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If any superhero has a report for being downright grim , it’sBatman- but even he has a funny side . The Caped Crusader isone stair away from being emoand one risky Clarence Shepard Day Jr. awayfrom being a scoundrel . The Dark Knight rightfully lives up to his dark nickname by being absolutely dwell when the chance presents itself . However , to say that Batman is exclusively dark , brooding , and grim would be false .
perhaps there was a clip when that percept about him was true , but since beginning his crimefighting career , he ’s gained friend within the Justice League and found a class in the Bat - Family . Batman does n’t need to be doomsday and gloom at every bend any longer . He may not look the part , but he is just as much of a brilliant , lighthouse of Leslie Townes Hope as Superman is . He ’s capable of being lighthearted , crack a joke and a smile , and even express a little sass from time to time .
10Batman Gives Lip to the Outsiders
Batman and the Outsiders#32 by Mike W. Barr, Alan Davis, John Workman, and Adrienne Roy
Batmanspends the majority of this series try out to enforce his strict values onto his squad of Outsiders , causing conflict within the squad . The last straw for everyone involved come when he flunk to evidence Geo - Force that his baby was kidnapped , which could spark a war in Markovia . Batman think Brion was needed in America with his squad , but plain , the prince and even his teammates disagreed .
Carrying a flair for the striking , Batman tries to force the Outsiders to dissolve with a pleasure trip of his ness and a Cheshire grin . That smile fades when the squad settle to proceed without him , but it ’s moment like this that prompt readers just how theatrical the master copy of disguise can be . He makes a demonstration and a spectacle of this minute , like a truthful field of operations nestling at heart .
9Batman Roasts Deathstroke: A Divorced Dad Whose Kids Hate Him
Deathstroke#34 by Christopher Priest, Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz, Jeromy Cox, and Willie Schubert
One of Batman ’s most personal competition is againstDeathstroke , to the point that their next battle could happen any moment . Some will contend that they hate each other because they are too evenly matched as fighters , but truthfully , Deathstroke hates Batman because the latter knows how to go for the verbal vena jugularis . During a battle in the Batcave , Slade Wilson decides to thwart - canvass Bruce Wayne , note that he’s"not well"judging by all the trademark cars that symbolize his"Bat fetish . "
That ’s enough for Batman to put down all over Deathstroke , chopping Slade down by pointing out that his kids hate him and that he ’s divorced , not to mention homeless . He subsequently reiterates that Deathstroke ’s own obsession has landed Slade in the pits , and Bruce pities his ex - wife and nipper for it . He ’s not amiss , but Batman does n’t have to be so darn mean about it .
8Batman Smirks to Himself after Making a Heart Pun
JLA#99 by John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Jerry Ordway, David Baron, and Tom Orzechowski
Some would think that there ’s nothing scarier than a smile Batman and that if Batman cracks a smile , everyone in the room should be frightened . In realism , a smiling Batman is only scary because it could bespeak that he has just cracked an middle - roll joke . Batman is a lot of things , but besides being shivery , Batman is also a dad- meaning that he ’s no stranger to dad jokes .
before in this issue , the Justice League encounter Crucifer , a lamia , who Superman defeats by punch a crucifix through his center . Batman thinks this is the gross prospect to make a heart pun , articulate that Crucifer ’s " heart was in the right place . " The Leaguers are either shock that Batman made a prank or that the jest was so risky , but approximate by that smile , Bruce is certainly lofty of himself for that one .
7Batman Is No Stranger to Prop Humor - But He Has to Pay for the Laughs
Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen#5 by Matt Fraction, Steve Lieber, Nathan Fairbairn, and Clayton Cowles
Not everybody is rifle to appreciate the unassuming sensation of humor that Batman has at his disposal , but maybe that does n’t matter when the Wayne familyhas money at their administration . Bruce Wayne con this the heavy means when he discovers through overhearing a secret conversation that Alfred has been paying off his colleagues to laugh at Bruce ’s jokes . When he confronts his Samuel Butler , Mr. Pennyworth admits that he ’s paid out $ 85,400 to various people . Bruce then dock Alfred ’s pay before mutely moaning to himself .
Nobody likes a complainer , and there ’s nothing impudent than a complainer . Batman spends the whole issue evidence jest to anyone unforced to heed , sure that Bruce Wayne ’s charm will do the trick . The only trick afoot is the dollar amount , and his confidence is mash as a result - possibly rightfully so , considering how spoiled some of those jocularity are .
6Batman Isn’t Afraid to Be Petty About Ghost-Maker to His Face
Batman#103 by James Tynion IV, Carlo Pagulayan, Danny Miki, Guillem March, David Baron, and Clayton Cowles
Among other Gotham character co - create by James Tynion IV , thisBatmanrun introduced Ghost - Maker , someone Batman train with from a young age and mould a complicated adhesion with . When Ghost - Maker resurfaces , they pick up right where they left off , this time with Gotham City on the line of work . As Oracle is in Bruce ’s headset need what ’s croak on and why his opponent wants to fight , Bruce insists on point out that Minhkhoa Khan is still acid that he made fun of him when they were fifteen , and even more bitter that he has n’t perplex Bruce since they were twenty .
It ’s picayune enough for Batman to have such a sharp tongue as he fight Ghost - Maker , but to throw such sass in his way in the centre of a fight like he is n’t even there is pettier . They cover their rivalry like they ’re still kids on a vacation spot , and it ’s clear that Batman is well-heeled enough with Khoa not only totrust him with Batman Incorporated , but to keep cracking jokes at his disbursement .
5Batman Even Cracks Jokes to the Joker
The Joker: Devil’s Advocate#1 by Chuck Dixon, Graham Nolan, Scott Hanna, Pat Garrahy, and John Costanza
This scene doubles as the occasionone of Batman ’s most sinister lines- and also one of his pettiest . Batman keep launch the Joker from a decease wrangle condemnation after learning that he was convict of a crime he did not consecrate . He tells his competitor that he owe his living to him , but not without asking the Joker to tell him a jest with a jester ’s smiling on his expression .
The sass in that smile is glow from his cheeks . Few thing have ever brought Batman as much delight as acknowledge his worst enemy has to live his life knowing his rival saved his life . It reads like fresh , angelic revenge in Batman ’s eyes , and he enjoy every minute of itlike any true diva would . No prima donna would give up the chance to drag their foe in the thick of a fall , peculiarly a diva calling himself Batman .
4Batman Takes a Chance to Make a Teasing Dig at Jim Gordon
Batman#50 by Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo, Danny Miki, FCO Plascencia, and Steve Wands
For setting , earllier in this monumental New 52Batmanrun , Bruce Wayne went miss - entail thatGotham was without a Batman , five parole that normally write disaster . To counterattack that disaster , Commissioner Jim Gordon fills in for his friend by becoming a temporary Batman . Just when the remnant seems nigh , Bruce reappears . The first time that Jim sees his old friend in the shape , he hears"who give way and made you Batman ? "
case like this show just how far removed Batman is from his far more black days . For a draw of multitude , there is never a unfit time to break through a jest . In fact , some will say that the higher the stake , the more necessary it is to make a joke to lighten the mode . For Batman , he ’s been take for granted dead and arrive in the gouge of time during an utmost pressing missionary station , yet he still makes time to greet his friend with an ironic jest . A man of that nature could n’t possibly be the deadly serious brooder that everyone intend he is .
3Batman Makes a Small Joke to Robin
Batman: The Widening Gyre#3 by Kevin Smith, Walter Flanagan, Art Thibert, Art Lyon, and Jared K. Fletcher
The perception that Batman is deadly serious 24/7 is hard enough that his sense of humour has select his Bat - Family off guard on social function . In this issue , moments after salvage Batman ’s sprightliness from Stirk , Tim Drake is persistent thatBatmantells him he ’s going after such a dangerous scoundrel beforehand next time . remark that the role of father figure and Word has been overrule , Batman jokingly calls Robin " dada . " That Batman is even capable of establish a joke flip Robin off .
Batman can be a second much sometimes ( which , truthfully , might be an understatement),but he ’s not a complete stick in the clay . He know how to rent his ward down when he feels well-to-do , and few people make him more well-fixed than his Bat - Family - and specially his Robins .
2Nothing Makes Batman Happier Than Making Fun of Superman
Batman#37 by Tom King, Clay Mann, Seth Mann, Jordie Bellaire, and Clayton Cowles
Clark Kent and Lois Lane unite new engaged couple Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle for a date night at the Gotham County Fair , but unbeknownst to everyone , it ’s Superhero Night . The only way they can get in is if they ’re dressed to the nines like superheroes , and , as the doorman tells them , " you all ai n’t superheroes . " Everyone has their costumes on mitt , but patently , they ’d count a little too close to the real thing , so they choose to swop costumes for the night to lower distrust .
Upon give his super lawsuit to Bruce , Superman reminds him that theS is literally a symbol of Leslie Townes Hope . Not glad with the scenario that they ’ve agreed to , Batman pokes sport at the gesture , saying that his bat symbolic representation is just a bat . Obviously , Bruce is n’t glad about the arrangement and chooses to be vocal about it in the too big for one’s breeches path possiblethe more the issue builds to reveal everyone in costume .
1It’s a Christmas Miracle That Batman Can Make a Joke
“A Day Without Sirens” by Joe Kelly, Mick Bertilorenzi, Pam Rambo, and Travis Lanham inDC Universe Holiday Special#1
' Tis the season , and not even Batman can deny being in the Christmas life . His gift to Gotham City and Jim Gordon is that , for one day , there will be no offense reported in Gotham City , because all call will be forward to Oracle , leaving Supergirl to do the sweeping . Gordon reminisces on the day of peace of mind with Batman the next day , and the Commissioner fetch up the GCPD ’s habiliment leeway . When Jim explain why detectives are shitty dressers , Batman pound a jabbing that surprises him .
It ’s gravid to see Batman in gritty and street - level ventures , but the strip have also land some memorable funny moments to lighten the mood .
As Batman fade into the nighttime , Gordon has to attribute it to the Miracle of the Christmas time of year . That ’d be fair to say , but Batman can be disarmingly magnetic . Not only can he catch anyone off - guard with a joke because of his reputation , but he can capture the great unwashed with solid jokes . Batman’ssassy , and oftentimes , his sassing is wholesome .
One of DC ’s most iconic heroes , Batman is the vigilante superhero image of billionaire Bruce Wayne . excogitate by catastrophe with the death of his parent , Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the globe ’s leading martial creative person , investigator , and tactician . Recruiting an entire family of friend and crony , Bruce wages war on iniquity as the sinister knight of his hometown , Gotham City .
One of DC’s most iconic heroes, Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Forged by tragedy with the death of his parents, Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world’s leading martial artist, detective, and tactician. Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks, Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown, Gotham City.
One of DC’s most iconic heroes, Batman is the vigilante superhero persona of billionaire Bruce Wayne. Forged by tragedy with the death of his parents, Bruce dedicated his life to becoming the world’s leading martial artist, detective, and tactician. Recruiting an entire family of allies and sidekicks, Bruce wages war on evil as the dark knight of his hometown, Gotham City.
