10 Worst Things Lex Luthor Has Done To Superman

Lex Luthor got up to some pretty shady business as President, the shadiest of which was also what was seen by the public as his finest hour.

'Our Worlds at War' was a crossover event through all the Superman titles. It involved the heroes of the world banding together to fight Imperiex, an incredibly powerful alien who wanted to use Earth as a starting point for the destruction of the universe.

Lex Luthor appeared to the world as one of its greatest champions, joining together a coalition of the heroes and military forces from all across the planet to repel the invasion. However, it was all an act. Luthor had in fact known about the invasion far in advance and did nothing to stop it. All so that when Imperiex did come, he would be hailed as the man who led Earth through such a catastrophic event.

Superman was able to defeat Imperiex by pushing him through a portal to the beginning of time. However, the cost of Luthor's arrogance was high. There was devastation across the world, Atlantis was destroyed and thousands died, including Superman's friends Steel and Maxima.

Lex Luthor didn't care though, he was finally the hero he thought he deserved to be. And the devastation caused to his archenemy was just the icing on the cake.