(DISCLAIMER: We inadvertently forgot this was episode 47, so we keep calling it 48 in the show. Don’t worry, you’re not missing anything, we just can’t count ;-P )
SHOW NOTES:
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Intro
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Background (5:10)
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Created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster in Action Comics #23 (April 1940) or Superman #4 (Spring 1940)
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Originally a mad scientist who lived in a flying city, he was a standard megalomaniac, and Superman was just the only one who could foil his plans
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Origin story later revealed that he was a scientist in Smallville who liked Superboy until an accident at his laboratory turned him bald and killed an artificial life-form he had created – explains his hatred and jealousy of Superman
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After Crisis on Infinite Earths, Luthor was reimagined as a corrupt corporate executive, who hates Superman because he cannot be corrupted
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Family depends on the continuity – pre-Crisis, he has a sister named Lena, over whom he is very protective, and a wife Adora from another planet, and they have a son, Lex Jr. – both are killed when the planet explodes
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Post-Crisis, he is revealed to have been married eight times – his eighth wife is Contessa Erica Alexandra Del Portenza, who is as greedy as he is – she gives birth to a daughter, Lena
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In various continuities, his parents are either estranged and ashamed of him, or he killed them
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In basically all continuities, he believes himself to be the smartest man on the planet, and he feels that makes him superior to Superman
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Issues (13:30)
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Ariel: why does he hate aliens, and Superman in particular?
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Is he capable of actual love, trust, or friendship? (21:24)
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Feelings towards family – parents and sister (26:21)
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Treatment (37:26)
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In-universe
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Out of universe (44:25)
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Skit
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Ending
References:
- Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: “Oh no, I’ve gone cross-eyed” – Anthony – 3:48
- The Simpsons – Hank Scorpio – Anthony – 8:45
- Clue – “Flames on the sides of my face” – Anthony – 16:20
- Scarface – “Say goodnight to the bad guy” (NSFW) – Anthony – 25:10
- Goldwater rule – Doc – 46:29
- Captain America: The First Avenger – “I’m just a kid from Brooklyn” – Anthony – 51:23
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