![]() Bruce is declared dead after the battle, but of course he faked his own death. ![]() While the series begins with Clark and Bruce still on friendly terms, it famously ends with an iconic battle in which the elderly Batman manages to take Clark down. He has also married Wonder Woman, and serves as her consort. While still a formidable fighter and unaged since his heyday twenty-five years earlier, Clark is now essentially a tool of the fascist United States Government, and is their last line of defense against any threat that might topple Luthor’s villainous regime. Superman has been allowed to remain the symbol of truth, justice and the American way, but at a terrible price. Related: Frank Miller Joins DC Comics With 5-Project Deal ![]() While Batman eventually does free the team and get the band back together to take down Luthor once and for all, the Justice League has certainly seen better days when the alternate future dystopia opens. ![]() ![]() The circumstances behind this prove to be even worse than even the crime-ravaged Gotham City: revealed in 2002’s sequel series, The Dark Knight Strikes Again, Lex Luthor has taken control of the United States government, outlawed superheroes and forced the members of the former Justice League to do his bidding by holding their loved ones hostage except for Superman, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel. ![]()
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