WhileBatman ’s decision to unite theJustice Leaguehas always been shown in a convinced light , aside from one or two particularly darkElseworldarcs , Batman Beyondproves that Bruce Wayne should have never fall in the superhero squad and that doing so was , in fact , a betrayal of everything Batman claimed to have suffer for .

Batman first join the Justice League inThe Brave and the Bold#28 by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky when the Caped Crusader took up with his fellow heroes to cease the potentially world - end menace of Starro the Conqueror . Since then , Batman has stay cautiously skeptical of his fellow teammate , so much so that he discovered every one of their item-by-item weaknesses to use against them should they ever need to be taken down . However , no matter of his outlook while with the squad , Batman being a member of the Justice Leaguemeans he is regularly holler to combat some sort of catastrophic terror , sometimes on Earth , and sometimes in the further reach of blank space , leaving Gotham City completely vulnerable to supervillain flak .

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Comic book art: Batman faces the four Robins: Nightwing Dick Grayson, Red Hood Jason Todd, Red Robin Tim Drake, and Robin Damian Wayne.

InBatman Beyond#1 by Adam Beechen and Ryan Benjamin , Terry McGinnis is approached by a future appendage of the Justice League , Micron . Micron commends him on the job he ’s doing as Batman and asks , once again , if he would care to join the Justice League just as his predecessor had done . Terry respectfully declines the offer , telling Micron , “ I know how Justice Leagues work on . You sign up to help out once in a while , next thing you get it on , you ’re go across the galaxy three times a week . And while you ’re away , mass are getting kill in your backyard . ”

Terry understands his own limits and make up one’s mind to rivet his care solely on Gotham City , something he obviously believesBruce Wayne should have done as well . Bruce always take that his commission was to clean up Gotham City at all price , even if it meant die for the suit . However , every meter Batman was called away on some Justice League mission , he cheat that cause as all of his incredibly unsafe scoundrel had free reign across the city , and any of them could have launched a devastating flak during any one of Batman ’s absence . Sure , there were always other members of the Bat - Family uncoerced to ill-use in , but none of them were as experienced or as skilled as Batman , so if they found themselves in a life - threaten predicament while Batman was across the extragalactic nebula fighting some cosmic being , their demise would be on his hands .

As time went on , it is revealed that Terry is n’t alone in thinking that Bruce joining the Justice League was a misapprehension as that sentiment is shared bynone other than Bruce Wayne himself . When Terry get under one’s skin back to the Batcave after Micron offer to make him a Justice League member , Bruce reinstall in him that he should never join the Justice League , implying that Terry ’s disconfirming tone towards the superhero squad originated with his wise man . Batman BeyondprovesBatmanshouldn’t have joined theJustice League , with Bruce Wayne essentially admitting that he regrets ever doing so in the first place .

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