>>5947871>Pencils: Doug Mahnke. Inks: Tom Nguyen. Colors: David Baron. Letters: Ken Lopez. Script: Joe Kelley.>Alt-Text: Comic book page of Superman flying after a nuke headed toward a city. He flies closer to the nuke while reaching out, the images zooming in on him with each panel. The last panel is a close-up of Superman’s face with the flames of the nuke reflected in his eyes.>Sound Effect Sample: Joe KelleyBRUCE: It doesn’t matter what Boss Bruno thinks. It matters what the people of Gotham need. Right now they need protectors. They need food and shelter. They need to get out of this cage we call the society they were born in. What they <span class="mu-s">don’t</span> need is replacing one ruling class with another. I know Intergang is powerful, but they are powerful because of us. No Boss, false-facer or army can stand against us if we stand united. As Gotham. So what’s it going to be? Are we going to bend the knee to some guy across the Bay, or are we going to show them what this City can do?
Black Mask gets out of his seat, walks inches from your face, and stares you down with bloodshot, unblinking eyes.
Then he drops to his knees.
BLACK MASK: Wayne-sama. I kneel!
BRUCE: Get up. The only thing we bow to is the mission.
SHARD: And what is that?
BRUCE: Saving this city.
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Save the cities. Have to save them all.
SFX: BOOM!
1,267 bombs left. You’ve never gone this fast. You can feel your skin cells atomizing from the friction.
SFX: BOOM!
982. It’s not enough just to beat the nukes to their targets.
If they get too low, the shockwaves from you flying down will kill thousands.
SFX: BOOM!
532. You’ve lapped the planet two dozen times. Maybe more. You’re not sure.
Calculating the optimal path takes almost all your focus. You can’t make a mistake. Can’t fail, can’t...
SFX: BOOM!
230. No. Remember what Dr Schwartz said. Do what you can. Help who you can.
You’re a part of this big beautiful ball, it doesn't rest on your shoulders.
SFX: BOOM!
18. There we go. Almost done. Just have to sweep the East Coast one more time. DC. Opal City. Metropolis.
SFX: BOOM!
One more. You can make it, just over Goth-
SFX: <span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-r">FFSSSSHHHHHH-</span></span>
