22 Greatest Moments In Scott Snyder's Batman Comics

20. Batman #49: Beard Death

Villains are wreaking havoc out there, and Bruce needs his old Batman brain back, stat! He hooks himself up to a scary machine he invented in his previous life, a machine designed to implant Bat-clones with the trauma and training of Batman.

Unfortunately, the machine is also very zappy, and his beloved new beard burns away in the process. Yes, we all really wanted to see what the beard would look like under the cowl, but we must make sacrifices in this life.