LAST EDITED ON 04-08-12 AT 02:43 PM (EST)#59 (because I am so tired, I forgot to edit the title)
Where does he get those wonderful toys?
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrimefightingWithCash
He hands someone a wad of moolah and they hand him a wonderful toy. Next question?
I had the pleasure of watching the Justice League example. Yes, there's only one crimefighter who can afford to fund PBS for a year and just one villain who thinks that's a fantastic bribe, but when you put them in the same room together...