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Superman Says Justice League Will Pay, But Batman Is The One On The Hook

This three-panel meme uses Brian Griffin and Stewie Griffin from the animated TV show *Family Guy* to deliver a joke about DC Comics' Justice League. In the first panel, Brian is labeled 'Superman' and says, 'The Justice League will pay for the damages,' with a tired, resigned expression. The second panel shows Stewie reacting with wide, shocked eyes, looking at Brian. In the third panel, Stewie is labeled 'Batman,' maintaining his shocked, bewildered look. The humor comes from the common DC trope that Batman, being extremely wealthy, is always the one who ends up covering the costs of the Justice League's property damage, subverting Superman's statement by implying Batman will be the one footing the bill.
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The Justice League will pay for the damages.

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The joke that Batman, as the wealthy member of the Justice League, will be the one to pay for damages the team causes

Overview

This three-panel meme uses Brian Griffin and Stewie Griffin from the animated TV show Family Guy to deliver a joke about DC Comics' Justice League. In the first panel, Brian is labeled 'Superman' and says, 'The Justice League will pay for the damages,' with a tired, resigned expression. The second panel shows Stewie reacting with wide, shocked eyes, looking at Brian. In the third panel, Stewie is labeled 'Batman,' maintaining his shocked, bewildered look. The humor comes from the common DC trope that Batman, being extremely wealthy, is always the one who ends up covering the costs of the Justice League's property damage, subverting Superman's statement by implying Batman will be the one footing the bill.

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This meme is a remix of a popular Family Guy reaction template featuring Brian and Stewie Griffin. The original template is a screenshot from the show, which has been edited to add text labels assigning the characters to Superman and Batman, along with the dialogue about Justice League damages. Such memes are widely shared on social media platforms like Reddit (r/dccomics, r/memes), Twitter/X, and TikTok, where users repurpose existing show clips to create jokes about pop culture, in this case, playing on a well-known running gag about Batman's wealth in DC media.

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