10 Times Batman Was A Total Jerk‏

9. Every Time He's Revealed Superman's Secret Identity

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The Silver Age of comics gave us many instances of total jerkiness on the part of supposed superheroes, with Superman being a particular repeat offender. So you can't really blame Batman for getting his own back on him, considering all the times that he got on the wrong side of the Man of Steel's pranks (or just outright abuse).

How do you get back at a guy who is universally beloved and totally impossible to harm, or sneak up on, or really do anything to though? You tell everyone his secret identity, obviously. What with it being so obvious that all you need to do is imagine him without glasses and with some blue tights on. Pretty easy for the world's greatest detective. Which means there's a whole bunch of Superman, Batman and team-up title World's Finest covers which purportedly show the Dark Knight revealing how Clark Kent spends his evenings to the world.

Usually, like most of these stories, this doesn't actually happen once you get to the comic inside, or if it does, everybody gets their minds wiped afterwards to keep the status quo. So that's all okay, were it not for the inherent jerkiness in Batman doing it in the first place. Then again, it's not like Superman's never done the same.

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