Summary

Surprisingly , whenSupermanClark Kent was first start out as a newsman , his biggest source of information was none other thanLex Luthor . Clark built his vocation as a newsperson and rise to be one of the most trusted voices in Metropolis , and he owes all of that to the entropy he get from Lex .

Lex Luthor being part responsible for Clark Kent ’s career is give away inAction Comics#8 by Grant Morrison , Rags Morales , Brad Walker , Rick Bryant , Bob McLeod , Brad Anderson , David Curiel , and Patrick Brosseau . Through the first few issues of this run onAction Comics , Clark is now and again contacted by a mysterious person do it as Icarus — who is later let on to be Lex .

This is how Clark extend catch the gravid peak for the news story he ends up report on . Without these tips , it ’s unlikely that Clark would ’ve make the career he currently has . So , while Lex Luthor absolutely hat Superman , he ironically helped cement Superman ’s presence in Metropolis by giving Clark Kent ’s career a major boost .

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Lex Luthor Helped Boost Clark Kent’s Career as a Reporter

Clark Kent is one of the outstanding reporters that Metropolis has ever visualize , and his reporting has improved many multitude ’s life . Superman is n’t just a hero when he ’s aviate around bar crimes and preclude natural disasters , he ’s also a hero as Clark Kent . Clark ’s reportage has help oneself bring down corrupt businessmen and politician whom Superman ca n’t match . The Clark Kent identity is just as much a hero as Superman is and is evenly important . While Superman can take care of the bigger immediate threats to Metropolis , actual systemic issues ca n’t be fixed by Superman — that ’s where Clark Kent comes in , and apparently with Lex Luthor ’s aid .

While Lex Luthor has always hate Superman , it seemsLex loves Clark Kent . One of the things that ca-ca Lex so terrific is that he ’s a sensation who makes use of every cock at his disposal . Since Morrison ’s run onAction Comicstook place very early in Superman ’s career , the same is also rightful of Lex Luthor . While Lex is a vivid mind and distinctly already very rich , he does n’t have complete control over Metropolis like he ’s unremarkably portray . so as to cement his controller over the City of Tomorrow , Lex habituate Clark ’s reporting as a weapon . Lex give Clark entropy about various corrupt businessmen and other the great unwashed . Clark then report on these the great unwashed and brings them down , at which compass point Lex moves in and takes over their business or territory . While Clark is doing trade good , he at long last serve Lex ’s own need .

Superman Owes His Professional Success as Clark Kent to Lex Luthor

Lex Luthor and Superman ’s family relationship has been complicated over the eld . In some versions of DC ’s continuity , they start out as booster in the rural Ithiel Town of Smallville ; in other versions , they do n’t touch until Clark actuate to Metropolis . No matter what , though , one element remains : the joining between them , regardless of their identities . WhileLex Luthorwill likely always have some hatred forSuperman , it seems he ’s passably affectionate of Clark Kent — even if Lex is only using Clark to get free of his competitors .

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Featured Image: Superman glaring at Lex Luthor

Clark Kent Talks with His Source Icarus on the Phone

Clark Kent Speaks with Lex Luthor Over the Phone

Reporter Clark Kent Speaks with His Boss

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