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Lex Luthor is one of DC’s greatest villains. He’s been battling Superman for years, pitting his brains and resources against the Man of Steel in a neverending battle. His status as one of Superman’s greatest foes has made him one of DC’s top villains, taking the lead in the various villain superteams and generally making a huge nuisance of himself.
Luthor has battled a lot of heroes over the years. His schemes have found their way into many corners of the DC Universe and there are some heroes out there that have beaten him that few people remember.
10 Jemm, Son Of Saturn, Was Instrumental In Beating Him In JLA: Rock Of Ages
JLA: Rock Of Ages is one of Grant Morrison’s best JLA stories. The crux of it is Lex getting his hands on an artifact called the Philosopher’s Stone that gives him great power, and he recruits a new Injustice Gang to battle the League. He also uses the Stone to control a little-known DC hero called Jemm, Son of Saturn, and uses the alien’s telepathy to mess with the League members’ minds.
At the end of the story, Martian Manhunter is able to break the hold Luthor has over Jemm, and the alien is instrumental in ending Luthor’s plot. He saves the Philosopher’s Stone and gets it back from Luthor, helping to end the conflict.
9 Wonder Woman Has Had To Deal With Lex Luthor Several Times Over The Years
Lex Luthor hates all the heroes, and Wonder Woman is no different. Much like Superman, to Lex, Wonder Woman represents a person who takes away prestige from him with her exploits. This has set Wonder Woman in his sights more than once and much like her Kryptonian counterpart, she’s taken Luthor down every time.
Wonder Woman and Superman have different styles of doing things, so her wins against Luthor have been a little more direct than Superman’s. She also has fewer weaknesses for Luthor to exploit, giving her an advantage Superman doesn’t have.
8 Jade Helped Defeat Lex Luthor
Jade has one of the best heroic pedigrees in the DC Universe. The original Green Lantern, Alan Scott’s daughter, came up in Infinity Inc. and has been all over the DC Universe, using her natural ability to control the Starheart that powers her father to battle evil. She’s also helped defeat Lex Luthor, most memorably when he and Brainiac 13 teamed up to take down the Teen Titans and the Outsiders.
Jade has fought lots of enemies over the years, but Lex Luthor was one of the toughest challenges she ever faced. She was able to keep a cool head and her years of experience made a big difference in the battle against him.
7 Roy Harper Has Inexplicably Beaten Lex Luthor
When one thinks of Roy Harper, they don’t usually think of someone who has beaten Lex Luthor. Roy has been through a lot in his years as a hero and he’s overcome more adversity than anyone can imagine, including facing down Luthor as a member of the Outsiders and the Justice League. While he was only a member of teams that beat Luthor, he was still instrumental in the battles.
Harper is one of DC’s best archers and just an all-around tough cookie. He’s overcome every obstacle thrown at him, including addiction and death, so as tough as Luthor can be, it doesn’t daunt Roy at all. He’s faced worse.
6 Starfire’s Powers Have Put Over Many Foes Including Luthor
Starfire is often the most powerful person on the battlefield but beyond that, she’s also just ridiculously skilled. Her demure and sometimes clueless exterior hides a fierce warrior and she’s taught a lesson to many foes who have wrongly equated her lack of knowledge about human culture with a lack of knowledge in general. As an alien, Lex hates her more than other heroes but that didn’t help him beat her.
Starfire has been a factor in defeating Lex more than once over the years. She may not be as powerful as Superman but she’s a relentless and skilled combatant. Lex underestimated her and the Titans, a mistake he paid for.
5 Cyborg Has Faced Luthor In The Teen Titans & The Justice League
Cyborg has had an illustrious career as a superhero and like many heroes who have been around the block in the DC Universe, he’s faced down Lex Luthor more than once. It’s basically a rite of passage; once a hero has been around for a certain amount of time, they have to pass the Lex Luthor test. As a member of the Teen Titans, Titans, and Justice League, Cyborg has faced Luthor and won.
Cyborg is no slouch in any department and the enhancements to his powers over the years have made it a lot easier for him to deal with Luthor. Cyborg has proven to be more than a match for everything in his way, including Luthor.
4 Nightwing Has Been Fighting Lex Luthor For Years
Nightwing has been in some amazing fights over the years. He began his superheroic career as a ten-year-old and since then has found himself in every corner of the DC Universe. He’s worked solo and in teams, proving how great he is, and he’s had to face down Lex Luthor, both solo and with others, more than once.
Every time he’s faced down Luthor, he’s helped hand the villain an L. Nightwing has learned from the best heroes out there. He’s taken his lessons and used them very well; Luthor is good at what he does but Nightwing is great and that’s made all the difference.
3 Conner Kent Has Beaten Lex Luthor In More Ways Than One
Conner Kent and Lex Luthor have a complicated relationship. Conner is a clone of Superman but Lex Luthor’s DNA was also used in his making, which gave Luthor a way to control him. Luthor turned Conner against his Teen Titans teammates but Conner was able to overcome that programming and strike back at his “father.”
This wasn’t the first time Conner had to deal with Lex but it was easily the most traumatic battle between the two. Conner has always been able to beat Lex, but being turned against his friend had a negative impact on the young man that affected him for a long time.
2 Supergirl & Luthor Have Clashed Several Times
Lex Luthor hates a lot of things, and Superman’s big red S is one of the main things. That hate doesn’t discriminate, either, as anyone who wears it can be a victim of his ire. This includes Supergirl, and the two of them have battled many times. Supergirl is a different hero than her cousin but one thing that isn’t different is her ability to beat Lex.
Supergirl has proven that she deserves to be in the upper echelons of the DC Universe and one of the ways she did that was by beating Lex Luthor. It’s a Kryptonian on Earth rite of passage and she’s accomplished it.
1 Batman & Lex Luthor Have Been Rivals For Years
Batman faces down the most dangerous villain Gotham has to offer, but he’s also known to branch out. For years, there’s been a business rivalry between Lex Luthor and Bruce Wayne and that rivalry has extended into their other lives as well. Batman has had to deal with Lex Luthor’s schemes more than once over the years and he’s always won.
Batman and Luthor fight on equal ground; both of them are very rich men who use their brains and their resources to win. Battles between them are basically chess games, ones that eventually devolve into brawls. Batman has been able to beat Lex most of the time, which isn’t extremely surprising.
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