Batman/Superman 1: World's Finest

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Batman and Joker's involvement in this episode bears strong similarities to the movie Batman: Mask of the Phantasm: Joker is supposed to be paid to stop the show's hero (though his position on the deal is reversed), Bruce's love interest (both played by Dana Delany) is used to get to the show's hero and discovers he is Batman, and Joker is nearly killed in a giant explosion caused by what he was using to fight the hero(es) at the end. Because the Laughing Dragon was carved (approximately) thirty years before the events of this episode, it can be deduced that Superman/Clark Kent is at least 30 and possibly older (going by Earth years, as Kryptonians physically age much more slowly than humans do, as shown in " The Call", where Superman is in his 80s but appears in his 50s). The next day, an insect-like probe droid, the Wayne/Lex T-7, crawls through a canyon even scaling walls. Bruce is pleased with how well his and Luthor's companies have collaborated in developing robots for space exploration. Luthor says the robots would be even more useful for military purposes, but Bruce, who under their agreement has sole control over the technology's uses and more so with his hatred for guns, firmly squelches the idea. When Superman breaks into LexCorp's chemical plant to confront the Joker for the first time, the last ceiling he crashes through already has a hole in it before he enters. Sadly for Bruce, Lois says she adores him, but can't get over his secret activities. He said goodbye, and he and Clark exchange a well-intended farewell before Bruce leaves for Gotham, leaving Metropolis and Lois in Superman's care once again.

My complaints? The animation isn't one I like, it looks very odd in places almost like different animation styles were used for different characters. With the troubles over, Angela Chen reports on the incident: Joker's body has not been found. Luthor is under investigation, but it is unlikely he will be charged with any crime. However, Bruce Wayne, discovering that Luthor has been developing military versions of their robots without his approval, terminates his deal with LexCorp. Harley is returned to Arkham Asylum, much to the amusement of a beaten-up Mercy, who is watching her public arrest on TV and enjoying the last laugh at her expense.

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The Dark Knight. The Man of Steel. They are the two finest superheroes that the world has ever known...and they’re together again in an epic new series from the legendary talents of Mark Waid and Dan Mora! Batman confronts and fights the Joker, leaving Harley to fly the wing, but she only succeeds in shutting off its engines. Fortunately, Superman arrives just in time to steer the wing away from a collision with a building. In the fight, Joker accidentally drops his entire bag of marble grenades while going for a weapon. As the grenades start to explode, the heroes save Luthor and Harley but are unable to reach the Joker in time. As the Joker goes for a parachute, he is trapped by the grenades rolling toward him. In the face of death, the Joker starts laughing maniacally. The grenades go off, setting off an explosion, destroying the wing as it crashes into the ocean. Issue #13 references " The Supergirl-Batgirl Plot" when Supergirl and Batgirl express disbelief in Mxyzptlk and Bat-Mite posing as them and actually fooling Superman and Batman. Joker's comments Lex's limo has "rich Corinthian leather"; a reference to Ricardo Montalban's 1975 commercial for the Chrysler Cordoba. Expressive Mask: In traditional fashion, Batman's cowl and Robin's mask emote with their eyes, as does David's cowl as Boy Thunder.

In the episode "Krypto's Scrypto: Part 2" of the non- DCAU series Krypto the Superdog, Krypto prevents a ship from sinking by pulling up a ladder and using it to cover the hole in the ship with his heat vision similarly to how Superman used a lifeboat to cover the hole in the SS Atlantic with his heat vision to prevent its sinking in this episode. Lois figuring out Batman's secret identity was Bruce Timm's idea. "I thought it was an ironic thing to do. She's been with Clark Kent/Superman all these years and never saw past those glasses, and then she's with Bruce Wayne a couple of days and suddenly she discovers his secret." [1] Ship Tease: Between Supergirl and Robin. It’s implied that the two teenagers have been on a disastrous date, and Batman teases Robin by asking if he’d asked Kara about her plans for Saturday night.Later, the police investigate the crime scene and wonder why Joker would only take one jade statue, worth maybe a hundred thousand dollars - especially when rumor has it that he's hurting for funds. Batman examines a fragment of the statue that had been left behind and takes it for further study.

I'd call the story "light-hearted" but that almost sounds like it's oriented toward kids or even goofy. I wouldn't describe it that way, but even Batman isn't quite as brooding (it takes place earlier in continuity, so less tragedy I guess). He's even shown in the blue and grey suit. Batman also is openly appreciative and clearly treats Clark as his best friend. It's nice to see. My Suit Is Also Super: David is given a costume woven from nigh-indestructible Kryptonian fabrics to handle his super-hot energy powers. Batman: Robin, I need you to meet the House of Ji and learn firsthand exactly how they defeated Nezha. Reading the first volume of Batman/Superman: World's Finest, I was reminded of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a movie that should have been epic as it was the first live-action outing to feature DC’s most iconic superheroes. Despite its titular premise where their first encounter is one of confrontation, but eventually they must put aside their differences to fight a greater evil, the movie was not the fun romp that many hoped. If you want something that feels more in the line of Super Friends, this current series of World's Finest will lighten your mood.With so much content thrown in each of the five issues, not least with the new devilish antagonist Nezha, artist Dan Mora is having an absolute blast here. Embracing a classic look of these iconic characters, Mora’s modern. clean line-work presents kinetic set-pieces where there is a variety of superpowers, whilst not afraid of presenting new territories for the characters to go to, including a Dragon Ball Z-styled fusion, which is absurdly fun. The story itself is nothing special but team-ups like this usually have flimsy stories anyway so that's not really a big deal. I think my main problem with this story was the tone of the dialog. It's quippy as hell and gets rid of any sense of jeopardy. There are a lot of cool moments but super heroes making quips while allegedly fighting for their lives seriously gets on my nerves. Sure, I know none of the money makers are going to die but at least make me think they might for a few seconds. That night, Joker sets up his base in Metropolis, gassing a local crime boss and taking his hideout and his cowered thugs for his own. The boss is later found, hysterical with laughter, by the Metropolis police. The idea to pair up Lois Lane and Bruce Wayne for this episode was inspired by Dave Gibbons and Steve Rude's "World's Finest." [1] Didn't Think This Through: Professor Ivo captured Will Magnus and forced him to build a Responsometer for Amazo. Whoops — once he activated it, the robot immediately rebelled against his creator, captured the two along with other major scientists and begin a Robot Uprising.

With her in danger of being caught in the crossfire, Batman snatches her up and together they try to run. The pair are cornered by the robot in the printer room. As it tries to push him into the press, his cape and cowl are caught and pulled off, revealing his identity to Lois. Lois manages to distract the robot from killing Bruce, long enough for Superman to arrive and destroy it. I loved this one as it has the team up of Clark and Bruce set in their early years and we see them go against Ivy and Metallo and then something infecting Clark and then team up with Doom Patrol to cure him, learning the origins of Devil Nezha and then going up against this foe and when it possess-es members of their JL team, how do the worlds finest stop him? Plus Robin and Supergirl travel to Ancient China to team up with Warriors of Ji who stopped this villain ages ago and its relationship in the present! Sequel Hook: The end of the first storyline sets up the events of Batman vs. Robin. The Story Arc itself then segues into the event Lazarus Planet. Lex Luthor sourly reads about the President thanking "Metropolis's Favorite Son" and heads down to his car. However, the car speeds blindly through traffic, and the driver is revealed to be not Mercy, but Harley Quinn. Joker enters the car and explains that he is broke due to Batman's success in closing down his operations in Gotham City. So he offers Luthor a deal: for one billion dollars, he'll kill Superman. Luthor is initially skeptical, but changes his mind when Joker shows him the Kryptonite statue. He accepts the offer. Power Incontinence: David accidentally lights a forest ablaze when he develops his powers after arriving on the main Earth. A combination of the stress from losing his world and suddenness of his abilities prevents him from controlling them until Superman uses his Super Breath to cool David off and helps him calm down.

‘DC Silent Tales’ #1 proves a picture is worth a thousand words

Unlike other episodes where Joker seemingly perishes, Batman actually implies that Joker had probably died on the Lexwing, where Batman says in reply to Harley Quinn calling out her pet name to the Clown Prince of Crime "At this point, he probably is [pudding]." It’s the second chapter of the third arc, and this arc is off to a good start. The setup last month was excellent. Not only did it provide a neat jumping-on point, but it was also a strong premise that promises a great adventure, involving Metamorpho and Simon Stagg. I can’t wait to see where this story goes, so let’s jump right into the comic and have a look. Transformation Horror: Metamorpho's origin gets retold and it's explored how painful gaining his powers was and how painful it still is to exist as essentially a living mass of base elements that shouldn't be alive or capable of sensation but is regardless. His current form is mastering his self-transmutation ability to emulate human physiology, but he's still in as much pain as when he first got his powers.