vers ▁he ▁is ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁several ▁people . ▁ ▁Comics ▁In ▁the ▁television ▁series ' ▁com ic ▁book ▁continu ation ▁written ▁by ▁the ▁show ' s ▁writer ▁Bry an ▁Q . ▁Miller , ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁Lion el ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁Bruce ▁Wayne ' s ▁father ▁Thomas ▁Wayne ▁into ▁the ▁secret ▁society ▁Ver itas ▁with ▁Vir g il ▁Sw ann , ▁months ▁prior ▁to ▁Wayne ▁and ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁m ug ging ▁and ▁murder ▁by ▁Joe ▁Ch ill . ▁ ▁In ▁com ics ▁ ▁Before ▁Small ville , ▁Lex ' s ▁father ▁either ▁made ▁brief ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁Super man ▁com ics ▁or ▁was ▁mentioned . ▁Lex ' s ▁father ▁first ▁appears ▁in ▁Super man ' s ▁Girl ▁Friend , ▁Lo is ▁Lane ▁# 2 3 ▁( 1 9 6 1 ), ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁" The ▁Cur se ▁of ▁L ena ▁Thor ul ! ", ▁written ▁by ▁Super man ▁co - cre ator ▁Jerry ▁Sie gel . ▁In ▁this ▁story ▁he ▁is ▁named ▁Jules ▁and ▁has ▁dis owned ▁his ▁criminal ▁son ▁Lex ▁and ▁changed ▁the ▁family ▁name ▁to ▁" Th or ul ". ▁Jules ▁Thor ul ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Ar l ene ▁are ▁later ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁min is eries ▁Super man : ▁B irth right , ▁Lex ' s ▁father ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁billion aire ▁but ▁immediately ▁puts ▁Lex ▁to ▁work ▁making ▁millions ▁for ▁him ▁after ▁he ▁disco vers ▁his ▁son '