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jkcarrier (jkcarrier) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-08-12 21:29:00

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char: alfred pennyworth, char: jim gordon, creator: bob rozakis, creator: carl potts, publisher: dc comics

The Commissioner and The Butler
Someone requested scenes of Jim Gordon interacting with heroes other than Batman and Robin. I don't know if Alfred counts as a "hero", but here's a cute story from 1977. It's only 8 pages, so unfortunately I can only show you small bits of it.

This is from BATMAN FAMILY #11. The story is by Bob Rozakis, and the art is by Carl Potts and Frank McLaughlin.

Alfred is worried that Gordon will start snooping around and find the Batcave entrance. So he decides to distract him by disguising himself as a burglar. As you might guess, this doesn't turn out well:

Alfred kicks Gordon in the head (it's a wonder they didn't both come out of this with concussions) and manages to escape. Then Alfred sneaks back in via the Batcave, and changes back into his normal clothes:

Tsk, tsk, Alfie...forgetting to change your shoes? Batman would be ashamed. Which leads to this interesting exchange:

I love Gordon's smugness and Alfred's "Oh, shit" expression in the last panel.

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	volksjager 2009-08-13 01:58 am UTC (link)
	As long as no one puts up anything from that God awful "manhunters" dc epic... (Reply to this)

	sistermagpie 2009-08-13 02:02 am UTC (link)
	I'm sorry, I'm still trying to wrap my head around "Alfred is worried that Gordon will start snooping around and find the Batcave entrance. So he decides to distract him by disguising himself as a burglar." I think even Voldemort might reject that plan as being too convoluted with too many chances for failure. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	parsimonia 2009-08-13 02:09 am UTC (link)
	I think I sailed right past logic and moored myself in "Alfred and Jim Gordon hijinks" bay. Or something. I should never use metaphors. But yeah. What you said. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2009-08-13 02:02 am UTC (link)
	I liked when he met Raven. (Reply to this)

	xammax 2009-08-13 02:03 am UTC (link)
	I always liked the tongue in cheek "Gordon doesn't know... HA!" thing the Bat titles have had since the '70's. (Reply to this)

	punishermax 2009-08-13 02:04 am UTC (link)
	I like the "The "Surprise End"". Thank you comic, I'm glad I was informed of whather I had to be surprised or not. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jkcarrier 2009-08-13 04:12 am UTC (link)
	And the title of the story is "Surprise, Surprise!" So it should come as no surprise that you're going to be surprised. ;-) (Reply to this) (Parent)

	parsimonia 2009-08-13 02:07 am UTC (link)
	So awesome. I love the Commish catching that detail of Alfred's shoes. (Reply to this)

	thehefner 2009-08-13 03:53 am UTC (link)
	Oh man, is this the one where Alfred says that he'll lead Gordon on "a merry chase"? This is definitely one of those stories I wish we could have up here in full, as I'm sure it'll never be reprinted! (Reply to this)

	kingrockwell 2009-08-13 05:33 am UTC (link)
	If it's anything we lost in the first Crisis, it's Jim Gordon's friendship with Bruce Wayne. Great atory, thanks for posting! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	psychop_rex 2009-08-15 12:37 am UTC (link)
	If I remember correctly, Gordon is still at least acquainted with Wayne - he's one of the people that gets invited to Wayne's parties, and stuff like that. The two still have dealings with each other, they're just not quite the same type. (Reply to this) (Parent)