Superman: The Black Ring #2

In "null," Lex Luthor finds himself trapped in his own boardroom, cornered by Vandal Savage after a brutal sabotage. With the Secret Six summoned to his rescue, Luthor's fragile alliance with the team unravels as Monique reactivates Robot Lois Lane—only to discover the android harbors a secret agenda of her own, separate from both Luthor and the mind-controlling Mister Mind. As tensions explode, the Six and RoboLois clash with Savage in a desperate fight over a detonator, leading to a shocking split and a blast that changes everything.

In the shadow of Metropolis’ skyline, Lex Luthor begins a dangerous game, aligning with Bruno Mannheim at his club while undercover Perry White watches from the sidelines. When a portal to Apokolips opens, Luthor finds himself swept into Darkseid’s orbit—only to betray his master after six weeks, seeking power for himself. But as he returns to Earth, the echoes of Apokolips linger, and a god’s plan begins to unfold, with Luthor as just one piece in a much larger design.

In "Young Lex Luthor in: A Father's Box," a young Lex Luthor undertakes a dangerous apprenticeship under the enigmatic Ra's Al Ghul, testing his intellect and will in the shadow of a ruthless mentor. After a fateful betrayal, he meets a grim end—only to be reborn in the depths of a Lazarus Pit, where life and legacy are rewritten.

In "null," Lex Luthor prepares to interview the Joker, whose cryptic remarks hint at a deeper conspiracy involving the black spheres. As Spalding uncovers evidence that the original reports were fabricated, the Joker reveals one of the spheres is a keyhole—just as RoboLois suddenly pushes Spalding into it, shrinking it back to size. When Luthor questions the chaos, RoboLois shifts the blame to the Joker, leaving the truth buried beneath layers of deception.

In the shadow of a gathering swarm of black spheres, Lex Luthor ventures into space with a ruthless aim—power. When Agent Orange interrupts, demanding to know how to wield the spheres’ might, Luthor’s cold pragmatism is on full display, silencing dissent with a single shot. As the conflict escalates, Luthor and Robot Lois Lane flee toward the heart of the anomaly, leaving behind a wounded Larfleeze—emerging from another sphere, muttering that what’s inside isn’t worth his greed.

In "null," Lex Luthor stands at the edge of a cosmic reckoning, facing off against Brainiac as the black spheres in orbit align into a portal. With RoboLois destroyed and the fate of Earth hanging in the balance, Luthor unleashes a desperate gambit—using remnants of the fallen android to merge with the monstrous entity emerging from the rift.

In "null," Lex Luthor, fused with the ancient Phantom Zone creature, unleashes a terrifying power that bends reality itself, drawing Superman into a battle that tests the limits of both their wills. As Luthor's grip on control slips, he offers the world absolute happiness—only to reject it in his relentless pursuit of destroying Superman.