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7. The Berlin Batman (Batman Chronicles #11)
The Field Leader
The Jewish Batman of 1938 is a solid badass.
Seriously, if you ever find a copy of Batman Chronicles #11 while back issue diving, pick that thing up. The Berlin Batman is a Paul Pope short story about Baruch Wane, a young Jewish boy who watched his parents being murdered by an anti-Semitic mob. He swears vengeance, and becomes The Batman, an avenger who strikes in the night in vicious, unstoppable rampages against the Nazis. Baruch is the most Batman-like Batman on the list, only differing in terms of his time period. But he’s smart and skilled, and accustomed to working as part of a team, since he had his own Robin and Gordon analogues.
Team Role: The Field Leader.
There’s no one on this list who’s as much of a badass as Baruch. Dude fought Nazis and criminals and was a long running crime fighter for decades. He’s the master of the beat down, skilled in weaponry, and just knows how to lay down the law. And as one of the ultimate Batmen, there’s no one else as equipped to lead as he is.
