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What kind of word balloon is Dick Grayson using in that panel? Is it like Homer Simpson when he says the stuff he's supposed to be thinking?

And now they're drooling and shitting themselves in a mental institution.

They were briefly seen in Alan Grant's revamped Poison Ivy origin story in one of the Shadow of the Bat annuals, but appeared to be a punk band rather than master (mistress?) criminals.

I like Tiger Moth's costume. Dragon Fly looks like a hellfire club member however.

You know, Robin, just because you catch them doesn't mean they have to put out.

It's not like buying them dinner.

Didn't they pop up in Nightwing during the Rise of Ras al ghul?

It's funny that they described Bruce as a millionaire sportsman. Like they just ran out of good adjectives one day and just decided to refer to him based on his hobbies.

"At the Gotham Opera, millionaire racecar enthusiast, Bruce Wayne, takes his seat."

If crime in the DC Universe is at the point where the top three "World Public Enem[ies]" are all gimmick thieves decked out like a Victoria's Secret catalog, one has to question the need for a Batman at all.

It does explain why there are so many people who hate the Batman, though!

Criminals are a buxom and fashionable lot, Michael.

All three of these look like potential costumes for Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, amirite?

They sound like they were taken out of WIll Eisner's trashcan.

Ironically, Marvel *has* villains named Tiger Moth and Dragonfly (I believe). No Silken Spider, though.

"If crime in the DC Universe is at the point where the top three “World Public Enem[ies]” are all gimmick thieves decked out like a Victoria’s Secret catalog, one has to question the need for a Batman at all."

I'm pretty sure this is Maxim's list of World Public Enemies, not an official government list.

"All three of these look like potential costumes for Dr. Mrs. The Monarch, amirite?"

Not enough skin.

I remember reading the whole story somewhere but for the life of me I can't remember where. It was some trade.

Anyway, I remember the dialogue was incredibly contrived. I literally remember thinking, "Wow, this dialogue is incredibly contrived," but that and the above image are all I remember.

A-P-R-O-P-O-S. One P. The word derives from the French expression "à propos," meaning, "for the purpose of."

...sorry, I can't help myself. But I am astonished that it has been up this long with no one leaping to correct it before now. Isn't this the internet?

This is hilarious on so many levels. It's nice to know 3 of the most dangerous women in the world stopped and posed for glamor shots. I can't wait for Morrison or Meltzer to introduce a photographer-to-the-villains type character (because really, who among us hasn't wonder where villains get their publicity shots taken?). And three insect-themed female villains introduced in one issue? And for all the talk to T&A that appears in comics today, those costume designs much have been pretty risque back when that issue was released.

You know, the dialogue between Bruce and Dick could be interpreted by some as a 'beard'...;)