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Supposedly posted by King Krypton:
Besides, Lex went from being old to being in a young cloned body to being a decaying clone to selling his soul in exchange for youth, health, and good looks. If I can follow that kind of convoluted stupidity, I can accept a Superman story where he and Clark are contemporaries. Continuity ceased to be an issue with me a while back.
Don't forget that -- even after all that -- Lex Luthor was somehow elected President of the USA in the DC Universe. I feel sorry for the poor biographers whose job it is to put the proper "spin" on Luthor's convoluted history to establish his worthiness as a U.S. President. How was his youth explained? Surely he's not still believed to be his own son from Australia (I'm guessing not, since only those born in the U.S. can become President), but was the public's perception of Luthor's return to youth ever really explained? Or the whole idea that he destroyed Metropolis (even though it was rebuilt) and is yet still considered a humanitarian?!?

I suppose those who have followed the Superman books consistently over the years have seen the explanations, but from someone who hasn't picked up the Superman books on a regular basis since the mid-'90s, it's a terribly confusing joke. Carlin should've been sacked for that reason alone a decade ago before leaving the mess for other junior editors to continue.