@forteller Yes, he absolutely should go back in time to 2001 when he was negotiating his contract with DC Comics, and say to them, "Hey, instead of your standard contract I want you to agree to use this other weird nerd license license that has *not been invented yet*."
I'm sure they would have said, "Cool, let's absolutely do that, barely-known, non-famous comic author! That sounds fun and interesting to us!"