The (Slightly Modified) Origin of Batman

From Detective Comics #33, 1939 (click on the panels for a larger view):

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[John Trumbull]

Awesome.

[Joe Lewallen]

Sweet. Minus side, no "Dark Knight Returns" or Batman by Neal Adams, Marshall Rogers, Jim Aparo and other great Bat Artists. Plus side, no Joel Schumacher Bat-Movies.

[Pat Curley]

As a result of this incident, Bruce Wayne began his crusade against crime by gunning down the Joker, the Cat, the Penguin and Two-Face. However, as Gotham was quickly eradicated of "super-villains" or indeed criminals of any kind, Batman was eventually reduced to tasing people who asked nutty questions of famous politicians. ;)

[Mark Engblom]

"Don't taze me bro'!"

[Servo]

The best thing about this origin would be no chance for Frank Miller to make Batman a friggin' psycho for 9 issues.