One of the earliest, if not the earliest, teamup of Superman villains, "Superman's Super-Magic Show," appeared in ACTION COMICS #151 (1950). Lex Luthor has to put his usual ruthlessness aside to gain the help of Mister Mxyzptlk (and, to a lesser extent, The Prankster) in a project to confound the Man of Steel.
A better known (and better executed) story, "The Terrible Trio," appears in SUPERMAN #80 (1954), in which Luthor makes common cause with both The Prankster and The Toyman. Not only do the three villains make a real attempt to kill the hero, there's a clever conclusion. Luthor, thinking he's slain their common foe, gloats offensively, so much so that the other two malcontents are happy when Superman shows up and hauls them all to jail, just so Luthor loses his bragging rights.
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