psychotime's Batman #686 - Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?, Part 1 review

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    Wah?

    I'm guessing I'm supposed to be as confused as Bats is right now.

    There's a funeral for Bats that being held in Crime Alley. (Yeah, THAT Crime Alley.) And everyone's showing up for it, enemies and allies alike. When people are asked to speak their final words, Catwoman (who's the golden age version, apparently) appears and tells the story of how Batman died. She was convinced by Batman to give up crime, and instead tried to fight it. However, Batman didn't approve of her methods. She quit everything and started a pet shop. Time passed, and Batman appears to her, bleeding from a gunshot wound, asking for help. Catwoman lets him bleed to death, saying she did so because she loved him.

    The second speaker is Alfred, who reveals that Batman's rouges gallery is completely fake, just actors playing parts to keep Bruce occupied. Heck, Alfred reveals that he's the Joker! Bats gets killed in this story by the actor who played the Riddler, who eventually lost his mind.

    Batman, who's watching all of this from somewhere with some unknown woman, points out how ridiculous all these stories are, and how nothing happening here makes any sense. I wholeheartedly agree.

    I know there's a second part, but all I can say right now is this: Don't do drugs, kids!

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