Kingdom Come/Heartwarming

"J'onn: What n-now? I want to stay, I want to... muh-matter, I... oh. You... you don't think I'll h-help... Batman: J'onn, you fought the good fight longer than any of us. You've done all that's ever been asked of you... and today was no exception. You've paid your dues, old friend. Go home and rest. Dream of red sands and silent stars."
 * The hug. You know the one.
 * Magog. Not only does he redeem his mistakes, according to the Novelization he actually becomes the Dean of Students at Paradise Island. It's also sweet Manotaur becomes a teacher at Paradise Island, as the Novelization says that his "kind" was finally accepted by the Greek women.
 * Bruce patching things up with Dick. All we see is a handshake and it says it all. In the Novelization they tearfully hug, marking the only time many of his colleagues ever saw Bats cry. Including Dick.
 * At the end, in a Superhero-themed restaurant, The Spectre discovers there's a (rather plain) meal named after him ("Spinach and cottage cheese? That's a Spectre Platter"), to which Norman replies "Look at it this way. It's flattering to be remembered somehow..." The following panel show the Original Sandman's (who died of old age in the beginning of the story) gear on display.
 * And heck, most of the ending of Kingdom Come is a CMOH. Superman tying Captain Marvel's cape onto a flagpole at the U.N. building, Wonder Woman regaining her Amazonian title, to say nothing of Wonder Woman giving Superman a new pair of glasses, finishing Superman's cycle away from the alien Kal-El he had become back to the human Clark Kent.
 * Diana on Phillipus becoming the new Wonder Woman: she can have it.
 * Alan Scott becomes the metahuman representative in the United Nations.
 * Superman desperately reaching out to Bruce, offering to unite to form the World's Finest Team, because despite Bruce's conviction they have nothing in common, they do: neither wants to see anyone die.
 * After Bruce's ruthlessness, cynicism and manipulation has taken a forefront throughout the series, his gentle compassion and kindness to the broken Martian Manhunter, who he has sneaked into his meetings with Luthor to help determine the secrets the other man is keeping, is a refreshing reminder of the other side of Batman.


 * Look amongst the tiny figures on the ground during the climactic battle. Who's that protecting the fallen Green Lantern? That's right, it's his daughter Jade, who up to that point was on the other side of the conflict.
 * Batman admits despite his estrangement with Dick, he send gobs of money to every science with xenobiology in their background to find a cure for Starfire's illness (she still died), without Dick knowing about it.
 * When Bats finds out - to his surprise, no less - that Talia is alive and basically Mother Therese's successor, he drops everything to fly to India. Without even a second thought.