Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #2
In "The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk!", Lex Luthor pushes his obsession with uncovering Superman’s identity to new extremes, resorting to desperate measures against Clark Kent’s loved ones. With John Byrne’s sharp storytelling and dynamic art, this 2007 DC classic delivers a tense, psychological showdown where the line between truth and deception blurs—only to be upended by an unexpected, otherworldly presence. The cover by Alex Ross captures the story’s eerie intensity with his signature realism.
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Lex Luthor uses every method available to him to learn the connection between Clark Kent and Superman, including drugging Ma and Pa Kent and torturing Lana Lang. The computer calculates that Clark Kent is Superman, which Lex feels is illogical, and so he has the computer data deleted and Amanda McCoy fired.
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