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03/08/2007, 11:42

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[Spoiler?] How has this not been posted yet ... ?!

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Batman Defeated by Joker - Seven Decades of Superheroing Come to End
NEW YORK - Batman appears to have finally met his match - at least for now - at the hands of his longtime nemesis, the Joker.

The caped crusader is unconscious, knocked out by one of the Joker's nefarious traps, in the new issue of his namesake comic, which hit stands this Wednesday. At the end of the issue, the Joker stands triumphant over his fallen foe, leaving Batman with no chance of surviving whatever evil fate is in store for him.

It appears to be the end of a long run for Batman, created in 1939. Best known for the 1960s television adaptation, the character has also sold millions of comics and countless pieces of merchandise, making a great deal of money for the character's publisher, DC Comics, and the parent company, Warner Brothers.

However, in the world of comics, a last-second triumph against overwhelming odds is not entirely unknown, and DC Comics president and publisher Paul Levitz said Batman grabbing victory from the clutches of defeat wasn't out of the question.

Even so, the character's shocking loss came as a blow to creator Bob Kane, or it can be assumed it would have, if Kane himself hadn't died in 1998.

Across the country, fans have been clamoring for copies of "the last Batman comic," catching retailers off guard due to the increased demand. "Honestly, I don't see what the big deal is," says Mike Sterling, 37, manager of the Ventura Fun Time Comic Book/Magic Card Store and Video Deli. "Villains always appear to beat the superheroes, just before getting their rears handed to them. It's typical of the genre!"

Sterling continues, "Why in God's name would DC put out a press release for this? It's nothing special! It'd be like putting out a press release for every cliffhanger, every apparent character death, and every other usual plot trope that appears in superhero comics! It's creating artificial expectations for a product that won't be met!"

"Remember the 'Death of Superman' all those years ago? And all the hype around it? To this day, I encounter people who see the Superman comics on the rack and ask me, 'Superman comics are still around? I thought he was dead.' I just don't see the advantage to convincing a public that's barely aware of comics in the first place that your most recognizable, marketable characters are no longer being published, all for the sake of a storyline that'll be resolved in, at most, a few months! What's wrong with you people? Why are you buying into this?" At this point, Sterling was guided into the back room of the store for some quiet time.

In the comic book universe, defeat is not always final. But even if the Joker has finally defeated Batman once and for all, it's not the end of the Dark Knight: the character will still live on in merchandise and movies and television shows, where the real money is.

Unbelievable. First Captain America, and now this ...

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JacinB is right.

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03/08/2007, 11:54

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*follows teh linkage on teh site* Wow, those Cap books are going for a pretty penny. I guess everyone's jealous of the instant millionaires the Death of Superman books created.

Batman wins.

03/08/2007, 11:55

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Quote : Originally Posted by JacinB

Breaking news from ProgressiveRuin.com:

Unbelievable. First Captain America, and now this ...

are u saying he just got defeated.....not killed.....dc dosent work in clones except for conner as far as i know.....

03/08/2007, 11:58

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Joker will not ever kill Batman.
Batman is his mouse/playtoy and the only person who can keep Joker on his toes or sees as equal to him.

He's had chances before-heck he's even rescued Bats from other supercriminals.

03/08/2007, 13:01

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I think this is a spoof. I hope DC is the source of the spoof, Marvel deserves the jab.

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03/08/2007, 13:45

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I think the reason people aren't realizing that this is a spoof is because spoofs are usually funny.

03/08/2007, 13:50

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I liked it. But I thought that Captain America """"""dying""""""* is newsworthy was pretty stupid.

* Just to be clear there should be a few hundred more " ", but for spacing reasons I have to restrain myself.

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03/08/2007, 13:54

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MY favorite part had to be the picture that Marvel sent Yahoo to go along with the peice.

*Pssst Marvel, you killed the other Cap.

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03/08/2007, 18:57

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What's everyone worried about, Superboy's power punch (nearly as good as Chuck Norris' Roundhouse Kick) can bring any DC character however cheesy back to life.

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03/08/2007, 19:26

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Quote : Originally Posted by musicman198720

are u saying he just got defeated.....not killed.....dc dosent work in clones except for conner as far as i know.....

Not just conner, you forget the Bizzaro's and "Match, AND several Lex Luthor clones that the real lex usually blames for his crimes. Oh, and the body cloned from lex that was then used to house his mind, and for some reason, made him effect an australian accent, till he lost his hair (again).

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