Lex Luthor becomes Batman ... well, almost ... in Batman #120
Update: DC surprised readers when its solicitations for March's Batman #121 suggested Lex Luthor could take on the identity of Batman (see that story below).
But readers of February 1's Batman #120 might be even more surprised when Lex becomes a Dark Knight a month earlier than that ...
...maybe.
In a preview of Batman #120 that Newsarama readers get to see first, after Bruce Wayne is incapacitated and rendered blind in a fight with the new villain Abyss, Lex opines that the world needs a Batman, but asks himself if it needs to be Bruce.
And when LexCorp Tower is infiltrated at the same moment (presumably by Abyss), Lex takes matters into his own hands, seemingly literally.
You can check out the full five-preview below for the full gist of it, but to be upfront, it ends on the image above. So we'll all have to wait until Tuesday, February 1 to find out if Lex-Batman makes a full debut in the remainder of Batman #120.
Batman #120's main story is written by DC's everywhere-guy Joshua Williamson with art by Jorge Molina and features covers by Francesco Mattina, Dan Hipp, and Jock. The issue also includes a backup story scripted and illustrated by Karl Kerschel.
Original story follows...
Iconic Superman villain Lex Luthor has been called many things - Apex Lex, Mockingbird, The Kryptonite Man, President - but in 2022 he'll have a new moniker: Batman.
March's Batman #121's primary cover by series artist Jorge Molina gives a startling sight: Lex Luthor suited up as a Batman. This issue is the fourth part of the current 'Abyss' storyline, and while the story's name refers to a new Batman adversary, Lex is the bigger threat according to series writer Joshua Williamson.
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