George Newbern credited as playing...
Superman • Clark Kent
- Captain Marvel: You're my biggest fan.
- Superman: Excuse me?
- Captain Marvel: I-I mean I'm YOUR biggest fan! Sorry, sir, it's... uh... it's a little overwelming meeting you.
- Superman: [weapons-grade kryptonite is stolen from S.T.A.R. Labs] So?
- Batman: The lock was nano-picked. LexCorp technology.
- Superman: Then Luthor...
- Batman: Which anyone could have gotten their hands on. Or, for that matter, planted here to incriminate Luthor.
- Superman: You know it was him.
- Batman: I'm not entirely convinced. This is pretty sloppy for Lex.
- Superman: He's the most arrogant human being on the planet. He wants us to know.
- Batman: Maybe.
- Superman: Maybe?
- Batman: I'll go to the Watchtower. See if the Atom can find something I missed.
- Superman: Since when do you miss anything?
- Batman: Since when do you jump to conclusions without evidence? Go to that charity event tonight. You'll help raise some money and keep an eye on our elusive Mr. Luthor.
- Lex Luthor: It's the most ambitious project I've ever been a part of. A fully functional city to house those most in need. Just think of it, ladies and gentlemen, 30,000 people who never again have to worry about a roof over their heads, about a safe, clean environment for their children. 30,000 people...
- [getting choked up]
- Lex Luthor: I'm sorry. But this... this is truly the greatest day of my life.
- Superman: I never knew you had such a sentimental streak, Lex.
- Lex Luthor: Oh, there's so much about me you don't know, Superman.
- Superman: If it's just a simple robbery, why call us?
- Professor Emil Hamilton: It was anything but simple. They ignored valuables; priceless gems, high-technology artifacts. In fact, the only thing they took was the contents of this safe. Nearly four pounds of weapons-grade kryptonite.
- Superman: Have you read the papers today?
- Captain Marvel: Just the comics. "Snorkel the Squirrel" was hilarious. He's looking for his nuts, right? And then Berkeley - that's this wacky bear - he...
- [Superman shows him the front page of the Daily Planet, with the headline "Captain Marvel endorses Luthor for President!"]
- Captain Marvel: Holy moly.
- Superman: When you joined this team, you became something more than just a hero.
- Captain Marvel: I know that, sir, but...
- Superman: [holding up his hand to stop him] You became a symbol, a symbol that represents all of us.
- Captain Marvel: Yes, sir.
- Superman: We don't play favorites, we don't sell deodorant on television...
- [Flash covers his face in embarrassment]
- Superman: ...and we don't get involved in politics.
- Captain Marvel: Yes, sir.
- Superman: And we certainly don't endorse supervillains for the presidency.
- Captain Marvel: Now... now, wait a minute. I never said that I was endorsing Luthor. Just that I think it's great that someone like him can change into a good guy.
- Superman: Life just isn't that simple.
- Captain Marvel: Well, maybe it is sometimes!
- [pounding the table]
- Captain Marvel: Maybe people can change!
- [seeing their looks]
- Captain Marvel: Can't they?
- Superman: You are not to make any more public statements without running them past the League first. Is that understood?
- Phil O'Bannon: America is a nation of second chances. And no one embodies that concept more than tonight's guest, once viewed as, shall we say, a less than admirable member of our society.
- Lex Luthor: [chuckling] Oh, much less, I'm afraid.
- Phil O'Bannon: Lex Luthor has transformed himself into a respected and admired presidential candidate, and we're delighted to welcome him to "The O'Bannon Agenda".
- Lex Luthor: Thank you, Phil. But I'm not here tonight as a campaigner. I'm here to talk about something far bigger than mere politics.
- Phil O'Bannon: And that would be?
- Lex Luthor: My newest project: Lexor City. A fully functional urban paradise built for low-income Americans in search of that second chance you were just talking about.
- Phil O'Bannon: Let's be straight here, Lex. There are people out there right now rollin' their eyes. They're sayin' that Lex Luthor hasn't changed, that he can't be trusted.
- Lex Luthor: Heh. Can't say I blame them. But people can change. Take Hawkgirl, for instance.
- Phil O'Bannon: You take her.
- Lex Luthor: [chuckling] Now, Phil...
- Captain Marvel: Hey, what you watchin'?
- Superman: Shh.
- Lex Luthor: My point is, yes, she betrayed the Justice League; yes, as a consequence of her actions, the Thanagarians almost destroyed our planet, but seeing as how the League has welcomed her back into the fold, they've apparently forgiven her and offered her a second chance.
- Phil O'Bannon: They've taken a lot of heat for that decision.
- Lex Luthor: Maybe they're being naive. Some might say dangerously so. Or maybe they just want to give her a chance to redeem herself. According to Captain Marvel, they're giving me the same benefit of the doubt. And believe me, I intend to make the most of it.
- J'onn J'onzz: Superman, you're needed.
- Superman: [rescuing an airplane that's lost a wing] I'm in the middle of something. Can it wait?
- J'onn J'onzz: Unfortunately, no. It's the Parasite.
- Superman: [after Captain Marvel quits the League, believing they don't act like heroes] He's right.
- Batman: They set you up, Clark.
- Superman: Does it really make a difference? After all, I...
- [realizing what Batman said]
- Superman: They?
- Batman: They.
- Lex Luthor: [cut to his penthouse] The plan worked better than I'd hoped. All I wanted was for Superman to destroy the energy source. But battling Captain Marvel? Demolishing Lexor City while those media morons filmed every horrific moment? It was more than I ever could have hoped for. Everything's going to plan.
- [passing a drink to Amanda Waller]
- Lex Luthor: And we're just getting started.
- Lex Luthor: You don't understand.
- Superman: [pushing him away] Out of my way, Lex. I don't know what's down there, but...
- Captain Marvel: Hey, guys, guys. Let's take it easy, okay?
- Lex Luthor: Captain Marvel, thank heaven you're here. He just won't listen. He...
- Superman: You don't have x-ray vision. I do. There's some sort of device buried beneath us, and I'm shutting it down.
- Lex Luthor: [trying to stop him] No! If you touch it, it could go off.
- Captain Marvel: Go off?
- Superman: So you admit you put a bomb under this city?
- Lex Luthor: Not a bomb. An experimental fusion engine. It'll supply nearly free energy to everyone who lives here.
- Captain Marvel: See?
- Superman: Then why the lead shielding?
- Lex Luthor: It's for your protection. The engine creates energy through controlled fusion of kryptonite molecules.
- Captain Marvel: See?
- Superman: And why didn't you tell me this?
- Lex Luthor: Maybe... maybe I was afraid you wouldn't believe me.
- Captain Marvel: Let's call the Atom or Steel to check the device over, see if what Luthor says is true.
- Lex Luthor: At least someone here is keeping a cool head.