10 Times Batman Proved He Was No Hero

9. "Are You Finished?"

Batman Red Sky
DC Comics

Back in the two-part JLA/Hitman crossover, a very distraught-looking Kyle Rayner revealed some traumatic memories that seem to indicate he was drugged by Bueno Excellente, with very clear, and disturbing implications. Bruce's response? "Are you finished?"

God damn, Bruce. I mean, I know Bats was in the middle of chastising Kyle for working with Hitman, but still, that's an unnecessarily cold response, even for the Dark Knight. And when you consider that this apparent assault took place in Gotham, you'd think Bruce would have more of a response than just telling Kyle to shut up about it.

Batman never followed up on this information indicating that a sexual predator was preying on people in his own city, and Bruce did nothing to help his colleague. He was only interested in making sure Kyle felt guilty for teaming up with a violent antihero.

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