| 466 | Action Comics | Origin of Lex Luthor; Versus Lex Luthor |
| 500 | Action Comics | Origin of Lex Luthor; Origin of Supergirl; Origin of Superman |
| 544 | Action Comics | 1st Appearance of Brainiac (New); 1st Appearance of Brainiac (robotic body); 1st Appearance of Lex Luthor (in armor); 1st appearance of Lex Luthor (New); Death of Ardora; Death of Lex Luthor Jr.; Origin Braniac (New); Origin of Brainiac (New); Origin of Brainiac (robotic body); Origin of Brainiac retold; Origin of Lex Luthor (in armor); Origin of Lex Luthor (New); Origin of Lex Luthor retold; Versus Brainiac; Versus Lex Luthor; 45th Anniversary issue; 45th Anniversay issue; Brainiac pin-up; C:45th anniversary issue (giant-sized); Destruction of Lexor; Giant-sized; Happy 45th Anniversary; Joe Shuster pin-up; Lex Luthor pin-up; New Brainiac; New Lex Luthor; New Luthor and Braniac; Pinup of new Brainiac by Ed Hannigan and Dick Giordano; Pinup of new Luthor by George Perez; Pinup of new Luthor by George Pérez; Superman! text by Jerry Siegel/Joe Shuster |
| 544/NS | Action Comics | 1st Appearance of Brainiac (New); 1st Appearance of Brainiac (robotic body); 1st Appearance of Lex Luthor (in armor); 1st appearance of Lex Luthor (New); Death of Ardora; Death of Lex Luthor Jr.; Origin Braniac (New); Origin of Brainiac (New); Origin of Brainiac (robotic body); Origin of Brainiac retold; Origin of Lex Luthor (in armor); Origin of Lex Luthor (New); Origin of Lex Luthor retold; Versus Brainiac; Versus Lex Luthor; 45th Anniversary issue; 45th Anniversay issue; Brainiac pin-up; C:45th anniversary issue (giant-sized); Destruction of Lexor; Giant-sized; Happy 45th Anniversary; Joe Shuster pin-up; Lex Luthor pin-up; New Brainiac; New Lex Luthor; New Luthor and Braniac; Pinup of new Brainiac by Ed Hannigan and Dick Giordano; Pinup of new Luthor by George Perez; Pinup of new Luthor by George Pérez; Superman! text by Jerry Siegel/Joe Shuster |
| 544 | Action Comics (Canadian Edition) | 1st Appearance of Brainiac (robotic body); 1st Appearance of Lex Luthor (in armor); Origin of Brainiac (robotic body); Origin of Lex Luthor (in armor) |
| 271 | Adventure Comics | Origin of Lex Luthor |
| 292 | Adventure Comics | Origin of Lex Luthor |
| 15 | Best of DC, The | Reprints from Adventure Comics #292, Superboy #64, 73, 76, 83, 86, 88, 90, 116, 153, 195; Origin of Lex Luthor |
| 15/NS | Best of DC, The | Reprints from Adventure Comics #292, Superboy #64, 73, 76, 83, 86, 88, 90, 116, 153, 195; Origin of Lex Luthor |
| 34 | Countdown (DC) | Origin of Lex Luthor |
| 34/NS | Countdown (DC) | Origin of Lex Luthor |
| 39 | Limited Collectors’ Edition | Origin of the Joker; Origin of Lex Luthor; Origin of Captain Cold (Len Snart); Origin of Dr. Sivana (Thaddeus Bodog Sivana); Origin of Terra-Man (Toby Manning); Secret Origins of Super Villains; Really C-39; Superboy exposed to green kryptonite; Oct-Nov issue; Rogues Gallery of Super-Villains centerfold pin-up; Reprint from Detective Comics #168 (Feb 1951); Reprint from Adventure Comics #271 (Apr 1960); Reprint from Showcase #8 (May-Jun 1957); Reprint from Whiz Comics #15 (Mar 1941); Reprint from Superman (1st Series) #249 (Mar 1972) |
| 92 | Superboy (1st Series) | Origin of Lex Luthor |
| 292 | Superman (1st Series) | Origin of Lex Luthor; The Private Life of Clark Kent |
| 1 | Superman: Lex 2000 | Origin of Lex Luthor |
| 1/NS | Superman: Lex 2000 | Origin of Lex Luthor |
| 1 | Superman Villains Secret Files | Origin of Metallo; Origin of Brainiac; Origin of Doomsday; Origin of Cyborg Superman; Origin of Toyman; Origin of Lex Luthor; Biographical info on Superman’s Rogues Gallery |
| 1/NS | Superman Villains Secret Files | Origin of Brainiac; Origin of Cyborg Superman; Origin of Doomsday; Origin of Lex Luthor; Origin of Metallo; Origin of Toyman; Biographical info on Superman’s Rogues Gallery |