EPISODE

7. Clash

Lex Luthor's candidacy for president moves forward as Captain Marvel appears to endorse his candidacy. Luthor expertly manipulates Superman's mistrust, tricking Superman into fighting Marvel. Superman was humiliated after knowing that the bomb he defused turned out to be a generator. At the end, it is revealed by Batman that Superman had been baited by Luthor and Amanda Waller to discredit the JLU.

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Lex Luthor's candidacy for president moves forward as Captain Marvel, the newest recruit of the Justice League appears from Fawcett City and seemingly endorses him, which causes tension between him and Superman, who is extremely distrustful of Luthor's motives. Luthor manipulates Superman into fighting Captain Marvel, with the former being humiliated after discovering that the bomb he defused turned out to be a generator. Captain Marvel leaves the Justice League claiming that they aren't acting like the heroes that he adored. At the end, Batman reveals to Superman that he had been baited by Luthor and Amanda Waller as part of a plot to discredit the League.

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