Superman: The Animated Series

This version of Lex is a corrupt businessman like his comic book counterpart, and again his jealously and hatred of Superman is his primary motive for going up against the Man of Steel. While Lex comes into conflict many times over the course of the series, he is always ultimately foiled, but never charged with any crime due to lack of evidence (even in his brief alliances with villains such as Bizarro, Metallo, Brainiac and The Joker), and thus stays out of prison throughout the series.

According to the DVD commentaries and interviews by the show's creators, the Animated Series Lex was inspired by Telly Savalas' portrayal of James Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.[citation needed]