3) “SHAZAM.” “SHUT UP.”
‘Kingdom Come’, like ‘Identity Crisis’, is a story that is held in high esteem, regardless of its flaws. At least KC has an upbeat ending, with Superman defeating Captain Marvel and also not murdering the United Nations, so he’s still a hero and stuff. Batman, for his part, helps to teach this lesson, seemingly allying with Luthor’s anti-hero coterie, only to turn on Luthor in the end. Once the chaos is cleaned up, Lex and his villainous partners are working for Batman in caring for the survivors, and giving Batman the rare chance to make a joke, at Luthor’s expense. After the chaos of the previous four issues and the uncertainty of which side the Dark Knight is actually on, it’s a wonderful payoff…