5. The Hyperclan
DC ComicsYou know those infomercials you always see on television spouting off about some new miracle drug or revolutionary procedure thats never been proven by a real medical study or approved by any regulatory agency, but is totally, absolutely 100% safe and afterwards you wonder how anyone could buy such a ridiculous spiel? Well, now you know how the superhero community felt when the Hyperclan, a group of supposedly benevolent spacefarers, arrived on Earth to help humanity in 1997s
JLA: New World Order story arc. After currying public support for terraforming the Sahara into a habitable region, policing and executing a number of despicable criminals, and generally speaking just making local heroes look bad, the Justice League was disbanded entirely. When Leaguers discovered that the reason for their record lows in public opinion came about as a result of Hyperclan mind-control technology, an all out brawl erupted that left Jonn missing, Batman presumed dead, and the rest of Earths preeminent heroes locked up and under psychological torture at the Hyperclans base in the Arctic. Not one of the Justice Leagues finest moments. Batman, of course, remained alive after the crash of the Batplane, and manages to infiltrate the Hyperclan fortress only to find that the imposters are actually White Martians, the Martian Manhunters crazy cousins from the other side of Mars. Possessing incredible strength nearing that of Supermans, powerful telepathy, flight, invisibility, and the ability to shift density at will taking on just one of them would be a challenge for Bats. Which is why he takes them all out one by one with just matches and gasoline, using the age-old adage of, KILL IT WITH FIRE, the one thing Martians, whether theyre green white, pink, or purple polka-dotted, cant seem to stand (a pretty understandable weakness actually). A mass jailbreak of the JLA quickly ensues, with absolutely no one surprised that this was the umpteenth time Batman was responsible for saving the whole damn planet.