Knees in Danger

"Embarrassing." Roland rounded on Batman and Superman. "Two useless men spent all that time on this, and a woman and some kids got it done."

"Wasn't it three?" Superman shot Roland a look.

Batman summoned the Batwing. "Enough talk. Let's check the scene first."

Lois boarded with them, bringing her camera equipment along.

"Knowing Batman's secret identity and not being able to tell anyone is torture for a reporter." Lois sighed.

"To make up for it, how about I tell you Superman's secret identity?" Batman suggested.

Superman hurriedly clapped a hand over Batman's mouth, afraid he would give it away.

"I wouldn't reveal your secret identity," Lois told Superman. Then something occurred to her. "Wait. Does that reaction mean I know your other identity too?"

Superman turned his head away and did not answer.

By then, the Batwing had reached the scene. It landed atop a LexCorp building.

When they entered Lex Luthor's office, they found him and Joker tied up. Harley Quinn lay unconscious on the floor.

Lex Luthor was still in the mood to chat with Joker. "Have you never wondered who's under Batman's mask?"

"Not even a little." Joker shook his head. "Where's the fun in that? The person under the mask isn't him."

"I'm very curious about Superman, though. Perhaps he has a human identity," Lex Luthor said.

"Lex Luthor." Superman looked at his archenemy. "I didn't expect you to go down so easily."

"Hmph. I didn't expect another alien freak just like you." Lex Luthor glared at Kara with hatred. "Damn it—this is Earth!"

"I wasn't planning to do anything to Earth." Superman found Lex Luthor's accusation baffling.

"No, you're Earth's greatest threat—and now there's another one. You're like cockroaches infesting the universe!" Superman's face darkened. He could not understand where Lex Luthor's hostility toward