Comic Title: Superman:The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2004
On Sale Date: August 18, 2004 Direct Market Date August 18, 2004
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Direct Market Date August 11, 2004
Source: Previews, Vol. 14 #6 (#186)

Cover Price: $19.95
Page Count: 192
Editor: Anton Kawasaki

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman"
Pages: 17

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: George Klein

Reprinted From:
Superman #164 (1963)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #304; next appearance in Superman #164)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #304; next appearance in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #44)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #71; next appearance in Superman #164)

Villain(s)

• Lex Luthor (last appearance in Action Comics #298; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #137)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Jor-El (in flashback; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A substitute prison warden (no further appearances)
• Citizens of Planet Lexor (next appearance in Superman #167)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Lara (a phantom in Superman’s hallucination)

Comments:
Luthor befriends the people of an unnamed planet in a red sun solar system. The planet remains unnamed in this story, but it is later rechristened Lexor to honor Luthor in Superman #168.

Synopsis:
Luthor escapes jail and challenges Superman to a fair fight without super powers. Superman agrees and takes Lex to a planet with a red sun. They battle, but are temporarily separated.

Lex discovers a native civilization and befriends the people, convincing them that Superman is evil. He promises to find them a new water supply, but fails. When Superman and Luthor clash again, Luthor throws the fight. Superman returns to Earth, but Luthor talks him in to sending the planet water for the people. Though he is returned to prison, Luthor is happy to have helped the people of the planet, and they consider him a hero.