Comments on: Batman Slaps Robin – The Origin of the Panel

By: Batman’s Epic Slap to Robin’s Kisser | Mitchelaneous

Batman’s Epic Slap to Robin’s Kisser | Mitchelaneous — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:09:19 +0000

[...] So Robin is not really such a jerk after all. Batman is overly obsessed with getting Superman, because he believes Superboy (and in turn Superman) was responsible for his father’s death. Check out the rest of the story behind the epic slap over at CBR. [...]

By: Lia Brown

Lia Brown — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:16:55 +0000

Onion3000: Cary Bates wrote the pre-Crisis Flash series for years. He also wrote Captain Atom, and recently Marvel’s “True Believers” LS. And a bunch of other stuff I’m blanking on.

Bates used to write into the Flash letters columns before he took over the series, which makes me chuckle.

By: Scott King

Scott King — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:15:10 +0000

Ha, ha! That original panel is great. “You brat!”

If this is an original classic Batman story, why does everyone think that All-Star Batman is too over the top?

Aside from the curse words, there’s not much difference…

By: Vampier23

Vampier23 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:24:42 +0000

I’ve been wondering about this since 3 christmases ago!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:50:25 +0000

Batman was really pissed at the group who mind-wiped Dr. Light back in Identity Crisis a few years ago.

Batman wasn’t pissed because they mind-wiped Dr Light (although he didn’t approve of that), he was pissed because they mind-wiped HIM and made him forget the incident.

Later, he realized that there was time missing from his memory of the day, and being the World’s Greatest Detective and all, figured out what had happened.

By: Crisis

Crisis — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:16:33 +0000

Josh: That panel is from Batman #1 in the story with Catwoman. And yes that is the original panel, no alterations.

By: Jill aka The Nerdy Bird

Jill aka The Nerdy Bird — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:05:21 +0000

Man, Batman’s a dick!

By: POWRSURG

POWRSURG — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:26:46 +0000

Josh: That is from Batman’s first (or at least one of his first) adventures with Catwoman. It was recently reprinted in the first volume of Batman Chronicles.

I guess spanking was more acceptable back in the last 1930s?

By: SlightlyMad

SlightlyMad — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:11:06 +0000

Is it just me, or does the panel with Batman hypnotising Dick hold the possibility for some pretty warped re-captioning? “You will forget that I made you dress up in little green swimming trunks & pixie boots…”

By: Josh

Josh — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:00:59 +0000

Now lets see if anyone can figure out this one!

http://strangeink.files.wordpress.com/2007/02/papa-batman-spank.jpg

By: ArrionShaadow

ArrionShaadow — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:33:52 +0000

BATMAN MY PARENTS ARE DEAD!!! THATS THE FUNNIEST THING IVE EVER READ IN MY LIFE!!!! I WANNA READ MORE!

By: Brian Prax

Brian Prax — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:42:18 +0000

@I AM FeAR

So what you’re saying is that Batman is Nixon!?

Nice article. Hysterical context.

By: I AM FeAR

I AM FeAR — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:29:38 +0000

@Tom Fitzpatrick

that’s because Batman’s one of those jerks who thinks bad stuff is bad, unless he’s the one doing it, then it’s alright.

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 04:12:12 +0000

Just remembered something, Batman was really pissed at the group who mind-wiped Dr. Light back in Identity Crisis a few years ago.
Wouldn’t it be a bit hypocritical of Batman, since he basically did the same to Robin?

By: onion3000

onion3000 — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:08:08 +0000

A few panels later, Batman makes it all OK again…

http://s474.photobucket.com/albums/rr109/onion3000/?action=view¤t=After-Slap-1.jpg

By: John

John — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:38:18 +0000

So when is Grant Morrison going to incorporate this bit of continuity into his run?

By: Martin

Martin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:54:56 +0000

Does this pre-date Scott Kurtz's Batman: My Parents are Dead?

By: aboynamedposh

aboynamedposh — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:10:13 +0000

I was just wondering about this the other day! Cheers.

By: sackett

sackett — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:49:48 +0000

Batman looks a little pudgy on the cover there.

By: Jaap!

Jaap! — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:51:40 +0000

man batman so doesnt have a face going “MY PARENTS ARE DEAD”. If anything, he looks to be going “Robin, you little bitch. You know my parents are dead.”