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    Character » Batman appears in 23537 issues.

    Bruce Wayne, who witnessed the murder of his billionaire parents as a child, swore to avenge their deaths. He trained extensively to achieve mental and physical perfection, mastering martial arts, detective skills, and criminal psychology. Costumed as a bat to prey on the fears of criminals, and utilizing a high-tech arsenal, he became the legendary Batman.

    Way too many villains know BATMAN's identity.

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    #1  Edited By batman_is_god

    Ra's al Ghul, Hush, and Red Hood, fine. Man-Bat, Bane, Joker, and more that I can't think of at the moment? Too much.

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    #2  Edited By Son_of_Magnus

    It has never been established that Joker knows his identity and it is fine in the hands of the stated 
     
    Ra's and Bane have far to much respect to harm him with that knowledge 
     
    Man-Bat is his boy 
     
    Hush is on a leash 
     
    Red Hood has nothing to gain by spoiling and deep down respects Bruce to much

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    #3  Edited By kitsuneconundrum

    black glove? 
     
    edit: oops, i meant Dr. Hurt.

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    #4  Edited By DrKellogg

    Azrael?

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    #5  Edited By Dark Walker

    Considering how big Batman's rogues gallery is that ain't very many.  I don't think the current Azrael knows Bruce Wayne is Batman, and I wouldn't class him as a villain just yet.  The Red Hood is Jason Todd who used to be Robin so he really doesn't count.  The Riddler figured it out but doesn't remember for now.  There's Catwoman but she's really not a villain per-say, she's not bad, just drawn that way (lol).  If the Joker knew Batman's identity he'd go after his family and friends just to torture Bruce, he might not go blabbing it around but he'd definitely target them.

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    #6  Edited By Sydpart2
    @Dark Walker: Joker probably does know but he is a performer at heart and it wouldn't feel right to go after Bruce to him, that's petty and not the right kind of show ya know?
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    #7  Edited By ngroove
    @Dark Walker:
    Actually, I think Joker would keep it to himself.  After all, he's long been comfortable with his "games of wits", and only intends to kill him when he feels the "right time", and would get extremely p***ed if it's anyone else but he on who has the "honors" to do it.
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    #8  Edited By Chicago_Bruce

    Don't forget Catwoman of course, and since Gotham City Sirens, both Poison Ivy and Harley at least know that Bruce Wayne was Batman at one point.

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    #9  Edited By ReverseNegative

    What about Scarecrow? Or is that just his fear gas?

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    #10  Edited By erichr

    Doesn't the Riddler know as well? I thought that he figured it out, but was tricked/conned by Bruce into never revealing it. Pretty sure he said "What good is a riddle if everyone knows the answer?" 
     
    But yeah I agree that guys like Ra's or Bane wouldn't reveal it out of respect, and the Joker just won't for some reason.

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    #11  Edited By batman_is_god
    @Son_of_Magnus:
    I agree that red hood and ra's (usually) show him too much respect to do anything with it, and that hush can be an exception. Man-bat and bane i feel are too much. Speaking of man-bat, BATMAN does not need ALL THESE ALLIES.
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    #12  Edited By batman_is_god
    @Chicago_Bruce:
    Catwoman has been trained not to reveal his identity by talia, so harley and ivy are in the dark.
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    #13  Edited By ragdollpurps

    i thought with all that happened with "oberon sexton" that the joker actually knew that batman was at least tied to the waynes, if not that bruce was batman.

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    #14  Edited By killer moth

    Killer moth knows but he got shot in the head went through surgery and they had to remove where recent thoughts were keep.

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    #15  Edited By LightBright

    Well, everybody knows now so it's no big deal. :P

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    #16  Edited By brc2000

    I haven't read much of this weeks Batman comics yet, but did he reveal his identity? Bruce Wayne only said he was funding Batman not that he was Batman himself.
     
    I know Deathstroke knows Dick's identity, so he may know Bruce's as well.

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    #17  Edited By LightBright
    @brc2000: I haven't been keeping up at all, since he "died" in fact, but I'm pretty sure he's gone public. That's what Batman Inc. is all about, right?
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    #18  Edited By brc2000
    @LightBright:  Nah. He only mentioned that he's helping find it, not that he's the Batman himself, though you'd think the brighter villains would make the connection.
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    #19  Edited By LightBright
    @brc2000: Oh, okay. I figured he'd pulled an Iron Man. :P
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    #20  Edited By ReverseNegative
    @erichr said:

    " Doesn't the Riddler know as well? I thought that he figured it out, but was tricked/conned by Bruce into never revealing it. Pretty sure he said "What good is a riddle if everyone knows the answer?"  But yeah I agree that guys like Ra's or Bane wouldn't reveal it out of respect, and the Joker just won't for some reason. "

    Yeah, Riddler DOES know.  
     
    @DrKellogg said:
    " Azrael? "
     He's an anti-hero, not a villain.
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    #21  Edited By brc2000

    Riddler DID know, but he lost his memory of it thanks to an incident involving Shining Knight or something.

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    #22  Edited By nightwing91

    Riddler lost the fact that he remember bruce wayne was batman, during infinite crisis shining knight bashed the mace up against his head. So he spent that year in a coma and when he woke up he didn't remember, but he did remember recalling knowing something imoportant about bruce wayne.Now I'm pretty certain he hasn't remembered it, but he'd be pretty dumb not to figure it out since bruce made his announcement.

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    #23  Edited By BK-77-7
    @batman_is_god: You see if he did things more like the Punisher this wouldn't be an issue. =P
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    #24  Edited By ReverseNegative
    @nightwing91 said:
    " Riddler lost the fact that he remember bruce wayne was batman, during infinite crisis shining knight bashed the mace up against his head. So he spent that year in a coma and when he woke up he didn't remember, but he did remember recalling knowing something imoportant about bruce wayne.Now I'm pretty certain he hasn't remembered it, but he'd be pretty dumb not to figure it out since bruce made his announcement. "
    Yeah, I still don't know what the hell Bruce is thinking with this whole Batman Inc idea.
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    #25  Edited By nightwing91
    @ReverseNegative: A ton of villans have throught ruce was batman and he tricked them, this weak excuse they should be able to figure it out.It wasn't really executed very well
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    #26  Edited By ReverseNegative
    @nightwing91 said:
    " @ReverseNegative: A ton of villans have throught ruce was batman and he tricked them, this weak excuse they should be able to figure it out.It wasn't really executed very well "
    Yeah, wel you have to also think of Batman comic continuity. Look at Nightwing and Robin's masks.
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    #27  Edited By batman_is_god
    @LightBright:
    Villains would have to be pretty moronic not to figure it out. I guess Morrison is not as clever as he is made out to be, to leave such a gaoing hole in the story 
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    #28  Edited By batman_is_god
    @nightwing91:
    Seriously. Two-face, with his experience with Batman in and out of the cowl, should at least figure it out. 
     
    I don't like all these people knowing his identity, and I allready felt there were too many allies that knew, but Morrison's Inc. thing sucked.
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