Two Chinks in Batman's Armor
Allow me to start by saying that Batman is the best superhero out there. This is obvious to anyone with a brain. He has no superhuman abilities, yet he still kicks ass.
That said, I have made two recent discoveries which have slightly, and only slightly, lessened Batman's reputation in my mind. The first such revelation occurred when I saw this comic strip:

What the fuck is this? Why are Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson (Robin) in the same bed? Batman enthusiasts such as myself know that Bruce Wayne took in Grayson at the age of eight. Robin was also always referred to as "The Boy Wonder." However you slice it, this picture makes Batman not only gay, but a pedophile. It sickens me to learn that after my favorite crime-fighting duo foiled the Riddler's latest caper, they probably celebrated with an orgy. And wasn't Bruce Wayne supposed to be the most eligible bachelor in all of Gotham City? You're not going to get any chicks sleeping in the same bed as a teenage boy, Bruce. Clean up your act.
The second disturbing nugget that I found regarded not Batman's personal life, but his professional one. I have always looked at Batman as unstoppable because he continuously defeated such mastermind villains as the Joker, the Penguin, and Catwoman. But when I discovered that one of Batman's nemeses was a man known as the Clock King, I was flabbergasted. Let me give you a sample of this criminal's "abilities," courtesy of the all-knowing Wikipedia:
"He has no super-powers or abilities other than a rigid sense of order and timing. Clock King is a master planner and sometimes uses clock-themed gadgetry. He wears a clock mask, a cape, and a blue suit with clock drawings on it.
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The original Clock King has no metahuman powers, although he is athletic and extraordinarily smart. He extensively uses clock- and time-related gimmicks to devastating effect."
His primary weapon is a sword forged in the shape of a clock's hand that doubles as a walking stick, and his skill in swordsmanship is such that even Batman himself could not defeat him in single combat.
Wow. Terrifying. So the Clock King is a supervillain because he is prompt and can use a fucking sword. That describes half the guys at a Renaissance Festival. Also interesting is the story regarding his foray into the criminal world. Apparently, his boss told him to take a coffee break later than usual one day. This messed up his schedule for the day and he went insane. If you think I'm lying, look it up. If you're still not convinced that this mastermind is simply not so scary, take a look at this:

He looks like a fatter version of the dad from Mary Poppins. Come on, the guy has a fucking ironed-on clock attached to his chest. And a clock implanted in his top hat. He's just not that frightening.
Batman, this is a message directly to you: If you want to continue to be my favorite superhero, stop fighting a guy who could otherwise be leading a very successful career as a secretary. Go after the serious villains in Gotham, not this faggot. And stop being a pedophile.




















8 Comments
Hawkman is a much better superhero. His romantic interest is always Hawkgirl, who is a woman with large breasts and an hourglass figure, no gay pedo action there. And his nemesis is the Shadowman, who can blend into any shadow and become intangible, much harder to fight than Benjamin Button's dad above
So I'm not sure I even understood this article fully but I can be a little dense sometimes.
Are you trying to say that the historical batman stories have homosexual and pedophilia undertones?!?!?!
Really?
It's inconceivable that this ISN'T common knowledge and it was overlooked!
I would be lying if I said I wasn't a little shocked by this article.
;-)
It wasn't horrible, but next time try and pick a more original subject matter, or at least attempt a unique interpretation or voice.
I thought part of the humor about the "revelation" that he may possibly be gay came from the fact that this ambiguity was already so obvious. Especially from someone who claims Batman is his favorite superhero. Maybe I got more out of it than I should've.
Wait.
So let me get this straight.
You knew about this ALL along?!?!?
:-P
The Batman being gay theme has been written about like a million times. It comes down to gay writers, artists, and directors. Batman was never meant to be gay. Yet somehow, sometime after the introduction of Robin, people (closet homos?) started trying to make that connection. Consequently, writers, directors, and artists started giving these people evidence. The creators acknowledge this scenario, but stand firm in stating that Batman was never intended to be set anywhere near that light.
As for the Clock King. It does sound quite ridiculous, and that pic... well, yea. However, I have seen an episode of the animated series that displays just how he can give Batman a run for his money. He has batman's reaction time down to a "t" so batman can hardly land a strike in combat, and he plans everything out far in advance, enabling him to trap batman, and escape if necessary. Kind of like you would anticipate an opponent's moves in a game of chess. Also, his costume isn't all THAT terrible in the cartoon.
Hey now son! Take it easy on the Clock King! He's no Killer Moth,but he's alright in my book!
Silver age Clock King was actually a foe of the Green Arrow, but the Adam West Batman tv show used him as a bad guy.
All of the villains on that were over the top. The whole thing was meant to be a satire.
This was back when comic books and related media were "camp" or "fun", or "good."
Later Clock King was incorporated into the canonical Batman mythos, and waaay later used to great effect in the Bruce Timm DC animated universe.
I have had sex before in spite of the fact that I know this much about the Clock King.
In other news, I saw the above picture of Bats and Robin in bed together on -I think it was the silver age comics blog.
Let's not get all Frederick Wertham about this, the line in between is supposed to illustrate that it's in fact two different beds.
I've seen a similar panel where they showed Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm in the same bedroom. The sleeping in the same room thing was merely a device used to make it so they didn't have to draw six panels illustrating characters walking from one room to another and they could spend more time kicking some Skrull ass! (or Galact-ass! Get it?I'm so clever!)
I mean,we all know Johnny Storm is a flamer-but not in THAT sense of the word!
They have great chemistry and all, but a sexual relationship for those two would simply be logistically impossible. The Things rock-like penis would rip apart the Torch's asshole!
And, while Bats may be the best DC hero, I think apart from Nick Moose, Spidey is actually the best superhero of all (when he's not being played by Tobey Maguire of course.) because he's so darn funny!
Clear two separate beds pushed close together. Look at the head boards on the wall.
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