Warning! Spoilers ahead for Justice League Unlimited #9!
The coolest hero that combines both Superman and Batman has just returned, and they still have one of the best outfits in DC Comics canon. After the events of “We Are Yesterday”, DC’s timeline is broken, upending everything for DC’s heroes and bringing back someone that fans thought they’d never see again.
In Justice League Unlimited #9 by Mark Waid and Dan Mora, the League is still dealing with a swath of time-displaced heroes. Green Lantern is keeping an eye on the League’s guests, noting which ones are being disappeared back to their proper periods. But the one hero he really takes offense to is Superbat and his Lantern powers.
The League is then joined by the Time Trapper and the World Forger, who have come to dissect Grodd to remove the Omega energy stored in Grodd’s body. The heroes refuse to let the duo murder Grodd and attack. But Time Trapper puts up a protective tachyon barrier that he boasts no hero, not even Superbat, can destroy.
Superman and Batman’s Superbat Form Returns to DC Canon
The Coolest Combo Has Never Looked Better
For those unfamiliar with Superbat, he first appeared in Batman/Superman: World’s Finest during the initial arc, “The Devil Nezha”. The villainous Nezha had taken control of Green Lantern and to get the upper hand, Batman and Superman focused their willpower to redirect Hal Jordan’s ring onto themselves, which ended up combining them into a being with all three heroes’ assets.
Unfortunately, Superbat’s appearance in this issue amounted to nothing more than a cool cameo. While a couple of heroes like Batman Beyond and Jonah Hex are still stuck in the modern-day DCU, Superbat seems to have returned to his proper time and place. But that doesn’t make seeing this Superman and Batman combo again any less cool or exciting.
DC’s Superbat Reminds Readers of Just How Wild Comics Can Get
Years Later and This Fusion is Still Delighting Fans
Superbat’s appearance may have been a one-off, but it’s an incredibly cool idea and it’s good to see it return, even briefly. Perhaps Waid misses the concept and wants to do more with Superbat and is simply testing the waters. But even if this was just a fun cameo, it’s always cool to see Batman and Superman’s greatest amalgamated form.
Justice League Unlimited #9 is available now from DC Comics.
- Created By
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Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel
- First Appearance
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Action Comics
- Alias
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Kal-El, Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent
- Alliance
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Justice League, Superman Family
- Race
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Kryptonian
- Franchise
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D.C.
