Should you not want to click and make that larger, Lois shows up at Lex's office, and it's heavily implied that she's there for some bald evil lovin'. It's never said explicitly, but the conclusion we're meant to draw is obvious.
In the next issue, Luthor mentions Lois' "late night visit" when Lois flies by his office during a fight with Superman. Turns out Lois has a large array of superpowers and hates Superman. Why? Because this Lois is actually the Parasite, a man named Rudy Jones with the ability to absorb the powers and memories of others. He'd recently also developed the ability to mimic the appearance of the person's whose memories he's absorbed.
See, he'd been stalking Jimmy and Lois in an effort to get close to Superman. When he touched Lois, he learned a great deal more than he expected. He took her prisoner and replaced her to torment Superman, first by taking away his marriage, then eventually planning to absorb Superman's powers and kill him.
Later, we find out "Lois" had very personal information of Luthor's, implying the Parasite had physical contact with Lex.
This is the thing: neither he as Lois or Lex ever tell or even imply to Supes or Clark there was any infidelity. He did use information absorbed from Luthor to steal money from him, but he could have come into contact with Luthor in other ways if he'd wanted. So near as I can figure, Rudy had sex with Lex, just because he could.
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"always open to new ideas, new methods, new paradigms. Always bearing in mind that It's Not Gay If It's A Shapeshifter"
When Lex suggested that as an addendum to LexCorp's Mission Statement, the board started asking any number of impertinent questions.
They were LIQUIDATED.
Earth. B.
Oh come on Jesse, surely you wouldn't want this story forgotten? It's got deceit! Sex! Violence! Heartbreak! Bald guys! Everything you could want!
"It's got deceit! Sex! Violence! Heartbreak! Bald guys! Everything you could want!"
Please tell me Batman makes a cameo appearance in this one. Nothing would make my day more than being Honor-Bound to review this issue...
I'm tracking it down and buying it regardless, of course.
;)
Sadly, no Batman. He appears in the follow up issues with Steel and Supes searching for where Lois was held prisoner, but not in the seduction/reveal issues.
I forget what issue Bats shows up in, but the ones I've mentioned here are Superman 156-157, and if you really want them you're more than welcome to my copies. SIB is all about the sharing.
Also, on a wholly unrelated note, When Fangirls Attack linked to this post. Which makes no sense, because this isn't about women in comics. It's about the sweet, sweet love between an evil billionaire and a purple monster.
Thanks so much for the offer, Thomas!
But, it turns out, the issues in question live in a box in my attic!
Which means I either bought a bunch of Superman comics at some point and later forgot about them, or that I have a magic attic that gives me whatever I wish. ;)
The next thing you have think about, when Lex finds out that he's screwed Rudy. All of a sudden you get Lex in the shower scrubbing himself and crying in the corner of his massive shower stall.
Wait. So does Parasite know that Superman is Clark Kent?
Eugene
As long as the contact with some who knew that was recent. The memories/power begin to fade after a day or so without new contact with them.
He never, like, thought to write that kind of stuff down somewhere?
Eugene
That is a fantastic story, isn't it? I missed it first time around but got it in the "America At War" trade paperback in the late 70s
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