WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Challenge of the Super Sons #3 by Peter J. Tomasi, Max Raynor, Luis Guerrero, and Rob Leigh, on sale now.
Challenge of the Super Sons has once more shown why Jon Kent and Damian Wayne are indeed DC's new Dynamic Duo. They're continuing to save the world in a series of cute adventures, using various gadgets and now, a reverse-Death Note known as the Doom Scroll to protect superheroes.
However, Damian's been keeping some secrets from his bestie because, as Issue #3 confirms, the dark Robin has been using Batman's scariest weapons.
The scroll reveals they have to save Wonder Woman within the hour but the catch is Diana of Themyscira can't know what's happening or else a random person will die. As a result, Damian decides to use the Bind of Veils from "Batman: Endgame" to save her by putting her in a dream world. Bruce used this when Joker turned the Justice League on him, surprising fans that he had another arsenal akin to his "Tower of Babel" storyline. These contingency measures were kept in his Justice Buster mech suit in case he had to fight his teammates, and this Lasso of Lies trapped the Amazonian goddess' mind in an illusion where she was beating the Bat up. Bruce also had red kryptonite weapons for Superman, a unique chemical to slow Flash down, material to dry and incapacitate Aquaman, proving once more he couldn't afford to trust these gods he called teammates.
Jon's shocked as Damian admits he's been tinkering with other weapons from this arsenal. The Boy of Steel even wonders if Bruce has anything for him especially as the Dark Knight has been wary of his growing powers. Damian plays this down but doesn't answer when Jon asks if Damian himself has a contingency plan in place for his bestie. It shows that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, reminding Jon the Waynes are indeed a disturbed family.
Eventually, they put this minor squabble aside because with Diana distracted and out of commission, a minotaur with Ares' flaming blade attacks. Luckily, the boys work together and knock him out, taking the lasso back and leaving Diana clueless as to what happened. After all, Damian has to get the bind back before his dad notices, which shows that not even Bruce would approve of Damian being this cold and cynical.
It's a double standard but he clearly wants his son to believe in people. Well, that didn't come to fruition as we've seen Damian imprison folks in Teen Titans en route to dropping the Robin mantle. He even messed with villains' memories and kept contingency plans in place for villains and teammates alike. Admittedly, Damian created his own weapons for his sinister missions, and from this early experience, we can tell where the influence so skeptical came from.