Batman: The Brave and the Bold

Ticktock, ticktock.

That, my friends,

is the sound of time running out for you.

And at the precise stroke of midnight,

you two shall be--

How shall I say? --Kaput.

And as I must not be late for my next heist,

I bid you "auf Wiedersehen."

What is this now? The fifth or sixth deathtrap

I've been tied up to because of you over the years?

Hey, I said I was sorry.

Up and to the right.

Who knew his wristwatch was equipped with knockout gas?

What, like you've never made a mistake, Bats?

Apparently I made one when I thought you could help me stop the Clock King.

Keep complaining. It gives me more time to show you up.

Sure, Green Arrow and I have our squabbles,

but that's because we go way back.

As competitive as we are, the truth is we make each other better.

And though I'd never tell this to his face,

there's no one else I'd rather have at my side in a tight jam than him.

Let's clean the King's clock.

Okay, okay, here's one.

Poison Ivy has used her mind control spores on Superman to pit him against Batman.

Oh, oh, and Batman has no kryptonite.

- Who wins? - Easy.

- Superman. - Wrong.

Batman. By using his kryptonite.

You just said he had no kryptonite.

Trick question. Batman always has kryptonite.

Which I bet he keeps in that utility belt,

you seem to think holds the answer for any jam he's in.

It's a big belt.

It's called The Aristocrats!

Whoa, whoa, go back. Go back.

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taking on the Clock King.

Oh, yeah.

This is gonna be so good.

Punch the Clock, baby.

Ren Faire representing.

Hey, your buddy's bat-toast.

See? See?

Utility belt.

Ooh, hoo, hoo.

Game over.

Think you could ever see me being a hero, Paco?

You know, like on a poster up in some kid's bedroom?

Beep, beep, beep. Detecting high levels of geek.

Okay, whatever. Go home.

I gotta sleep.

Later, Super Jaime.

Dude, how long have you been there?

Whoa, geek detector's off the charts.

I bet he wouldn't think that if he knew the truth.

Secret-identity thing's a bummer, huh?

I need your expertise for a little emergency.

We have breaking news.

A meteoroid appears to be on a collision course with a space station.

Just let me change.

Still trying to figure out the on button for this thing.

Blue Beetle at your service.

This is like a dream come true. Partners with Batman.

We're not partners.

Not yet at least.

I know. You teach. I learn.

I'm here to learn something too.

I could've asked Green Lantern to help me with this mission.

But I wanna find out if Jaime has what it takes to be a hero.

The plan's simple. Just follow my lead and--

Was I unclear?

It's not me. The suit's taken control.

Hey. Help.

This kind of thing happen often?

Uh, no.

Let's ride it again, Daddy.

So where are we?

Judging from the position of these stars,

I'd say that wormhole has brought us to somewhere

on the back side of the Milky Way.

And you know that just by looking at dots of light in the sky?

Oh, of course, you do.

The great one has arrived to save our people once again.

Dude, looks like you rock even on the other side of the galaxy.

I don't think they're talking about me.

Okay, what is going on?

Kanjar Ro.

He has returned as he does every season

to harvest our bodies for fuel.

Fuel?

Interesting.

We did not think you would return.

Not after your last encounter

with Kanjar Ra's terrible gamma gong.

But you have returned to save the Gibble people once again.

All hail the blue one.

Uh, thanks. Great to be back.

Who are these people and how do they know me?

The scarab.

Someone had it before you.

It must have found a new host after the last guy was killed.

Or, um, retired.

Sidekick,

why do you not bow?

Sidekick?

Uh, this is Batman, the greatest hero, like, ever.

I mean, you should be bowing to him.

What the blue one is trying to say is that now he has returned.

Kanjar Ro will surely be defeated and your people freed.

No. Not what I'm saying.

And why are you encouraging this?

All hail the blue one.

All hail the blue one.

All hail the blue one.

All hail the blue one.

All hail the blue one.

All hail the blue one?

Now these people think I can save them.

I can barely work this suit, much less be the hero they need.

What they need is someone to believe in.

What I need is for you to play along if we're going to save their people.

But I'm telling you, they're not gonna listen to me.