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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.