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Luthor plays a large role in the Countdown to Final Crisis tie-in event, Salvation Run.

Having been sent to the prison planet after his Injustice League was defeated, Lex quickly assumes control of the amassed villains, receiving competition only from Joker and Gorilla Grodd, who convince half of the villains to join them.

He does fight the Joker until the battle was interrupted by an attack by Desaad's Parademons.

After the attack, Luthor manages to get the villains off the planet with a makeshift teleporter, secretly powered by Neutron, Heatmonger, Plasmus, Warp, and Thunder and Lightning.

When called a " monster " by Thunder, Luthor claims it is the ones who sent them there who are the real monsters, and that he is the hero.

He later sets the teleporter to self-destruct after he uses it, killing the attacking Parademons, and his living batteries.