10 Most Brutal Injuries Batman Has Suffered

10. Broken Back - Knightfall

Let's start with the obvious - the infamous breaking of the Bat.

During DC's Knightfall series, readers got a glimpse at what the world would be like if there was no Batman. Turns out the Bat-contingency plan is to just find another Batman, which leads to a whole other world of problems.

The reason Gotham was in dire need of a new Batman was because Bane broke the last one. Like a careless toddler fed up with their old toys, Bane snapped his back and discarded him.

Due to days of fighting other criminals, Batman was exhausted come his battle with the enraged mercenary. In a gruesome twist of fate and spines, Bruce had his vertebrae shattered in one catastrophic bash of Bane's knee.

This became one of the most legendary events in all of DC and to this day influences countless comics. In many ways, this was the first time audiences came close to having Batman be killed off or be taken out of the picture entirely.