Action Comics (1938-2011) #23

Action Comics - Numerical Order #23

by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster (Penciller), Paul Cassidy (Illustrator)

The first appearance of Superman's longtime nemesis and archrival Lex Luthor! Credited as "Luthor" and with a full head of red hair, this issue features a battle of brawn-versus-brains between the villain and the Man of Steel for the life of Lois Lane.

Genres: Dc Comics, Comics

14 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 31, 1940

About the author

Jerome "Jerry" Siegel, who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, and Herbert S. Fine, was the American co-creator of Superman (along with Joe Shuster), the first of the great comic book superheroes and one of the most recognizable icons of the 20th century.
He and Shuster were inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993.

Reviews

[Fen · Rating 3 out of 5]

for the first half of this i truly believed the first version of lex luthor was a giant slab of rock with a face and was really trying to come to terms with it before they revealed it was a wizard of oz type situation and he was just facetiming

[Lser · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lex Luthor's first appearance.

[Nafi Riddle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Damn Luthor was ginger huh?

[Matt Elliott · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know why these geniuses want to rule the world, seems like it would be stressful

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Superman conoce a Luthor ! Jajajaja