities"
52 #40 (April 2007): "Man Ain't Nothing But A Man"
52 #46 (May 2007): "Mad Science"
Superman Vol. 1 #650 (May 2006): "Up, Up, and Away! Chapter One: Mortal Men"
Action Comics #837 (May 2006): "Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Two: Mild-Mannered Reporter"
Superman Vol. 1 #651 (June 2006): "Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Three: Bare Hands"
Action Comics #838 (June 2006): "Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Four: Powers and Abilities"
Superman Vol. 1 #652 (July 2006): "Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Five: Speeding Bullet"
Action Comics #839 (July 2006): "Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Six: This Looks Like A Job..."
Superman Vol. 1 #653 (August 2006): "Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Seven: Up In the Sky"
Action Comics #840 (August 2006): "Up, Up, and Away! Chapter Finale: The Adventures of Superman"
Action Comics #844 (December 2006): "Last Son, Part One"
Action Comics #845 (January 2007): "Last Son, Part Two"
Justice League of America Vol. 2 #13 (November 2007): "Unlimited, Chapter 2"
Justice League of America Vol. 2 #14 (December 2007): "Unlimited, Chapter 3: Two Against Nature"
Justice League of America Vol. 2 #15 (January 2008): "Unlimited, Chapter 4: Unleashed"
Action Comics #851 (August 2007): "Last Son, Part Four"
Action Comics Annual #11 (2008): "Last Son, Conclusion"
Salvation Run #2 (February 2008): "Take This World and Shove It!"
Salvation Run #3 (March 2008): "All You Need Is Hate"
Salvation Run #4 (April 2008): "Life Is But A Nightmare"
Salvation Run #5 (May 2008): "Through A Glass Deadly"
Salvation Run #6 (June 2008): "Burning Down the World"
Salvation Run #7 (July 2008): "We Gotta Get Out of This Planet"
Justice League of America Vol. 2 #21 (July 2008): "The Gathering Crisis"
Superman: New Krypton Special #1 (December 2008): [1] "New Krypton"
Action Comics #871 (January 2009): [4] "New Krypton, Part Four: Beyond Doomsday"
Action Comics #872 (February 2009): [7] "New Krypton, Part Seven: Brainiac Lives"
Action Comics #873 (March 2009): [10] "New Krypton, Part Ten: Birth of a Nation"
Action Comics #874 (April 2009): [13] "Suspicion!"

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