Editing Lex Luthor (section)

===== ''Superman: Secret Origin'' Revision =====
The 2009-2010 mini-series ''[[Superman: Secret Origin]]'' alters Lex's history again. He now grows up in Smallville with his younger sister Lena and abusive, alcoholic father. He meets Clark Kent on a few occasions but is defensive and insulted when he realizes Clark desires a friendship. While in high school, Lex arranges for his parents to die in a car accident, after which he uses the money to travel the world. ''Action Comics'' Annual #13 in 2011 reveals that after leaving Smallville, Lex spent some time studying under [[Ra's al Ghul]] and later spent time working as a weapons maker for Darkseid, learning the technology of [[Apokolips]].

Lex's scientific work and other factors lead him to create a fortune and found LexCorp. Luthor's public relations paints him as a savior to Metropolis, which suffers greatly from crime, and he makes a display of regularly granting good fortune to a random citizen. When Superman appears, Luthor's secret criminal operations are threatened and Luthor is no longer considered a great savior or power in the city, particularly after the hero tells the public that they should look to themselves to be heroes and not look to others to be their saviors. Luthor begins a quest for vengeance, aiding (indirectly and directly) in the origins of Parasite and Metallo.<ref>''Superman: Secret Origin'' #1-6</ref>