10 Times Justice League Ruined Batman's Life

The Justice League Have Fought Many Foes... Even Batman...

Batman Superman
DC Comics

Some of the Justice League members have a reputation for being hot-headed. Green Arrow. Hawkman. Green Lantern. When Leaguers don't see eye-to-eye, it can get heated very quickly and come to blows.

However, nobody has clashed more with the League than Batman. The Dark Knight will never back down from a confrontation and will call out any member if he believes they are acting unprofessional, unethical, or they are just really annoying (cough cough Guy Gardner).

Occasionally, it's Batman who is in the wrong, which has forced the League to be at odds with him. Sometimes, Batman has a problem with a single member while other times, he picks a fight with the whole team.

These conflicts usually have the same result; Batman and his teammates have a heated argument, make a few threats here and there, someone throws a punch, but the quarrel ends with the group apologising and shaking hands.

But sometimes, the League causes some real damage to Batman. Not just physically. There are times where the League has shaken the Caped Crusader to his core on a psychological level. Over the years, the Justice League have managed to really hurt Batman, whether they meant to or not.

10. Superman Nearly Beat Him To Death

Batman Superman
DC Comics

Maxwell Lord is a government agent who can create illusions that are so convincing, they are indistinguishable from reality. He used his abilities on Superman so he believed he was fighting Darkseid when, in reality, he was attacking Batman. Since Darkseid is one of the strongest beings in the universe, Superman unleashed all his power on Bats. If it wasn't for Amazonian technology to heal Batman's body, he would have been a dead man. When Wonder Woman realised Lord would continue to brainwash Superman to commit atrocities, she snapped Lord's neck, killing him.

Although Wonder Woman had nothing but good intentions when she ended Lord's life, it made Batman snap. After Superman nearly killed him and Wonder Woman committed murder, Batman realised that he could no longer trust his teammates and so, decided he couldn't work with them anymore.

Shortly after, the Justice League Watchtower was blown up by a mysterious assailant. Due to Batman's distrust with the Justice League, Green Arrow accused him of blowing up the Watchtower. Disgusted that his former ally would accuse him of such a thing, Batman's resentment towards his teammates was cemented even further.

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