Alexander Luthor Jr. is a fictional character appearing in

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s published by

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. The son of

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, he played a large role in the ''

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'' and ''

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'' events.

Publication history

Created by

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and

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, the character made his first appearance in ''

'' #1 (April 1985). He had a prominent role in that series, and appeared 20 years later as one of the two primary antagonists of the sequel ''

'', alongside

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Fictional character biography

''Crisis on Infinite Earths''

Alexander Luthor Jr. is born on

, the son of

and

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. Luthor Sr. is Earth-Three's only hero, fighting the Crime Syndicate (an evil version of the

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). In ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'', the

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destroys Earth-Three and countless other universes with an

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wave. To save their son, the Luthors place him in an experimental device which carries him to

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.''

'' #1 (April 1985) The Harbinger takes Alexander in at the request of the

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.''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #2 (May 1985) Alexander's passage through the anti-matter storm grants him power over both matter and anti-matter, dramatically accelerating his aging process. By the end of ''Crisis'', Alexander has aged into a young adult over the course of several weeks.''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #3 (June 1985) After the Monitor's death, Alexander helps lead the heroes and villains of the DC Universe against the Anti-Monitor.''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #5 (August 1985)''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #9 (December 1985) After defeating the Anti-Monitor with the help of the Earth-Two Superman (Kal-L) and

, Alexander reveals that he has saved Kal-L's wife, the Earth-Two Lois Lane, from being erased from existence. No longer having a place in the post-''Crisis'' universe, the four retreat to another dimension.''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #12 (March 1986)

Infinite Crisis

Alexander watches the events on the post-''Crisis'' Earth for several years with his companions, and eventually convinces a pessimistic Kal-L to escape their dimension.''

'' #1 (December 2005) Alexander tells Kal-L and his cousin Power Girl that they can help him bring aspects of Earth-Two into predominance over the merged universes, which will help Earth-Two's Lois Lane recover from her current illness.''Infinite Crisis'' #2 (January 2006)Alexander masquerades as Lex Luthor and forms a new incarnation of the

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, who he has construct a dimensional "

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" from the remains of the Anti-Monitor so that he can recreate the

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.''Infinite Crisis'' #3 (February 2006) However, the tower is destroyed in a battle between Superboy-Prime and Superboy (Conner Kent).''Infinite Crisis'' #6 (May 2006) Alexander flees to

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, where the Joker mutilates and kills him.''Infinite Crisis'' #7 (June 2006)Following his death, Alexander returns on two occasions. He returns as a

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in '' Blackest Night'' and is temporarily resurrected by the Tangent Comics

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in ''

'' (vol. 2).

Powers and abilities

Alexander Luthor Jr. possesses a genius-level intellect and is a master manipulator. The circumstances of his escape from Earth-Three give him power over matter and antimatter, which he can use to generate energy bursts and dimensional portals.''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #7 (October 1985) He also has a form of

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, enabling him to foresee the most probable events.

References

External links

* Alexander Luthor Jr. at the DC Comics wiki
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