- Despero: You are a most impressive human. But don't you realize there's no way you and your motley crew can defeat me? Gardner is a loose cannon ruled by his ego. The dog is an idiot. And Sinestro...
- Batman: Is the one man I could completely depend on.
- Despero: Would you care to hear the full story behind Sinestro's imprisonment? I learned your comrade not only attacked the Okaaran warlords after they'd surrendered, he callously destroyed every living being on those ships. After which, he created a puppet government, loyal only to him, on the very world he was sworn to protect. Sinestro and I both seek to impose order on a chaotic, meaningless universe. He will be a wonderful soldier in my cause. As will you.
- Wotan: The Library of Infinity, containing all the knowledge of human experience, the history of the entire cosmos. And now, it shall all be mine.
- [two statues block his way]
- Wotan: [destroying them] Not even the protectors can stand against the sorcery of Wotan!
- Dr. Fate: Sorry, but your library card's expired.
- Wotan: Dr. Fate. And I see you've brought a friend. How unfortunate for both of you.
- Guy Gardner: You can't do this. You're one of us.
- Sinestro: I was never one of you. I have always stood alone above the rabble. Are you that desperate to prove what a great hero you are?
- Guy Gardner: It ain't about me. It's about Mogo. And G'nort. And Earth!
- Wotan: Without your helmet, Fate, you are defenseless.
- [as he laughs, Fate punches him in the face, then bests him in hand-to-hand combat]
- Dr. Fate: I'd call those boxing lessons I got from Bats a pretty good defense.
- Batman: Told you, it's not the helmet. It's the man.
- Dr. Fate: Maybe. But I prefer helmets to haymakers any day.
- Guy Gardner: Now, look, Bats, you can hatch all the plans you want, but from here on in, Guy Gardner's workin' alone.
- Batman: You so much as sneeze without my permission, you're going to regret it.
- Guy Gardner: That I'd like to see...
- [Batman punches him hard in the face]
- G'nort: [snickering] One punch! One punch!
- Batman: Get him on his feet.
- [Sinestro conjures a hand, which he uses to slap Guy awake]
- Guy Gardner: Just for the record, I let you do that.
- Despero: Submit to me willingly, Jordan, and together, we will bring forth a golden age unlike any ever seen before.
- Hal Jordan: You mean an age of servitude? Where every individual is just an extension of your mind? No, thanks. And I won't let you use the rest of the Corps against the rest of the universe.
- [Despero sends the other Lanterns into attack]
- Hal Jordan: In brightest day, in blackest night, no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might beware my power, Green Lantern's light.
- Despero: [seeing them disappear in a flash of green light] So, Jordan chose to destroy himself and the Corps rather than leave them in my power. A minor annoyance requiring a minor change in plans.
- Guy Gardner: What are you doing here? You're supposed to be protecting the Earth.
- Sinestro: That's exactly what I'm doing. I have no intention of allowing Despero to take control of the universe. And I refuse to leave its fate in the hands of incompetent fools like you and G'nort. That's why I'm gonna blow Mogo to bits.
- Guy Gardner: Mogo? He's a living being, a Green Lantern. Well, what about G'nort? If Mogo blows, then that dumb mutt's finished, too.
- Sinestro: Extraordinary. The troglodyte actually has feelings.
- Guy Gardner: Hey, look, Sin, I get it. Desperate times, desperate measures. But all we gotta do to take down Despero is let G'nort do his job.
- Sinestro: [conjuring a giant fist, with which he punches Guy] Why does that not fill me with confidence?
- Guy Gardner: Well, thanks for stopping by, Bats.
- Batman: I'm coming along. And I get the feeling I'm gonna need more than a batarang against this guy.
- [Batman brings out a Power Ring]
- Guy Gardner: Hey! No way I'm letting you wear that ring!
- Sinestro: I'm afraid one who's not of the Corp cannot wear the power ring. But that doesn't we can't use our rings to augment you.
- [Sinestro, Guy and G'nort use their Power Rings on Batman and he's fitted with a power suit]
- Batman: Cool.
- Batman: Okay, Guy, you and G'nort take the left flank. Sinestro and I will take...
- Guy Gardner: Eat my toe nail clippings.
- G'nort: Don't worry, Mr. Batman, sir. I'll take the left flank. Um, uh, which way's the left?
- Batman: You were all... in the ring?
- Hal Jordan: And sent to you for safekeeping. I had a hunch you had the will power to get us out of this mess.
- G'nort: Okay, okay, all I gotta do is say the oath and save the world. I can't remember it! Ohh, no, no, sure I can. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I got it. "In sunniest day, in cloudiest night, no bad guy shall escape my bite..." Oh no, that's not it!
- [later]
- G'nort: Ohh... ah! "On Labor Day, on Halloween night, no nose hair shall escape my sight."
- [later]
- G'nort: "On Arbor Day, or Harvest Moon, no weasel shall escape my spoon..."
- Batman: The more we fight, the farther away Despero gets.
- Despero: Actually, I'm closer than you think.
- [appearing, growing to gargantuan size]
- Despero: Look upon my magnificence, the fullness of my power. Do you see now why there's no hope?
- G'nort: Wowzer! That boy's had a real growth spurt.
- Despero: The universe needs control. You, of all men, must understand that.
- Sinestro: Something's wrong.
- [Despero vanishes]
- Sinestro: An illusion. He was never here.
- Despero: Why should I be there when my mind is powerful enough to reach out and do the work for me? While you three have been battling dreams, I draw closer to my goal: the Green Lantern who will be my greatest, my ultimate weapon.
- Batman: I thought you were the only Lanterns left.
- Sinestro: There is one Green Lantern who wasn't on Oa.
- G'nort: Hokey smokes. He's going after Mogo.
- Batman: Mogo?
- Sinestro: Mogo is a living planet. And if Despero has gained control of him... there may be no hope left for any of us.
- Guy Gardner: [listening to G'nort howling] Ah, shut your furry yap, will ya?
- G'nort: Hey, but I'm singing.
- Guy Gardner: Well, knock it off before I rip your tonsils right out of your throat!
- Batman: [thinking] I'd know that obnoxious voice anywhere.
- Sinestro: Sinestro, Green Lantern of space sector 1417. Lowest crime rate in the known galaxies.
- Batman: Why are you three locked up in the brig?
- Sinestro: This morning, Gardner had what you humans would call a hissy fit when the cafeteria chef gave him poached eggs instead of scrambled. As for myself, I was on a mission to protect a pacifist world from the Warlords of Okaara. The Guardians accused me of using force after the Okaarans had surrendered.
- Batman: Did you?
- Sinestro: Yes. The Warlords are well-known for striking once their opponent's guard is down. Sometimes we have to bend the rules to protect the innocent. Something you surely understand.
- Guy Gardner: If it wasn't for me, Earth would've been kaput. Heck, the whole universe would've been toast.
- Batman: Gardner!
- [offering a handshake]
- Batman: Good job, Guy.
- Guy Gardner: Yeah. Yeah, you, too.
- Batman: So, what did you end up doing with Sinestro?
- Guy Gardner: [indicating his power ring] Ah, don't worry about him. He's in a safe place. Hate to say it, but you made a pretty good Lantern out there.
- Batman: Thanks. But if there's one Lantern here who deserves the credit, it's G'nort.
- G'nort: [cheers] Wha...?
- [happily, he jumps into Batman's arms and licks his face]
- Batman: G'nort, I told you, no licking.
- Batman: Guy Gardner.
- Guy Gardner: What are you doing here?
- Batman: Apparently, rescuing you.
- Guy Gardner: We don't need no rescuing. I could've got us out anytime. And besides...
- [seeing the power ring hovering by Batman's head]
- Guy Gardner: Hey, that ring.
- [snatching at it]
- Guy Gardner: Give it over.
- Batman: Easy, Guy.
- Guy Gardner: That's GL Corps property, and you ain't GL Corps.
- Batman: And you are?
- G'nort: G'nort Esplanade G'neesmacher, Green Lantern of space sector X minus 5267.-2.
- [hitting himself in the face trying to salute]
- G'nort: Ow!
- Guy Gardner: Eh, go ahead. Tell him why you're in the brig.
- G'nort: Well, I came down to bring 'em lunch, and I'd locked myself in.
- Batman: Whatever the reasons you're all behind bars, it saved you from the fate that befell the others.
- Sinestro: Your power suit will respond to your will, much as our rings do.
- Batman: Nice. Now let's get moving. We need to make double time.
- Guy Gardner: Wait a minute. Who died and left you in charge?
- Batman: I put myself in charge. Got a problem with that?
- Guy Gardner: Yeah, I do.
- Sinestro: Your poor attitude annoys me.
- Guy Gardner: Oh, you want a piece of me, too?
- Batman: The freedom of the entire universe is on the line. And our first duty is to the innocent people we've sworn to protect and serve.