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WARNING : contain Spoilers for Superman # 24!InSuperman’sworld , there ’s only one thing worse than Lex Luthor — two Lex Luthors . And that ’s exactly what the Man of Steel faces in DC ’s in vogue brain - blowing twist . While fans have long been anticipating the return of the supervillain , no one expected him to come back as a super - powered knockoff , clad in the Man of Steel ’s post - Doomsday recuperation suit .
There ’s a lot to unpack in Joshua Williamson , Eddy Barrows , Eber Ferreira , and Alejandro Sánchez’sSuperman#24 . As revealed in theSuperman : Lex Luthor Special , Luthor is starting to regain his memories .
This development has put Clark on edge , leading him to alert the office , which lead in Luthor ’s arrest — despite still claiming to be on the side of good . Just when things seem like they could n’t get any worsened , Mercy Graves betrays the Super - Family , last full villain mode and revealing she ’s built a novel Lexwith plans to continue his forerunner ’s world domination schemes .
DC’s New Lex Luthor Makes His Debut in Superman’s Black ‘Recovery Suit’
Main Cover by Dan Mora forSuperman#24 (2025)
In this issue , Superman discover that Mercy has been building and selling high - technical school , highly destructive weapons under Supercorp ’s ‘ Elvis brand . ’ When Superman andSuperwoman Lois Laneconfront her about this betrayal , Mercy seek to justify her actions — but the Man of Steel find her behavior inexcusable and fires her on the spot . In reply , Mercy chillingly replies,“ … you do n’t get to terminate me,”before revealing that she ’s fundamentally a living , walking Kryptonite weapon . She unleash a good time of Kryptonite from her bureau , power by a machine resembling Iron Man ’s Arc Reactor , which is later on give away to contain Metallo ’s hard drive and heart .
With Clark and Lois incapacitated , Mercy expose her true theme — she ’s pursuing Luthor ’s original plan to use Supercorp to“fix”Superman and expand his empire . Lena Luthor , Lex ’s daughter , points out that her forefather abandoned that plan . Mercy concedes that the current Lex , miss most of his storage , ca n’t do what ’s necessary regarding Superman and reveals she built“a new [ Lex].”Mercy then unveils what appear to be either a clone or android rendering of Lex Luthor , clad inSuperman ’s black recuperation suit — the same causa Clark wore after his battle with Doomsday — floating in the tune with glow red eye .
DC’s New Lex Luthor Is Leading the Legion of Doom
Main Cover by Dan Mora forSuperman#25 (2025)
The scarey reveal inSuperman#24 evoke that Mercy ’s recreation of Lex was pose after Superman , concede him similar business leader and making this Lex Luthor 2.0 more dangerous than ever . This raise version of Luthor also sheds light on a late twist inJustice League Unlimited#5 , where the ending pages reveal that Inferno — the Justice League ’s current big bad — is actually the Legion of Doom , with Luthor appearing to be either the drawing card or one of its key name . This reveal now explains how and why Luthor is aligned with the Legion of Doom . With an evilLex Luthorclone and a version still lose from memory loss , Supermanfans are about to have the good — and worst — of both worlds when it number to this iconic theatrical role .
Superman # 24is available now from DC Comics !
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