The nature of being a comics fan is that sometimes you find out there's an issue that caters to all of your interests at once, but you've never heard of it because it was only sold with certain boxes of Cheerios in 2014. Such is the case with General Mills Presents: Justice League #9, featuring the Joker and Superman swapping bodies. (Bless @distort-opia for knowing exactly which cereal-sponsored comic this was)
We open with the news that Superman has gone mad and is defacing Mt. Rushmore! (Honestly, good for him) There's not much time to process this, though, because the Daily Planet has an unwanted visitor who needs to speak with Lois:
They flee to the roof, where the dastardly Harlequin of Hate promptly...empties out his poison guns and visibly has a small breakdown?
No one else can do puppy-dog eyes like Kal-El of Krypton. Clark manages to convince Lois that he's in the Joker's body by recounting their recent, ridiculously cute dates. They are dramatically interrupted, however, by none other than Lex Luthor.
HAHAHAHA I love his silly little rocket boots so much. Look at them! Anyway, Lex's security detains "the Joker", and things are not looking great for Clark.
I'm low-key fascinated by the fact that Clark's about to spill the beans to Lex. Is it because he thinks that whatever Lex will do to him is probably still not as lethal as what Lex would do to the Joker for threatening Lois? Is it because he thinks Lex will probably let him use the Body-Swap 9000 stashed in a lab somewhere if he just begs nicely enough? I love their weird situationship so much. It's all moot, though, because someone else also woke up feeling not quite themselves this morning:
(Vital to note that Bruce has been letting Clark squirm for several minutes thinking he's been captured, because he's a dick <3) So how did this all happen?
Ah, the Weird Kryptonian Artifact trope. Smallville was also a big fan. Notice how Lex and Clark are fighting with laser eyes and energy shields, while the Joker is just full-body tackling Batman because he's shameless. Anyway, the artifact activated and Silliness ensued.
Oh shit, wait, where's our favorite mad scientist during all of this?
HAHAHAHAHA, I would pay real money to see that sequence of events. "Alfred, it happened again. Go upstairs and tase me."
"With pleasure, Master Bruce."
Meanwhile, Lex wakes up reeking of another dude's cologne, blindfolded, and tied to a chair. It's a normal enough morning after for him, is what I'm saying.
Clark realizes he finally gets to be on the other side of all of Lex's shiny anti-Superman toys for once.
Does the fourth wall even exist for you, Joker?
The Joker, waking up in Clark Kent's apartment: "Damn, bitch, you live like this?"
While they are busy subduing SuperJoker, Bruce has a flawless plan for getting the Magic Artifact:
Lois Lane, criminal mastermind.
Lois is asking the real questions, but the Flash has learned not to even bother.
Finally, we come to the most important part of any Superman/Batman team up: the verbal equivalent of a sloppy makeout where they talk about how much they love each other.
All's well that end's well after their exploration of another man's body.
What the hell, this was so delightful???? Just a silly, fun romp through the body swap trope with several of my favorite characters. Thank you, I guess, Cheerios?
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Superboy!reader who is currently locked behind a steel door: Robin….
Robin: NO!
Superboy!reader who now pounds his fist against the door: ROBIN! UNLOCK THE DAMN DOOR!!!
Robin: NOPE! I finally got a reservation for a good night together, and you are not going to metropolis to fight crime with Superman tonight!
Reader sighs, putting his head against the door. Using his x ray to see robin frowning deeply with cross arms.
Superboy!reader: Metropolis needs me….
Robin who frowns even more with a sad expression: I need you…..
Superboy!reader punches the door, making robin dodge the steel door. In a flash, reader kisses robin, robin’s eyes flutter shut as he cups reader’s face. Reader wraps his arms around boy wonder who seemed to melt against the boy’s body. The kiss ends with robin clinging to the super.
Superboy!reader: I’ll be back, I swear.
Reader puts his head against the boy wonder’s head. Giving the bird a sweet small peck to the crown of his head before flying off.
Robin in the distance crossing his arms: YOU BETTER! god, is this how Lois feels with Clark?
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Watching My Adventures with Superman with the kiddo:
Her: Kara and Jimmy are cute. I'll allow it. Do you like them?
me: You know me, I always enjoy a good ship between a nice boy and a woman who could crush his spine.
Her: Clark and Lois is that same kind of ship. I mean, yeah, Clark could crush her spine but he wouldn't. But if Lois decided his spine needed crushing, she'd somehow find a way to make it happen
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