The animated series is an american superhero animated television series based on the dc. The animated series put its own spin on one of the most memorable scenes from batman v superman. Will superman be able to convince aquaman to give humanity another chance. Perhaps the standout is clancy brown as lex luthor. The most iconic lex luthor actors, ranked newsarama. Though lex escapes arrest his name is tarnished and he can no longer run his company. Superman gives lex luthor the silent treatment youtube. He fails when he falls victim to the poisoning effects of kryptonite, one of the exhibited rocks. Ultimately, howard ended up voicing the preserver and steppenwolf in superman.
Luthor declares superman and batman enemies of the state and wanted. Lex luthor fan casting for superman the animated series live. Armed with this lethal information, the vile fiend sets. The animated series voiced by lisa edelstein as a tough young woman with a checkered past.
Red son, the latest entry in the popular, ongoing series of animated dc universe original. The animated series returned in comic book form as batman. As outlined in a backup profile in the 52 weekly series, the postaction comics no. He also was one of the most brilliant minds of the earth and one of the archenemies of superman. Fans took to social media to celebrate the milestone, but a number of supermans arch enemies well the actors who have played them decided not to be so gracious. Joker steals a statue made of solid kryptonite and makes a deal with luthor to kill superman. The animated series lex luthor is once again voiced by clancy brown in the dcaus justice league and justice league unlimited. A sovietraised superman takes a turn around the dance floor with wonder woman in this exclusive clip from the feature length elseworlds adaptation, superman.
Lex luthor, superman s archnemesis, is one of the most brilliant men alive, whose hatred of interfering aliens pushes him down the path of a sociopath. The one superman always saves the daily planet s star reporter, she never stops at anything to get a good frontpage story, though her headstrong nature nearly gets her killed several times. The animated series or the new superman adventures in its second season is an animated television series than ran from 1996 to 2000 on kids wbafter batman. The animated series recounts the adventures of krypton and metropolis favorite son. Every adaptation of lex luthor, ranked from worst to best. The animated series proved to be an enormous success, bruce timm and paul dini turned their.
A list of characters from the dc animated universe who first became prominent in superman. Mercy graves dc comics superman the animated series yep its nicholas greer. The animated series and subsequently the justince league of america and the justice league unlimited series. Everyone has their heroes, and to some, that hero is lex luther. Villains troll supermans 82nd anniversary superman homepage. Birthright and the pre crisis stories, he spends part of his adolescence in smallville, kansas, where he meets clark. Lex luthor is the central antagonist of the dc animated universe. Lex luthor was a powerful businessman and criminal mastermind. Originally the leader of a gang of female thieves, mercy once daringly swiped luthor s briefcase from under the billionaires nose. The animated series, his job as a criminal businessman and his bodyguard mercy graves were used for this movie, but this version of luthor acted similar to gene hackmans luthor from superman. Animation and its creators, i do not own any rights of superman.
The animated series and justice league unlimited and one of the two main antagonists alongside the joker of justice league. The animated series leads into the justice league series, lex luthors exposure as a madman directly doing harm is finally revealed. Kevin spacey as luthor in the superman returns film. Alexander joseph lex luthor is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. He also was one of the most brilliant minds of the earth and one of the. Lex luthor, supermans archnemesis, is one of the most brilliant men alive, whose hatred of interfering aliens pushes him down the path of a sociopath.
He hires metallo and equips him with his only piece of kryptonite he has to defeat superman, but is defeated by batman much to luthors frustration. Mercy graves was a tough young woman with a checkered past, who served as lex luthor s personal bodyguard and chauffeur. The animated series more on that in a bit, this directtovideo version of luthor is as cold and remorseless as any version of the character weve seen. Jon cryer, who currently plays lex luthor on the supergirl tv series started off by replying to a superman tweet by saying, hes not so great. And in the superman animated series lex was bald, tanned, and had thi. Mercy serves as lex luthor s personal bodyguard and chauffeur. The animated series is een amerikaanse animatieserie over het dc.
He constantly spouted oneliners and at one point threw a tiki torch luau to celebrate supermans. President lex luthor turned out to be a capable statesman and even managed to work with superman on several occasions, but it was only a matter of time before he reverted to old habits in the pages of jeph loeb and ed mcguinness superman batmans public enemies storyline. With tim daly, joseph bologna, dana delany, david kaufman. Animation and originally aired on kids wb from september 6, 1996 to february 12, 2000.
The new adventures of superman is a series of sixminute animated superman adventures produced by filmation that were broadcast on cbs from september 10, 1966, to september 5, 1970. These are actually the first 18 episodes of the superman. Batman hates lex luthor for saving gotham city cbr. Lex luthor series star clancy brown discovers supermans achilles heel. Lex luthor dc animated universe villains wiki fandom. With the aid of his natural genius and his general lack of conscience, luthor assembled a vast fortune and founded lexcorp. Little is known about lex luthor s origins, but he was an admirably selfmade man. Clancy brown was cast as the voice of luthor in superman.
He was widely considered to be one of earths most brilliant minds and one of superman s greatest enemies. Livewire, lex luthor, parasite, metallo, mala, lobo, braniac, and others. But jokers plan is jeopardized when batman arrives to warn superman that his life is in danger. The animated series episode the last son of krypton part 3 note. Lex luthor series star clancy brown discovers superman s achilles heel. The 68 segments appeared as part of three different programs during that time, packaged with similar shorts featuring the adventures of superboy and other dc comics superheroes. September 14, 1996 during the opening of a museum, superman tries to stop two robbers. The animated series proved to be an enormous success, bruce timm and paul dini turned their attention to dc comicss other major hero. Armed with this lethal information, the vile fiend sets out to destroy the man of steel once and for all.
Lex luthor sees the surveillance tape of the event and determines that this must be supermans one and only weakness. Originally broadcast on the wb from 19962000, the series still runs in repeats and is available on dvd. Batman fights lex luthor in new animated series comic. See image of clancy brown, the voice of lex luthor in superman. James marsters, whos most famous for playing spike on buffy the vampire slayer, fits the profile well.
He is a bald, wealthy and extremely corrupt businessman. Luthor was voiced by clancy brown, who has voiced the character across multiple animated features. He serves as the main antagonist of the 1978 superman film, superman ii, superman iv. Joker kidnaps lois in order to lure superman to his death. While superman, batman, and robin fight black mask and. Little is known about mercys life before working under lex luthor, except that she lived in the street until he took her in, cleaned her up, and made her his righthand girl. This version of the character takes its cue from the evil corporate ceo introduced in the post.
Lois is thrown into a parallel universe of metropolis where luthor and superman work together and rule as dictators. The animated series television series on 2 great disks. President lex luthor turned out to be a capable statesman and even managed to work with superman on several occasions, but it was only a matter of time before he reverted to old habits in the pages of jeph loeb and ed mcguinness supermanbatmans public enemies storyline. Determined to expose the alien superman for the false god he really is, the focus of metropolis businessman lex luther is captured in this approximately 6inch resin bust, which places him on a pedestal inspired by the architecture of his city in superman. If youve been a part of the debate, the definitive answer on lex luthor is right here. A lot of the confusion around lexs ethnicity comes from the animated series. Luthor hires black mask and clayface basil karlo to kidnap lois lane while he leaves for gotham with mercy graves. Lana still has strong feelings for clark, so she decides to put her own life in danger by spying on luthors arms sales to gain incriminating information. He constantly spouted oneliners and at one point threw a tiki torch luau to celebrate superman s.
In this world, the alternate lois lane was killed and her death had traumatized superman into joining forces with lex to create a police state of control. The animated series puts its spin on a classic batman. Airing ten years after the 1986 reboot of the superman comic book character, the animated series paid tribute to both the classic. As of 2009, brown has played lex luthor more than any other actor when he played the role one more time in. The last son of the planet krypton protects his adoptive home of earth as the greatest of the superheroes. The animated series leads into the justice league series, lex luthor s exposure as a madman directly doing harm is finally revealed. Mercy graves was a tough young woman with a checkered past, who served as lex luthors personal bodyguard and chauffeur. The animated series was one of the building blocks of.
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