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During the Blackest Night event, when word got out that apparently everyone around the world who have died are rising as undead Black Lanterns, Luthor isolates himself in his safehouse in fear that all the people he had murdered over the years would also reanimate and seek revenge on him.

His fear is justified as his victims, including his deceased father, arrive, seeking to feast on his avarice-filled heart.

However, Luthor escapes after receiving a power ring fueled by the orange light of avarice and becomes a deputy of the Orange Lanterns.

Luthor arrives at Coast City and joins the battle against the Black Lantern Corps.

Luthor engages battle with the Black Lantern versions of Superman and Superboy.

However, the Agent Orange Larfleeze wants Luthor's ring off, as the alien does not want to share his power with him, resulting in them battling each other for it despite all of the dangers around them.

Luthor is able to use all of the people he has killed as his own Orange Lanterns, and seeks to add Superman to their numbers.

Luthor is quickly overwhelmed by his greed, and sets out to steal the rings of his fellow inducted Lanterns, taking Scarecrow's yellow ring and attempting to steal Mera's red one, but is held back by the Atom ( wielding the ring-staff of the Indigo tribe ) and the Flash wearing a Blue Lantern Ring.

When deputy Violet Lantern Wonder Woman uses her magical lasso to restrain Luthor, under its spell of truth, Luthor is forced to confess that he secretly wants to be Superman.

When Nekron is defeated, Larfleeze takes the ring from Luthor, leaving him powerless, and allows Luthor to remain on Earth with the Green Lanterns ( although Sinestro notes that this is the first time Larfleeze has given anyone anything ).