The Batman

Ladies and gentlemen, as your new mayor,

it's a great honor to come before you today

in this celebration of courage and survival.

One year ago, we faced an alien invasion

that almost spelled the end of the human race.

Of all the cities that were attacked, our fair Gotham was the first on the battle lines

and the most severely damaged.

Since then, we have restored many of our buildings,

though there is still hard work to be done.

To that end, the good people of Metropolis, our sister city,

have raised funds to help us.

And at any moment, a check for those funds

will be flown here by the Man of Steel himself, Superman.

Wait till they see him, Miss Lane. The roof's gonna come off the building.

Fan boy.

What are you, un-American? He's Superman.

Yeah? Well, we have our own hero.

The Bat? He's okay, if you like the circus.

Superman's the real deal.

Yeah? If he's so super, why's he so late?

Clark? Where are you?

Uh, well, Lois, I got a little problem.

I left my press pass in my other pants and they won't let me in.

Maybe if you came to vouch for me.

I swear, Clark, it's a wonder you remember to wear pants at all.

Show's already started. Sorry.

The moment you've been waiting for has finally arrived.

Here he is, straight from Metropolis, Superman.

Whoa.

Told you.

Mayor Hill, it is my great privilege

to present this check to the good people of Gotham City.

What's going on?

The check's been cancelled, Superman.

And so have you.

This isn't in the program.

Metallo!

In the flesh.

That's right, Perry, Metallo's back. Stay on the line.

Come on.

Come on.

You don't know how long I've waited.

What say we take this somewhere more private?

Looking a little green, Supes.

Me? I love kryptonite.

Can't get enough.

But I guess one man's power source is another man's poison.

Looking a little rusty, Tin Man.

There's nothing you can do, Batman.

As long as I'm near Supes, he's finished.

And I'm not moving another inch.

Suit yourself.

Do you see what I see?

Let's do it.

Huh?

Get that as far away from here as you can.

Hasta la vista, baby.

Let him go.

No.

He isn't even scratched, just powered down.

An internal battery will keep him alive. Where's the kryptonite?

Don't worry. We got it.

I want it.

You're not very trusting.

Not when it comes to that, Mr. Wayne.

Hey, you two.

How about a handshake?

Make a great page one.

I'll get it to you within 24 hours.

- Where? - I'll find you.

Whoa.

Nice ride.

What?

After all that work to get Metallo powered up,

he's stopped by a clown in a bat suit.

What happened to my kryptonite?

It's probably with Superman by now.

But we still have a few small pieces left.

And some dust.

Barely enough to give him a headache.

There's no one left to challenge the Kryptonian anymore.

No allies of any strength or cunning, not here, not in Metropolis.

I'm on my own.

Unless...

Mercy, get my jet ready.

We're going to be spending some time at our Gotham division.

That's where we'll find the answer to our problem.

I can't believe he peeked under your mask.

That is so not cool.

It's Superman's way of saying he knows how to find me if he wants to.

I'd like to even that playing field.

This is the new tech lab? Kicking.

Having fun?

A blast.

You've been busy, Lucius.

You said you wanted to be prepared if there's another alien invasion.

These are just prototypes. But I'd say we're making headway.

Whoa. This has gotta be for me.

It's a jetpack, right? Please tell me it's a jetpack.

- A jetpack and rocket launcher. - Yes!

I know you didn't come here for a tour.