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TheJustice League ’s youngest fellow member just accidentally disrespectedJohn Constantinein the funniest way . When the Hall of Justice follow under attack , new enlistee Naomi is told to take her parents down to the basement and look for any wayward superheroes who may be down there . Among the strange and potentially grave objects stored there , the familyrun into John Constantine . Not knowing who John is , Naomi ’s parents make the hilarious mistake of assume he ’s engage assistant , while Naomi does n’t even count postulate him to join the battle .
In the past , John Constantine has worked with the occasional DC hero whenever it suited his own pauperism , but that changed when he conjoin the Justice League Dark , an branch of the Justice League commit to inquire and fight magical and supernatural threats . Although the current leader is his erstwhile ex - girlfriend Zatanna , John ’s signature trenchcoat , cigarette , and dry wit keep company his old team in their current struggle against the villainous thaumaturge Merlin . Meanwhile , the Justice League has been focused on train Naomi McDuffie , a superhero stripling from another world whose energy based top executive are some of the strongest on Earth , take a leak her a " mega power " hero . Naomi ’s training has been constantly interrupted by events stray from revisit her original homeworld to the distinctive threats the Justice League must face on a day-to-day basis , but in this military issue , the danger is anything but average .
iniquity League#65 ’s ' United Order - Part Two ' - from Brian Michael Bendis , Steve Pugh , Romulo Fajardo Jr. and Josh Reed - the Hall of Justice is under fire fromalien warrior Synmar Utopica . While Superman and the Justice League get tangle up in the conflict , Batman instructs Naomi to take her parents to the basement and to say " anyone from the Justice League Dark sleeping down there ” to report upstairs now . The family discover John downstairs and , hearing his speech pattern , ask if he ’s the Justice League ’s Samuel Butler .
Ignoring the fact that the only person John likes to help is himself , Naomi ’s uproarious mistake happens for two specific reasons . One , Naomi is a new hero agency more familiar with her more brightly colored friend than John ’s tatty appearance . Two , John ’s current living site ring the protuberance of English pantryman through comics history . fiber likeAlfred Pennyworthand Edwin Jarvis - the well - dressed caretaker of Batman and the Avengers - create a unusual stereotype that explains why someone might assume a random British military personnel fall upon behind the scenes of a superhero mansion might just be there to serve cucumber sandwiches once the battle is over .
John could actually be a Brobdingnagian aid against Synmar Utopica , offering a singular set of skills no other member of the Justice League is bringing to the table , but he ’s so far from what Naomi ask from a traditional superhero , she advises him to hide despite having been specifically tell she might see some member of Justice League Dark and they should be brought up to the battle . As much help as theJustice Leaguemay call for , they wo n’t engender it fromJohn Constantine- hopefully , the team can survive this latest attack long enough to realize how badly Naomi just burned a sub who ’s usually assure to get the last laugh .
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