10 Messed Up Superman Storylines You Won't Believe Exist

10. Luthor

Luthor is one of the best Superman comics you probably haven't read - but it's also, when you think about it, one of the wildest at the same time.

The series feels like it could be set in just about any of the various comics we've seen Superman and his biggest rival square off in when it starts. It quickly develops into something more complicated, however, as we see Luthor either create a robot woman, or otherwise replace a dying woman's entire internal system with robotic parts in order to create a new superhero ironically named Hope.

Luthor sets up Hope against Superman through the means of the Toyman, a villain who he purposefully manipulates behind the scenes. Lex has the man be held responsible for blowing up a children's daycare centre, after having convinced the criminal that his bomb would be used in a robbery instead.

When Hope goes to apprehend him, Lex has her drop the man from a great height, intending to kill him. As is generally the case when someone is dropped from a high place in Metropolis, Superman comes to save him, which results in Hope and Supes getting into a fight. To conclude his nefarious plans, Lex then explodes this robot woman so Superman will be blamed, despite the fact that it seemed like Lex was love with her.

Oh, and in case you were wondering - yes, it is heavily implied that he bones the robot lady. And no, this is not the first time he has boned a robot.