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Lex Luthor
Killed 35 times
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Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a fictional comic book superhero co-created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger (although only Kane receives official credit) and published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939). Batman's secret identity is Bruce Wayne, a wealthy industrialist, playboy, and philanthropist. Witnessing the murder of his parents as a child, Wayne trains himself to physical and intellectual perfection and dons a bat-themed costume in order to fight crime. Batman operates in the fictional Gotham City, assisted by various supporting characters including his sidekick Robin and his butler Alfred Pennyworth, and fights an assortment of villains influenced by the characters' roots in film and pulp magazines. Unlike most superheroes, he does not possess any superpowers; he makes use of intellect, detective skills, science and technology, wealth, physical prowess, and intimidation in his war on crime. |
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Lex Luthor (pronounced /lɛks ˈlu:θor/) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in Action Comics #23 (Apr. 1940) and was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Originally a pulp magazine-inspired mad scientist known only by his surname, he was later rewritten as Lex Luthor, an inventor and former friend of Superboy. After losing his hair in a laboratory accident, Luthor holds Superboy (and later Superman) responsible and turns to a life of crime. Following the 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths, Lex Luthor was re-introduced as a Machiavellian industrialist and white-collar criminal, even briefly serving as President of the United States. Writers have revised Lex Luthor's classic origin from the 1970's, though the canonicity of these stories is undetermined. Luthor is rated #8 on Wizard magazine's "100 Greatest Villains of All Time" list.
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