DC Comics Universe & Justice League #8 Spoilers: Legion Of Doom Unease With The Batman Who Laughs & A New Powerful Villain Emerges, Starman’s Secret Origin & More!

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DC Comics Universe and Justice League #8 Spoilers follows.

Legion Of Doom Unease With The Batman Who Laughs and A New Powerful Villain Emerges…

…Starman’s Secret Origin and More!

The book opens with the origin of Will Payton the Starman. It all starts in 1998 and it involves the Totality.

He gained powers and, almost immediately, he…

…caught Lex Luthor’s interest.

This origin is being relayed to the Justice League by Martian Manhunter.

For a classic look at Will Payton’s first DC origin, his classic Who’s Who in the DC Universe bio is below.

We then pivot to the Legion of Doom. They, in particular, are uncomfortable with Lex Luthor having a Batman in the basement.

If a Batman is here, Joker remarks, he wants to be here

The Batman Who Laughs and Lex Luthor reach a détente and we learn of a powerful new villain named Perpetua who…

…may have already discovered the Justice League?

Is that her or him glowing?

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