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[Batman: Return of the Dark Knight] What's up with Superman being Ronald Reagan's lapdog? It goes against everything he stands for in most realities.

He forces other heroes into retirement, mutilates Oliver, and then intends to do the same to Bruce at one point. On top of all of this he makes himself a weapon of war, obviously involved in the death of numerous Soviet Soldiers. . . what happened in this reality? It's so. . . un-superman.
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He's not a lapdog.... the world is on the brink of destroying itself and Superman could barely handle one nuclear blast, let alone the thousands that would happen if war broke out.

He is doing whatever he can to keep humanity alive, which in a Cold War, mutually assured destruction kind of scenario, means dealing with this issue.

Batman however, is and has always been a destabilizing figure. Moreso even in the DKR reality. He is a troublemaker, an anti-establishment genius with tons of money and the will and know-how to get shit done.

Superman needs him to cool off because what Batman is doing in Gotham is starting to reverberate across America and could lead to uprisings and civil unrest on a large scale which is just what Batman wants, while Supes is looking at the big picture: an unstable America is easy pickings for the Soviet Union, especially when they're measuring dicks over Corto Maltese.

Superman isn't Reagan's lapdog. He knows well enough what the President asks of him and how he's treated, but it's Superman. He doesn't care about this, he's not in it for the ego. The world is in the brink of destruction at the hands of mankind itself and he is doing what he can to keep shit in check.

Oliver Queen is as big a revolutionary as Batman..... that's likely why Superman crippled him. The other heroes weren't forced into retirement by Superman, but by the government. Superman was all that was left because he wanted to play ball for the sake of everyone.