Classic Quotes from JLA #11-20

Lex Luthor: "I would have overlooked this latest media-friendly pantomime by creatures whose very existence make a mockery out of human achievement. I would even have been prepared to indulge the astonishing arrogance of their lunar clubhouse. But for Superman. I take his leadership of this preposterous team of alpha males as a direct challenge, a throwing down of the gauntlet, a clear and deliberate escalation of the hostilities between us. I intend to destroy Superman's private army. And to do so, I have assembled the perfect weapons: My very own Injustice Gang."

Lex Luthor: "Dead children don't seem funny to me, Joker. Perhaps I'm just old-fashioned. Regrettable casualties of our campaign but not funny."

Lex Luthor: "Joker...You're here because I can use your particular talents and because only I can guarantee to deliver Batman. Gift-wrapped. Put the nerve gas flower away."

Lex Luthor: "Prepare for corporate takeover. Three days and they're ours."

Aquaman: "I got the story from some tuna. They perform fascinating psycho-electric field displays...I know how that sounds, but trust me...."

Green Lantern: "How's it going?"
Green Arrow: "I'm wet. I'm okay. Some girl gave me her number."

Flash: "This is going cosmic on me, Aquaman. I don't know about this...."
Aquaman: "Leave it to me, Flash. I've handled cosmic and lived."

Mirror Master: "There's the big yins inside the fake HQ, Mr. Luthor. Mind if I make myself scarce before that creepy big bam with the green hairdo puts in an appearance?"
Lex Luthor: "I don't understand a word of your...let's call it 'brogue' and be charitable...but you're excused, Mr. McCulloch. The Joker's an acquired taste."

Green Lantern: "I just suddenly thought 'if she can die...if Wonder Woman can die...'so can I. It's like somebody killed the Statue of Liberty."

Green Lantern: "How can I look Superman in the eye and tell him I can't help with relief work in Star City because I'm late with the logo design for an Internet cafe? It's easy for Wally....Racing around with smile on his face; guy's living in a mansion...I didn't say any of that..."

Lex Luthor: "I gave them three days. I was probably being generous."

Lex Luthor: "I'm beginning to believe I may have stumbled upon the ultimate weapon. I've always been lucky like that."

Matches Malone: "Hey! I have a match, there's more oil in your hair than they got on the beaches of Kuwait...Think about and talk to me, Plastic Man!!!"

Batman: "Ordinarily, I'd say we were in trouble, but we have an advantage here. Luthor still has no idea he's dealing with someone who's as familiar with corporate takeover techniques as he is. Someone who plays the game much better than he does....Bruce Wayne. Let's take him out."

Mote: "This is Wonderworld, Green Lantern. Things are bigger here."

Joker: "You weren't supposed to kill Superman until I killed Batman! Double or quits! The old world's vilest team! Lexy! How could you!"

Hourman: "This is the first time you have met me but not the first time I have met you. The next time you meet me will be the first time I meet you. It's difficult to render this into third- dimensional language...."

Superman: "Bruce...the Mirror Master is a mercenary...and you paid him?"
Batman: "Lives are at stake. I did what was necessary. We needed spies in Luthor's camp and we knew he'd be scanning for J'onn. And the money's gone into a restoration fund for the orphanage where McCulloch grew up. Never underestimate the sentimentality of a Scotsman, Clark. The rock's in the air. We have a little over three minutes. The Injustice Gang is history."

Aquaman: "Dear god. That was Europe....Darkseid's here."

Aquaman: "Diana, we need to talk."
Wonder Woman: "Actually, we need to fight, Arthur."

Atom: "The Gods came, Aquaman. They obliterated us."

Atom:"I was a scientist and science lost out to....religion."

Atom: "They killed Superman....They erased his wife's mind. Turned her into a Swarmtrooper assault drone. He burned out her nervous system, it was mercy. But he'd vowed never to take a life, so after she was buried, he...tore open his containment suit."

Darkseid: "Is this power? Is this what power means when one is lord only over maggots like these?"

Darkseid: "New Genesis is a stinking cosmic sewer! I have fouled Paradise beyond repair and broken in the mire the shining cities of the Gods! I have won! Is this vanity? Then I will remake the entire universe in the image of my soul, Deasaad. And when at last I turn to look upon the eternal desolation I have wrought...I will see Darkseid, as in a mirror....and know what fear is. HAHAHAHAHA!!!"

Wonder Woman: "I see. Suddenly, it's a suicide mission."
Aquaman: "We're the Justice League, Diana; we don't do suicide missions."

Green Arrow: "Clear! ? Really, really clear...transparent in fact..."

Batman: "Eight years...four of them in Desaad's Psycho-fuge, experiencing all the physical and emotional pain of his victims...it ended two months ago. Battle of wits. I won."

Batman: "So what else can go right?"

Batman: "That's J'onn's harness. Hard to kill a shapeshifter when you get tire of torturing him. Desaad put him in a particle accelerator. Smashed every atom in his body, one by one. The energy lit Vegas for a year. No language on this planet has a word for the...immensity of the evil we're up against. No matter what it takes, no matter how impossible it seems....Darkseid must be stopped."

Green Arrow (on Batman): "Jeez, Ray. He's shaking....What happened here?"

Announcer: "On your knees for the master! The hour has come! He has come! Who is beyond good and evil? Who is the prophecy of Anti-Life? Who is the rock and the chain and the lightning? All powerful! All unforgiving! All conquering! Who is your New God now and forever?"
Darkseid: "Darkseid is."

Black Racer: "(Darkseid) believes he has won the game but in truth, there can be only one ultimate victor. And where my shadow falls, all things end."

Batman: "The Boom Tube's a direct route to Metron, gentlemen. That's the good news. The bad news is, he's on Darkseid's warship."

Darkseid: "I take away their confusion and give them obedience. I take away their fear of themselves and give them fear of Darkseid. I have liberated them from the chaos of indecision! I have given them one straight path! One clear purpose! One goal: To die for Darkseid!"

Black Racer: "Earth's last defenders shudder as I pass them like a cold wind. They shudder but do not falter. They know me but do not fear my coming."

Batman: "Boo."
Metron: "Nnaa!"
Batman: "Can we talk?"

Wonder Woman: "Darkseid! By all my gods and in my mother's name, I'll make you pay for the pain you've caused!"
Darkseid: "Pain is what makes us strong. And all the gods are dead, Wonder Woman. There is no god but Darkseid. So kneel now or later. In the end, you will kneel."

Atom: "Connor! Look where you're going!"
Green Arrow: "Hey! Amazo synthetically duplicates the powers of the whole JLA! I have a bow and some arrows! Shout at him, huh?"

Metron: "There. I am made flesh and blood. Is this...weight...this ceaseless particle movement...is this all? What is feeling, that I should consider it worthy of record?"
Batman: "Well....(Punches Metron) It's something like that."

Black Racer: "These mindless ones feel nothing as I pass. They died long ago."

Darkseid: "Do I know you?"
Batman: "We've...shared some laughs. Everything you know, everything you own; I'm taking it all. Look up."

Azteka: "Argent, shh! Batman's going to love this. Hey! My armor's powered by a four- dimensional battery, yeah? The only thing that stops the energy from erupting into 3-D space with a destructive power greater than any weapon on Earth....is a little fader switch on my belt. And guess what I just did."

Batman: "You want to know why you're surrounded by all these 'maggots', Darkseid? Because you did what you said you'd do; you recreated the whole world in your image. And what you see in them is your own ugly faaaaaaa....."

Black Racer: "He is gone, out of time, out of space. Beyond what even Gods know."

Atom: "Flare arrow, Connor!"
Green Arrow: "Great idea, Ray. Maybe we can give him a fatal suntan...."

Atom: "I'm Ray Palmer. I'm the Atom. I'm a scientist. And I just realized you can see. Which means something can get through your shield. Light."

Atom: "Nice brain. Four lobes. Which one's first?"

Green Arrow: "Hey, the only way we're gonna serve you is medium rare. He's in your head, you big, ugly moron."
Darkseid: "Whaa...no. Not this. NOOOOOOOOO"
Atom: "Hold that bad thought."

Black Racer: "This one catches sight of me and, like a good scientist, asks a question. My answer is 'yes.'"

Green Arrow: "Ray? You and me, man. We just killed Darkseid."

Orion: "In the end, Darkseid has won, cold one. I have become the destroyer he always said I was. I am truly his son."

Metron: "Time is like a watch and damage can be repaired. And time is like an hourglass; its parts are as grains of sand and fall where they will. There are always the same number of grains, but each new arrangement is different."

Aztek: "Just remember, it was your money that paid for my technology. I couldn't do this without you, Mr. Luthor."

Superman: "How many people do have up there working for us?"
Batman: "Three. I used my initiative."
Superman: "And we're traveling in that? Are you sure it's safe, Batman?"
Batman: "I built it myself. Of course it's safe."

Lex Luthor: "I can't understand these people. They seem to equate pig-handedness with heroism."

Lex Luthor: "Just how long have you been masquerading as the Joker?"
Plastic Man: "Just a little longer than you've been wearing those shorts, Lex! I've been meaning to bring it up: I've spent quite some time on the wrong side of the law myself and I know the importance of fresh underwear."

Joker: "The trident's a quality item! Is that the thing Neron gave you in exchange for your soul? What does it do?"
Ocean Master: "It increases my power...ah...immeasurably. And if I let go of the weapon, I experience excruciating nerve pain."
Joker: "Sounds like the deal of the century, Flipper! And everybody says I'm the crazy...."

Mirror Master: "It's not about money this time. I sold my soul once and once was enough."

Lex Luthor: "It's only money, Superman. It makes the world go round. It oils the wheels, it puts satellites in orbit and helps build wonderful things. Like hard-light hologram storage tanks."

Ocean Master: "Come on! If we're smart we can get out of here before the JLA tears the place apart!"
Joker: "If we're smart? Hey, I'm a certified nut and you're wearing a fish mask!"

Plastic Man: "I know you're a goddess! I know you possess the power to turn men into beasts! I know you're immortal and I'll be piloting a wheelchair when you're still dancing weekends at 'Cheeks'! I've had weirder girlfriends."

Plastic Man: "Why the nuns named me after a remorseless killer of the deep, I'll never know."

Dr. Light: "I just transmitted Superman FM out of the solar system at light speed. I didn't even realize I could do that. Luthor, you're a genius."
Lex Luthor: "I know."

Plastic Man: "You know, you're the first woman who's ever taken control of my entire physical structure. I must have your phone number!"

Plastic Man: "I'm a doctor, Jim, not a tourniquet....but hey! I'll try anything once!"

Lex Luthor: "Congratulations, Superman. Once again, you've ensured that everything gets done your way. What a clever conqueror you are."
Superman: "Not all of us want to rule the world, Luthor."
Lex Luthor: "Only because some us already do."

Joker: "All that muscle in one room and you still fell for the old gypsy switch. I don't whether to laugh or cry!"

Lex Luthor: "I'm here to make your lives hell. I only keep you alive to make your lives hell. And Batman...you made a big mistake."
Dr. Light: "What's he doing?"
Circe: "He's doing what all rats do. Weasel."

Plastic Man (to Superman): "You know, you look taller on the box for your action figure."

Metron: "You are only the forerunners. Prepare for the fortification of Earth."

Superman: "Goodbye, Lex. There's a good man in there somewhere."
Lex Luthor: "You think so, do you?"

Metron: "For in the game of Gods, Creation itself is the playing field."

Superman: "As of now, we're officially disbanding the Justice League of America."

Lois Lane: "So, like I saw saying, I found one of those horrible letters teenagers write to their grown-up selves. 'Dear Lois,' it said. 'By now you're probably married with two kids to some stupid guy and you've probably forgotten that you ever wanted to write and have an exciting life like Collette or Dorothy Parker...' You know what? I wanted to write back and tell this girl about my day. 'Dear Lois, wrong kiddo! I've won a Pulitzer. I'm married to Clark Kent, who happens to be Superman, and all three of us have been invited to the moon for dinner. How far out of the atmosphere did Dorothy Parker get?'"

Lois Lane: "Call me Lois, huh? People are gonna think our marriage is in ruins."

Reporter (to Wonder Woman): "Do you have any useful advice for menopausal women?"

Prometheus: "I've thought this whole thing out. You people are in trouble."

Prometheus: "It's like the Garden of Eden. But I suppose that was flammable too."

Superman: "Everybody stay calm."
Plastic Man: "That's easy for Mister Invulnerable to say."

Huntress: "This is for the cameras, right?"
Zauriel: "Sure. Just like the Gulf War. Are we having our first official team-up, Huntress?"

Prometheus: "The key opens a doorway into a quiet little infinity of nothing: The Ghost Zone. I found it so I can call it any stupid thing I want."

Prometheus: "You think you're unbeatable? Maybe I should tell you something else: One of those thirty on disk Batman..is you. So don't patronize me!"

Lois Lane: "We live in lucky times, Cat. We were born in a world with a Superman."

Prometheus: "I really have to tell you how immensely satisfying this has been."

Prometheus: "I should shoot you right now, purely out of mercy." (Shoots Green Lantern). "There. I just did."

Prometheus: "You know, it's weird hearing you say the name. It's like I've actually made it. Superman said 'Prometheus' and didn't sound scared."

Batman: "Well....That was a humbling experience."

Batman: "If what he's saying is true, he has the skills and ingenuity to defeat the entire JLA. We also have one hundred civilians in immediate danger. I'm taking this seriously."

Plastic Man: "Steel meet Eel!"

Superman: "Save these people first, then I'll do what you want. You owe me that much."
Prometheus: "I don't owe you anything, you pompous monstrosity. You know who I am? I'm the ghost haunting your dream house. See, 'justice' killed my parents. I was...pretty traumatized. I'm sure you can understand."

Zauriel: "Limbo! Great God...his house is in Limbo...Only the dead go there."

Plastic Man (as related by Zauriel): "I love this place. I love these people. Every day is doomsday."

Aquaman: "Is there anyone left who isn't a member of the JLA, Superman?"

Plastic Man: "Oh, right, I'm your raft. Like I enjoy butt cleavage in my face."

Wonder Woman: "Nicely done. Hephaestus himself would be proud."
Steel: "Yeah, well, tell him I said hello, I guess."

Big Barda: "Where is the Batman? Who was last with him?"
Superman: "Oh, that right. You're new to the team. You actually expected him to partner up."

Flash: "Colombus-never-found-America worst?"
Martian Manhunter: "Think deeper. Suppose the Big Bang had never happened."
Plastic Man: "Suppose Claudia Schiffer had never married David Copperfield!"

Flash: "Okay, see, this is why if you're not around, we're screwed."

Flash: "He always has all the answers. Don't know what we'd do without him."

Plastic Man: "Congratulations, Supes...Looks like you're fighting for truth, justice and kidney pie!"

Superman: "So, how do you suggest we find him?"
Martian Manhunter: "I have my ways. I am, after all, a manhunter."
Flash: "All those who've ever seen J'onn angry, raise their hands? That's what I thought."

Oracle: "To knowingly let that happen to the Waynes...It would be huma I mean "
Martian Manhunter: "I know what you mean."

Martian Manhunter: "Being in the JLA is about making hard choices. You heart is strong, Barbara...but your mind is even stronger. Go with it."

Superman: "Odd. Ray, didn't you tell me the lens worked only on you?"
Atom: "What I said was that it worked safely only on me. Other people tend to explode after about two minutes."
Plastic Man: "What?"
Atom: "Don't worry. At the rate reality is breaking down, if we're not back by then we may as well not come back."

Green Lantern: "Wait, I'm confused. If we're smaller than light particles right now, how are we even seeing?"
Atom: "You're not...not in any human way. The five senses become something else entirely at the quantum level. Your mind's doing you a favor. It's processing all this into familiar visuals so you won't go insane. By the way, you're not breathing oxygen either. It's best not to think about it."

Oracle: "I've worked hard to treat what happened to me as an opportunity, not a handicap. I concentrate on the good I can do now that I've been forced to exercise my mind. Despite his evil, J'onn, September had the right notion. Sometimes our only comfort comes from believing that there is no chance. That whatever happens in this world...happens for a reason."

Steel: "What is it with you and that Kent guy that he's always breaking your news?"
Superman: "I hadn't noticed."

Steel: "I don't know what's going to drive me nuts first...reliving racial memories or that blasted pinging."

Orion: "You do not understand me. You loss. Out of my way."

Wonder Woman: "Even the Dog of War knows when best to bite."