Episode 249 of the Letters Page: Creative Process: Rambler Foes

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@Trajector

Lex Luthor was doing evil stuff as usual, but hidden beneath shell companies and political maneuvering. I recall Supes floating outside Lex’s C suite and challenging him, and Lex responds, “prove it.” It was a great reminder that Lex makes a good nemesis for Superman not because of matching Supes power (or Kryptonite) for power, but because the Clark Kent reporter identity is also trying to unravel corporate shenanigans.

Another great example of Lex’s tricksyness is when he won the 2000 election and became U.S. President, which of course Supes couldn’t do anything about.

@Trajector

But there could easily be stories where Legacy finds himself standing up for American democracy alongside politicians whose policies he detests

Or, better yet, Legacy and Senator Parsons teaming up to take down a crooked politician together. Or, more generally, both of them tackling a problem together; that seems like a great untapped source of stories.

@OddballPaladin

I imagine that a lot of conflict with the Organization is like that.

Perhaps, but I feel like the heroes — esp. Fixer and Wraith — don’t really acknowledge the authority of the Rook City PD, as they know that they’re (mostly) all corrupt.

@OddballPaladin

Miss Information could have been like that, but she’s far too much of a diva.

Actually, I think that she’s too subtle for that. Her M.O. is that the heroes never even knew that it was her — hiding behind regulation seems much less like her than just plain old hiding.