Lois with Lex, first collage: For years now Lex has groomed Tina Greer as his protégé. Over time, Tina's successes as a leader propelled her past her rival Mxyzptlk to become the head of Lex's elite task force, a group more commonly known as the Legion of Doom. But even as Tina continues to impress Lex with her successes, Lex is fascinated again and again by the tenacity of Lois Lane. Although Lois is only a small time reporter of a lesser known newspaper called The Inquisitor, it seems that she is blessed with an uncanny ability to get to the truth. Lex surprises Tina on occasion by smiling when he reads some of Lois's stories. Sometimes Lex even finds himself smiling at some of Lois's stories that have caused financial damage to Luthorcorp.