5. Outsmarting Green Lantern
The awesome regular series All Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder (Vol 1) was admittedly not main canon. In fact it was a retelling of the tumultuous Dynamic Duo origin that wasnt restricted by existing continuity at all, and was intended to entice new and returning readers to the D.C fold. And that it did my friend, that it did. In All Star Batman and Robin, The Dark Knight was a little bithow shall I put it of a douche-bag from time to time, and seemed to almost get off on himself as Gothams protector. The core of the character was still there in full though, same origin, same basic themes, but just with a few minor adjustments that, for me, led to some pretty unique and awesome Batman moments. Theres one in particular that springs to mind, and with the Justice League movie seemingly just around the bend, itd be one way to show how two of the most popular members of the League interact with each other. Initially seen as a petty criminal by the burgeoning Justice League, Batman is forced to address their emissary, Hal Jordan. But being the clever devil he is, Batman has discovered the fact that Green Lantern Hal Jordans power ring is weak against anything thats coloured yellow (which youll probably remember is the colour of fear in the D.C spectrum). So, in response, Batman agrees to meet with Green Lantern, but before the ring-slinger arrives, he paints the entire room, and even himself and Robin, entirely yellow, effectively rendering Hal powerless and levelling the playing field. And of course, a level playing field with Batman on it isnt really a level playing field at all: Batman 1, Green Lantern 0. Its perfect exposition of just how ingeniously adaptable Batman is, with a bit of time to plan, and exactly the kind of subtle character play a Justice League movie needs if it hopes to compete with the standard of The Avengers.