- [while meeting with J'onn J'onzz of the Justice Lords, the Justice League counterparts from another dimension]
- Batman: Have you read his mind yet?
- J'onn J'onzz: Martians don't do that to one another.
- Batman: Can't... or won't?
- J'onn J'onzz: Both.
- Lorder Superman: You're nothing but a mad dog now, are you?
- Lex Luthor: [mocking] Ooh! A threat! But this old dog still has a few teeth!
- [opens up a cabinet to reveal the trigger for nuclear missiles]
- Lorder Superman: There are at least six different ways I can stop you right now.
- Lex Luthor: But they all involve deadly force, don't they? And you don't do that. No, you need me. You wouldn't be much of a hero without a villain and you do love being the hero, don't you? The cheering children, the swooning women... You love it so much, it's made you my most reliable accomplice!
- Lorder Superman: Accomplice? What are you...
- Lex Luthor: You could have crushed me any time you wanted and it wasn't the law or the will of the people that stopped you; it was your ego. Being a hero was too important to you. You're as much responsible for this as I am! So, go ahead, fix it somehow, put me on trial, lock me up, but I'll beat it. And then we'll start the whole thing all over again.
- Lorder Superman: I *did* love being a hero. But if this is where it leads, I'm done with it.
- [his eyes start to glow with heat vision]
- Lorder Superman: Cold.
- Lois Lane: It's gazpacho. It's supposed to be.
- Lorder Superman: I wasn't talking about the soup. You gonna tell me what's wrong?
- Lois Lane: After two years, you don't know?
- Lorder Superman: Here we go.
- Lois Lane: The world's on permanent lockdown, free speech is all but dead, and you don't know what's wrong?
- Lorder Superman: Lois, we've been over this a thousand times. Why can't you see the bigger picture?
- Lois Lane: I can see just fine, thank you. You're the one who can't see where this is leading.
- Lorder Superman: Lois, we're doing everything we can...
- [his comms beep]
- Lorder Superman: Just a sec. Yeah?
- Lois Lane: Go ahead, finish. You're doing everything you can to what? Make sure everyone bows down to worship you, is that what you were going to say?
- Lorder Superman: That's not what we want! Can't you just listen for a second?
- Lord Batman: [listening in the Batcave] Ah, love.
- Lorder Superman: What do you want?
- Doomsday: Same as you, I imagine. Power, control; but I had to see the best this planet had to offer. I am not impressed.
- Lord Wonder Woman: [watching the Justice League fight Luthor] It's sad.
- Lord Green Lantern: Yeah. Their world's the mess ours used to be.
- Lord Hawkgirl: Too bad we can't help them.
- Lord Batman: Who says we can't?
- Lorder Superman: [he opens a portal] You've been a busy little Bat, haven't you?
- Lord Batman: What else is there to do around here anymore?
- Lord Green Lantern: This can take us into that other dimension?
- Lord Batman: If we decide to use it.
- Lord Hawkgirl: Why wouldn't we?
- Lord Batman: You're talking about helping them. But would they accept it? Our kind of help.
- Superman: [in the Oval Office] Even this wasn't enough for you, was it? You had to have it all. Now we're on the brink of a war that could destroy the whole planet.
- Lex Luthor: Could have been so perfect. Paradise.
- Superman: And I let it get this far because of the law... and the will of the people.
- Lex Luthor: Ha ha, the people? This is all their fault! And they're going to burn for it. Burn!
- Lex Luthor: [captured by the Justice League] Watch. I'll be out in days.
- Wonder Woman: Not with a broken leg, you won't.
- The Flash: Sorry I messed up back there.
- Superman: Apology accepted... as soon as the damage is fixed.
- The Flash: Got a sec?
- [as he puts everything back in order, a portal opens]
- J'onn J'onzz: [seeing who emerges] Who... who are you?
- Lord Martian Manhunter: I'm you.
- Lorder Superman: I'm sorry. We can't allow it right now. You're just not ready.
- The President: But it's kind of a fall tradition, you know? Like Halloween and football. Folks aren't gonna be too happy.
- Lorder Superman: They seem happy enough to me. And an election isn't like football. There's a lot more to lose.
- The President: True enough. So when do you think might be a good time to have one?
- Lorder Superman: Patience, Mr. President. Patience.
- Lord Green Lantern: What's going on?
- Lord Martian Manhunter: Just a small protest at the college.
- Lord Hawkgirl: We're there.
- Lord Martian Manhunter: Not necessary. The police are handling it.
- Lord Green Lantern: It only takes one spark to start a fire.
- Lord Martian Manhunter: All right, if you want to go so badly, be my guest. And as long as you're down there, please try to get Batman out of that cave of his. Even I find it depressing.
- Lord Hawkgirl: Deal.
- Lord Green Lantern: [flying down to Superman] You coming?
- Lord Hawkgirl: It is your hometown.
- Lorder Superman: I've got a dinner date.
- Lord Martian Manhunter: Why the delay in sector 42?
- Watchtower Personnel: A storm.
- Lord Martian Manhunter: Is there anything we can do?
- Watchtower Personnel: No, everyone's been evacuated.
- Lord Martian Manhunter: Oh.
- Lord Hawkgirl: You're sure you don't want to help us out?
- Lord Batman: Too much to do.
- Lord Green Lantern: Come on, for old times' sake.
- Lord Batman: I hate old times.
- Lord Green Lantern: I keep expecting him to come zipping in any minute.
- Lord Hawkgirl: And then say something really stupid, right?
- Lord Green Lantern: Well, there was that.
- Lord Hawkgirl: But when things got serious, so did he. I miss him, too, John.
- Snapper Carr: [reporting on Doomsday] And despite the best efforts of the Special Crimes Unit, so far, the creature has proved unstoppable. The question's everyone asking is where is the Justice League? Hold on, Janet. We're now getting unconfirmed reports that the president is considering a unilat...
- Lord Green Lantern: [emerging from a portal in an alley] Look at that thing.
- Lord Hawkgirl: You wanted excitement.
- Lorder Superman: And when we stop it, they'll be so grateful, they'll roll right over for us.
- Lord Martian Manhunter: If we can stop it.
- Lord Batman: Sorry to interrupt, but I need to see you and the others.
- Lorder Superman: I'm busy.
- Lord Batman: Now!
- Lorder Superman: [getting up to leave] I gotta go.
- Lois Lane: We're not done with this!
- Lorder Superman: I know. Believe me, I know.
- Lord Green Lantern: [college protestors run away upon seeing him and Hawkgirl] Punks.
- Lord Hawkgirl: Remember when everyone liked us?
- Lord Green Lantern: Since when does that matter to you?
- Lord Hawkgirl: Since I started seeing the fear on everyone's face.
- Lord Green Lantern: You want to talk about fear? When I was a kid, I went to bed every night scared that the whole world was gonna blow up. That's the way things were back then. And folks just accepted it. They didn't think there could be a better way. But we found one.
- Lord Hawkgirl: So, do you sleep better now?
- Lord Green Lantern: You know I do.
- Lex Luthor: So, Larry, how are the wife and kids?
- Larry: Fine, Mr. Luthor. And they love that big-screen TV.
- Lex Luthor: They'll love their new SUV even more.
- Lord Green Lantern: What is this? Some old video of us?
- Lord Wonder Woman: Except we never had a fight like this with Luthor.
- Lord Batman: You're right. We never did. But they're having one... right now.
- Lord Hawkgirl: They?
- Lord Batman: We're looking at another dimension. Live.
- Lord Wonder Woman: It's just like ours.
- Lord Batman: Almost. But their Flash is still alive.
- Lorder Superman: So's their Luthor.
- Lord Batman: There's something else. They don't call themselves the Justice Lords. They're the Justice League.
- Lois Lane: [after the Justice Lords defeat Doomsday] You... you lobotomized him.
- Lorder Superman: What's your question, Lois?
- Lois Lane: It's... it's so out of character.
- Snapper Carr: And what's with the new costumes, guys?
- Lorder Superman: We just felt it was time for a change.