Lex Luthor Found a Twisted Way of Using Superman for Profit
In situations where Superman is not Lex Luthor's direct foe, the villain has not been stopped from trying to get something from the alien lifeform. Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirlsaw Luthor find a new way to use Superman to his benefit. While the Kryptonian refugee never grew up, his body was still beneficial to Luthor's endeavors.
Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl is an Elseworlds DC comic that has the creative team of Barbara Kesel, Matt Haley, and Tom Simmons. It presents a world in which Batgirl and Supergirl are prominent heroes, and Lex Luthor is seen as a friend to the Justice Society and a mentor to Kara. In this world, Kal-El initially doesn't seem to have arrived on Earth. However, he was sent to Earth and his fate is very unlike the one fans have known for decades.
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Instead of landing in Kansas and being raised by a couple there, Kal-El landed on Earth and came into Lex Luthor's possession. This was something he kept secret, in order to achieve personal gain from the discovery. In fact, Kara doesn't know about it until she is teaming up with Batgirl, thinking she is saving Luthor from the Joker. While in the Lexcorps sub-basement, Kara discovers blueprints for a «solar battery.» Lex has been portraying himself as a friend to heroes, donating land for and overseeing the building of the Justice Society's world headquarters. Kara believes his use of Kryptonian language is a mark of his respect for her and that the solar battery must be incredible. However, his solar discoveries came from a much darker source: Kal-El.
Instead of growing into one of the DC universe's greatest heroes, Kal-El was never allowed to grow. He has
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