The Lethal Luthors:
A Deceptive Brilliance
This is the story of a family directly descended from those directly affected by the Wold Newton Event. Like their fellow Wold Newton family members they were given great gifts of intellect and sometime physical prowess. As did their cousins, the Moriarty’s they generally used these gifts for personal gain often to the detriment of society as a whole.
The
Luthor name was rather notorious because of “Lex Luthor” Superman's
greatest foe, yet
while many of the
Luthor’s shared the nature of Lex Luthor, they did not use the Luthor
name. In
some cases this is because they were born under different names and in
other
cases they chose aliases more fitting to their self image.
Although the articles can be read in any order, I would suggest
starting with the Paul
Finglemore article. Paul Finglemore was the father of the extended
Luthor clan. shed names and identities like other
people shed
clothing. He was a superlative con man and master of disguise. Under
the name
of John Clay he was apprehended by Sherlock Holmes, a few years later
under the
name of Paul Finglemore, he used a variety of disguises to bilk the
fortune of
a certain South African Millionaire. In addition to being a conman
extraordinaire, he was also a bigamist. After he was out of
prison he
continued this practice,
with the
consent and aid of one of his wives. He had
two
families by two different wives.
Paul Fingelmore used the name the Reverend Thomas Wainwright and with his wife Margot Picardot had three sons, Henry, Alexander and John.
They are the Luthors by nature if not by name.
Henry Roi Wainwright
1892-1985 also known as Henry King, The Brainwave
Alexander
Wainwright 1894-1990 also known as Lex Luthor II (The "Silver Age
Luthor"
Jonathan
"Odd John" Wainwright 1910-1933(?) sometimes known as Professor X
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While using the name Paul Luthor and posing as a salesman, although it seems he was a grifter. Paul Finglemore met and married Sally Finn, never mentioning he already had a family. She gave him a set of quadruplets. These are the secret four. Of these four, three became three of the worst criminal master minds in the history of mankind. Of these three one also became one of the most renown crime fighters of the twentieth century, so redemption was not beyond the ability of these men. One of these brothers was neither evil nor virtuous, just a good businessman who combined elements of both natures.
The Secret Four are
Lawrence Luthor 1903-1999, the
Ultra-Humanite
David
Luthor 1903-2000 also known as David Douglas Warburton (Daddy Warbucks)
William
Luthor 1903-1965 also known as the Scorpion
Alexander
Luthor 1903-? (Lex Luthor I) and Prince Zarkon
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