Manic Monday--Too Bad he Didn't Think Of This During Man Of Steel!!

Hey--we haven't checked in with Lex Luthor for awhile. How have you been doing, Lex?

Sam old Lex! But...

Oops.

Smooth one, Luthor.

How did this happen? Well, old chrome dome had created a creature he called the Galactic Golem, and it was kicking Superman's butt:

Of course, as always, Superman figured out the Golem's weakness:

...but Lex's triumph was short-lived:

Idjit.

Fortunately for all of us, everything is not as it seems...

Yeah, how did you survive, Superman?!? And what happened to everyone else!?!?

Wait. Wait. Wait.

Let's look at that again:

Kal-El vibrated and REMOVED EVERY SINGLE LIVING THING FROM THE PLANET!!!

In a microsecond.

Just by "increasing his vibrations."

Seriously.

And you thought that Superman was too powerful in the Silver Age.

But even Luthor has to smile at this outcome...

Awww...

From Superman #248 (1972)