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5. The Batman Nobody Knows

Batman # 250 (1973)

Oh this is a classic. Another Frank Robbins written story, but this one has some gorgeous Dick Giordano art.

In the story, Bruce Wayne has taken three inner-city youths on a camping trip as part of a charity event. Around the campfire, the boys begin discussion the Batman, all with very different perspectives on what he is. The first boy sees Batman as a supernatural vampire monster, using his Spectre-like powers to protect the city. The second boy imagines him as a tech based black hero, using advanced gadgetry to clean up the city while being cool as hell.

The third boy, spurred on by a former criminal friend Batman arrested, thinks of him as a ten foot tall monster with super hearing and a bumbling demeanor. After they've all gone, Bruce Wayne leaps out, dressed as Batman to show them what he REALLY looks like"¦ only for all three kids to roll their eyes and tell him that he doesn't even look like the real Batman. It's a cute story that winds up giving a great perspective on the character. The one black kid imagining a Batman that looks like him is super ahead of its time, even if that's probably accidental. One of the

Greatest Batman Stories of All Time?: Yes! I'd totally say so. It's fantastic and fits really nicely into this collection. Totally deserving.