Batman: The Brave and the Bold

So here we are again, Batman. Face to Two Face.

The warden at Arkham Asylum was worried, Harvey.

Seems you disappeared without leaving a note.

Just two guards in intensive care.

Coming here solo, you weren't playing the odds.

Except we both know that with you the odds are always even.

Two Face: half good, half evil.

And the coin always decides which half wins.

Your lucky day, Bats.

Coin says he lives. Back off.

All due respect, boss,

a bat in the hand don't come knocking twice.

Point taken, boys.

- Final request, Bats? - Yes.

You take skinny. Leave muscles to me.

Two-bit punks. Think you can double-cross Two Face?

The first toss decided whether they'd get you,

this one decides if I do.

You cheated, Batman.

Sorry, Harvey, but justice isn't a two-way street.

Isn't this gyroscope magnificent?

The ninth wonder of the world.

I knew you couldn't refuse my invitation, Batman.

What's your game, Equinox?

The ancients who worshipped here

believed that the gyroscope kept the world turning,

and that if it ever stopped, the world would stop too.

Leave half the world in scorching sunlight...

The other half forever in frozen night.

Yin and yang.

Order and chaos.

An eternal Equinox.

Fiendish plot. Good thing I brought a friend.

Dr. Fate, lapdog of the Lords of Order.

Hungry? Then how about a knuckle sandwich?

With a side of Nth metal.

To gain control of the pit's energies,

one spirit in perfect balance must sacrifice another.

Arrogant, like your masters.

- How? - A matter of balance.

An equal and opposite reaction.

You control the magics of chaos and order?

Then you're--

Ah, ah, ah. No telling.

Come.

That was too easy.

I sense Equinox wanted this.

But the picture is incomplete.

We must investigate further

- at my tower. - The Batcave.

We should make use of the superior tools for the job.

- Agreed. The Eldritch scrolls. - The Batcomputer.

- State of the art crime lab. - All-seeing orb of Octorum.

Right. The tower it is.

What happened back there?

Perhaps meditation may provide the answer.

Please don't touch that.

Something's terribly wrong.

Atlantis is under attack.

From beasts not seen on Earth for millions of years.

Open a portal. Aquaman needs our help.

Wait.

These are not isolated incidents. It's happening everywhere.

The entire universe is careening violently

between order and chaos.

The space-time continuum has been unbalanced.

Equinox.

What?

The shifting energies are affecting my powers.

We must consult my masters,

the Lords of Order.

The courts of order and chaos.

My master Nabu approaches with Typhon, Lord of Chaos.

We must treat them with utmost reverence,

so follow my lead and let me do all the talking.

Got it.

Who dares bring a mortal in the presence of deities?

My lords, masters of this realm,

a humble servant of order traveled far with a worthy stranger

to seek your wise counsel.

Will you hear our pleas?

Listen, we've got major problems.

There's more than a little chaos in this one, Nabu.

I like him.

We're hoping you can help us stop the material plane from tearing itself apart.

I fear your universe is experiencing a violent decompression of tensions

that have been building for eons.

Then maybe you can explain what this has to do with Equinox?

The forces of order and chaos have been at war

since time immemorial.

In a desperate bid for peace, an orphan was chosen,

empowered by both sides to act as an equalizer.