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LUTHOR

It is inconceivable to think that Alexander Luthor, who was once even considered a friend of Superman, could ever create or build anything for the betterment of society. Yet he is a brilliant scientist capable of conceiving and designing both high-tech weaponry and the latest in home conveniences.

He empowered the United States to win the Cold War and become the leader in world politics. Like myself, Luthor inherited a vast fortunę, one he has used to generate an even larger fortunę, allowing him to operate above the scrutiny of the law.

That is, until Superman came to Metropolis. From that day on, Luthor has dedicated himself to ridding the world of the alien who threatened, according to Luthor's view, to cripple the potential of mankind. Since then, Luthor has been a man of morę than ambition. He has become a man obsessed with proving himself Supermani better.

Perhaps the greatest tragedy of this mastermind is the fact that he indeed might have been a great man, a revered man. He might have been so much morę. Perhaps that in and of itself is the basis of crime in this world.