Girl 13 is under the impression Lana is Superman's girlfriend. However, although even Bruce considers Batman his 'real' identity, when he briefly contemplated abandoning Bruce Wayne to live only as Batman after the murder of Vesper Fairchild, his decision to act to protect a small-time thug from being caught in the crossfire helped him recognize that Bruce Wayne was equally important to him, as that action was based on what his father would have done.

Not long after the event commonly referred to as Panic in the Sky, a monstrous alien beast called Doomsday emerged in eastern Ohio and began to march toward Metropolis.

Bruce tried Damian out and determined that they would not work well together on missions, insisting that he continue his position with Grayson as the Batman and Robin of Gotham City. He was immediately transferred back to Arkham but was broken out of the paddy wagon by a group of mercenaries.

During World War II, all of America's heroes were banded together as the All-Star Squadron to protect the United States from the Axis powers. He refrains from killing, as he feels this would not make him any better than the criminals he fights. Hard times had fallen on the Daily Planet, and the owners reluctantly sell the great newspaper to Lex Luthor -- who promptly closes the doors of the great old paper, firing nearly everyone.

[39], After several adventures in outer space, Superman is captured by Warworld and confronts Mongul for the first time. He tried to arrest the Bat at first, but realized they were on the same side, and teamed up to solve a series of murders committed by Magpie. The Joker attacked police sergeant William Pettit's compound, killing Pettit and leaving the Huntress badly injured. Superman sent one of the children to Conrad to alert him of what was happening, and Conrad wrote a new ending where the Hollow Men destroyed themselves, realizing they had outlived their usefulness. Dick, Damian, and Jason go to one of the Red Hood's weapon caches where he assembles a composite costume made from his biker and "superhero" Red Hood attire. Superman and Lois flee back to Earth, accompanied by Krypto, who develops superpowers under Earth's sun. A one-stop shop for all things video games.

As if channeling the famed Conquistador stories of old, this brave group of 21st Century adventurers is on a mission to seek out the elusive Cosmic Grail, the only weapon that can defend Earth-17 from a threat worse than any nuclear war—Darkseid the Destroyer. He then goes on the run with his parents, trying to stay one step ahead of Conduit and his forces (who seem to have a nearly limitless cache of resources to track them down). [13][14] This New Earth is part of a larger DC Universe and DC Multiverse. While Superman took apart most of the rest of the unit, Liberty got leverage on the judge and sent it into Clark Kent. Thinking that he is the real Superman, this Bizarro escapes from Luthor and kidnaps Lois Lane.

Also, when Superman returns through the time stream, he ends up in a different timeline, one based on Superman: Birthright.[236]. After stating that "dead is dead from here on out," Hal said that Batman is the exception because the Black Lantern Batman they fought did not recognize any of them and was not really Bruce, proving that Tim Drake was right; Bruce was still alive, somewhere.

She spends several years trying to help restore Jason to full health, but the mental damage appears too extensive. The remaining heroes in the Multiverse have formed the Justice Incarnate team and have split up to each of the worlds that are helping Perpetua. Batman made changes to his life as Bruce Wayne, his relationships with his 'family', planned to live without Alfred, and coped with the decision of making Jean-Paul his replacement. ", Robin Villain(s) This character, team or organization, is or was primarily an enemy of any of the young heroes who have been known as Robin. Once Jason arrives (during the aftermath of the event of No Man's Land), he enacts a plan to get revenge on Batman. All of this was because the real culprit was Brainiac, who had recovered from his vegetative state on New Genesis and was returning to Earth. Wayne guards his secret identity well, but several individuals have come to know of his superhero alter-ego, including Superman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Lois Lane, The Flash (Jay Garrick, Barry Allen and Wally West), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Kyle Rayner and Alan Scott), Aquaman, The Martian Manhunter, Plastic Man, Starman, Vixen, Zatanna Zatara, Black Lightning, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Arsenal, Nightwing, Catwoman, Red Hood, Red Robin, Oracle, Black Bat, Robin IV, his butler Alfred Pennyworth, and the kindly doctor Leslie Thompkins.

Determining that he needed a new team more concerned with justice than the way they were viewed by the world, he created the Outsiders as a black ops super-team to go where the League couldn't.