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* In his earliest appearances, while [[Batman]] wasn't any more particularly kill-happy than any other heroes, it's kind of shocking to see the archetypal [[Technical Pacifist]] clearly killing off criminals, often using guns.
** Case in point: "[https://web.archive.org/web/20121115063602/http://lydeanwooster.com/comics/batman/DC029.shtml Death...to Doctor Death!]"
** He also displayed a fondness for puns and cracked jokes during fights, not unlike what Spider-man would do later. IE, "Have a seat", while smacking villains with a chair, or, while beating the Joker "You may be the JOKER, but I am the KING OF CLUBS!" or "You played your last hand!". Now,
** And, on more than one occasion, he referred to himself as "Poppa", in the third person, as in "Quiet, or Poppa spank!" or "Right into Poppas arms!".