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{{quote|'''Batman''': Ladies. Gentlemen. You have eaten well. You have eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. Your feast is nearly over. From this moment on, none of you are safe.}}
* This troper might be the only one, but he's always liked the single issue story "A Day in the Life" (or maybe it has different title). It takes place after the "No Man's Land" storyline, and follows a day in the life of ''Bruce Wayne''. This is a Crowning Story of Awesome, as he convinces a fellow businessman in donating property to build a community center, treats the elderly of a poor neighborhood to lunch, and other acts of charity. Though he does put on the mask at night, he somehow manages to be awesome even without throwing a single punch. It has to be read to be understood.
** This is very awesome, and I believe the story you are referred to actually right after (almost an epilogue to) 'Bruce Wayne: Fugitive'. I read just last week, its [https://web.archive.org/web/20130504191024/http://www.dcuguide.com/Bm/BmGK_032.php Gotham Knights # 32], and the story is called '24/7'. It is unfortunately not currently collected in any books/trades.
*** It ''totally'' is: the oft-overlooked and potentially out-of-print yet still totally worth it ''Batman: Bruce Wayne--Fugitive vol. 3''. eBay it. You'll be happy you did.
*** It's also featured in the TPB "The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told" volume 1 as a perfect way to end the trade.
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'''Batman:''' I came here looking for Superman. I'll know when I find him. }}
* After a couple rounds of [[Gambit Roulette]], the Penguin finds himself deposed as the leader of Gotham's underworld, abandoned by most of his criminal contacts, and given a notice by Intergang that he has twelve hours to leave the country before they send a metahuman death squad to his club. What does old Oswald do? He thanks his few remaining employees for their loyal service, pours himself a glass of wine, and sits at a table in the club with his tommygun umbrella, fully prepared to go out in a blaze of avian glory. In between, he reminisces about his family's history (in this continuity, the Cobblepots have been in Gotham since it was founded), and leaves his club to the Riddler. The fact that he's saved by Batman is almost incidental; this was the first portrayal of the character I'd seen who wasn't a conniving coward, and it was sweet.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100614020539/http://www.ifanboy.com/spaw/img_popup.php?img_url=http
* ''Detective Comics'' #476: The Joker throws Batman and a guy in a wheelchair into a shark tank, and chains Batman's hands. So Batman hooks the chain around the shark's mouth and steers it into the glass to escape.
** This scene was later adapted into the "Laughing Fish" episode from ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]''. True, the story that it happened in originally had nothing to do with the "Laughing Fish" storyline, but I guess it was so awesome that Paul Dini decided to include in into the episode regardless.
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