Lex vs. Kyle Tippet (from 'Hug'):
As the Justice League grows stronger Lex Luthor lies awake at night, unable 
to sleep. His dreams become nightmares. Lex dreams about the time when he 
first learned of the Native American prophecy of Naman and Sageeth. In his 
nightmares Lex is Sageeth, and he is killed by Naman, who is Clark Kent.

Although Lex's defenses are formidable, having genetically modified Molly 
Griggs and Dr. Helen-Bryce to make his defenders nearly invulnerable, his 
fears are renewed when he discovers that Kyle Tippet, a metahuman with the 
ability to overpower a person's will with a touch, is with Clark Kent and 
they've been working together for some time.

Lex's main concern is for his last line of defense, Mxyzptlk. Although 
Lex remains confident that Mxyzptlk is more than a match for Clark, 
especially now that Mxyzptlk has bionic implants that are designed to 
prevent his auditory system from becoming overloaded, Lex's scientists 
advise him of a possibility that Kyle's and Mxyzptlk's abilities may have 
the effect of cancelling each other out. Lex fears that this might give 
Clark the opportunity to finish him off.

To eliminate this weakness Lex plans a strategic attack on the Justice 
League with the primary goal of eliminating Kyle Tippet. To improve his 
chance of success Lex assigns Molly Griggs the task of designing a device 
that might counteract Kyle's abilities, and render him powerless.

In his desperation Lex even considers asking Lana Lang, now more commonly 
known by the alias Star Sapphire, for help.

Lex ultimately decides to offer Emily Dinsmore, Lana's childhood friend, 
as a bargaining chip in return for the services of Lana's followers, a group 
of vigilantes known as the 'Hand of Vengeance'.