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While Superman is my favorite DC superhero, and Firestorm #2 just on concept, Batman is clearly #3. When done right, Batman is worthy of the praise he gets, although sometimes the internet likes to give him the Chuck Norris treatment. No, he can’t defeat Galactus with enough “prep time”, and no he isn’t a better superhero because he doesn’t have powers but should never be underestimated because he’s that awesome. Batman as currently written as some kind of super genius with so many on the nose gadgets I’m surprised “shark-repellent Bat-Spray” is still considered a joke. He also doesn’t “need his pain” or want to remake any of his Robins into versions of him. In fact, he’s outright against that.

If anything, Bruce wants to keep them from turning into him, a brooding loner still learning to accept he’s part of a family when he grew up with only Alfred and a burning desire to keep anyone else from suffering his fate. Batman is trying to keep others from going what he went through and becoming what he became, while also trying to push back against the influx of crime in one of the most corrupt cities in the DC Universe. It’s out of love, not revenge or “needing his pain” or whatever crap they want to have him spout these days.

With Batman’s 80th anniversary around this time I wanted to do something for it, but between a video I’ve missed my personal deadline for…twice…and a doctor’s visit today I don’t have a lot of time. Plus…I don’t know what else special I can do right now to mark the occasion. Over 10+ years I’ve worked on this website I’ve talked about Batman a lot, and not just because he’s the current hotness as far as DC is concerned. That’s never pushed me before. Just doing another Batman article doesn’t feel like it would do justice, and I’ve already talked about all the anniversary worthy topics that could come to mind at this point. So if you’ll forgive me, here’s a list of article here at the Spotlight that showcases why Batman is great.

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