The combined power of Flash and Superman is the ultimate way to beat any villain

The Justice League has always counted some of DC’s most powerful heroes among its ranks, but few icons are as powerful as The bottle And Superman. Both beings of almost limitless potential, Wally West and Clark Kent are simultaneously some of the League’s most human members. But when the duo loses their humanity, their vision of justice becomes much more cruel.

JLA #51 by Mark Waid, Mike S. Miller, Armando Durruti, Ken Lopez, and John Kalish Find Many members of the team split into two entities representing their human and superhuman nature. But without their humanity to keep them in check, the Justice League icons change for the worse.

When you fight a threat with inexplicable godlike abilities, The Flash, Superman and Martian Manhunter combine their abilities to work on his brain – rob him of his abilities and temporarily lobotomize him. And while that’s not the only line the JLA crosses before returning to normal, it’s one of the darkest.

Superman and the Flash are a deadly combo

Clark and Wally have limitless potential for destruction

Using this mental maneuver, the Flash, Superman and Martian Manhunter could theoretically take down any villain They can face. After all, as long as the Justice League has the opportunity to work in tandem to access the part of the villain’s brain that controls their abilities, it’s as simple as flipping the off switch. And if the heroes ever find themselves in a similarly divided existence yet again, there’s no telling the damage they could cause with the exponential growth that both the Flash’s and Superman’s powers have undergone in the years since.

Without their more empathetic and humanitarian nature keeping their superhuman abilities in check, Superman, The Flash and even Martian Manhunter all become much more pragmatic and ruthless. Looking at every threat in the most coldly rational way possible, They lose sight of exactly what they are fighting to protect in the first place. And when dealing with beings of incredible power like those in the Justice League, a lack of empathy should be every villain’s worst nightmare, because the cold-blooded team was ready to go further than ever before.

Superman and the Flash gain strength from their empathy

The humanity of the Justice League makes them who they are

Superman and The Flash are ultimately two of the Justice League’s heaviest hitters, but it’s their inherent humanity that makes these two Midwestern wonders the people and the heroes that they are. Without the connection to their fellow citizens, both Clark Kent and Wally West run the risk of undercutting the very thing they’ve dedicated their lives to defending. But should a villain ever push them far enough, Superman And The bottle Still have the ability to take them down – even if their methods are unforgivable.

JLA #51 is available now from DC Comics.