At the time the movie was made, the Lex Luthor in the comics was not as well developed a character as later became. He was given an interesting back-story in 'How Luthor Met Superboy!' (Adventure Comics #271, April 1960) where it was revealed that he'd once been a benevolent scientist who'd developed a personal grudge against Superboy following an early encounter in Smallville. But most of the time, the Luthor in the comics had simply been depicted as a mad scientist out to prove his superior intellect through world domination. The Gene Hackman Luthor in the film may appear silly to modern viewers, but he's actually a pretty accurate - albeit tongue-in-cheek - representation of what the character was like at the time.

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