In the comic book story, what was Lex Luthor doing in his lab that caused his trademark hair loss?

ferfer72

Lab accident http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lex_Luthor May 07 08, 9:21 AM

stuthehistoryguy

Specifically, he is working on a Kryptonite antidote in the lab that Superboy built him. The means to said antidote was the combination of the Kryptonite that Luthor had earlier saved Superboy from with a specimen of an artificial life form that Luthor had created. In his ecstasy over creating the antidote, Luthor knocked over a Bunsen burner, setting the lab ablaze. Superboy blew out the flames, but the fumes caused Luthor's alopecia, and the errant super-breath destroyed the artificial life form, the Kryptonite antidote, and all the notes pertaining thereto. Thus, Luthor was quite upset with Superman throughout the Silver Age of Comics. Op cit. May 07 08, 3:34 PM

BRY2K

stuthehistoryguy - that is what I was looking for! "What" LL was doing in his lab. Good work. BRY2K May 07 08, 4:13 PM