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jkcarrier (jkcarrier) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-06-12 21:29:00

Entry tags:

char: batman/bruce wayne, char: deadman/boston brand, creator: carmine infantino, creator: cary bates, title: detective comics

One Perfect Moment: Batman / Deadman
From Detective Comics #500, by Cary Bates and Carmine Infantino.
Batman has been poisoned, and is lying in a hospital bed on the brink of death. Luckily, Deadman is on the scene, and heads to the Astral Plane to lend Bruce's soul some moral support. But there's a problem:

Deadman's smile in that last panel just slays me, every time.

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	buttler 2009-06-12 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	The great thing about this -- well, one of the great things -- is that Batman's one of the few people it would really have made sense for Deadman to guide into the afterlife at the time. Not that stuff like this didn't happen with other people, but the two of them had formed a real (if unlikely) friendship over the years. (Reply to this)

	sistermagpie 2009-06-12 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	More people should tell Batman "Pish-tush!" Alfred would say it just right. Or maybe Jason, because it would be hilarious. (Reply to this)

	qob 2009-06-12 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	great art. there was a moment then when Steranko and Neal Adams made all kinds of artists step up their game. I new Infantino had it this is just sweet work (Reply to this)

	rab62 2009-06-12 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	I remember this one from back in the day...but only now do I realize it was so well written that I never noticed how well written it was! (Reply to this)

	thosefew 2009-06-13 03:46 am UTC (link)
	Of course Batman's a master of astral combat. He's Batman. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sd_mouser 2009-06-13 07:19 am UTC (link)
	It's not like he wouldn't have prepared for that eventuality. (Reply to this) (Parent)