Batman’s allies are known for many things. Their brains. Their fighting skills. Their dedication. And while Dr. Leslie Thompkins, the woman who comforted Bruce Wayne the night his parents were killed is lacking in the second of those three attributes, she more than makes up for it in the first and third. Leslie is a strict pacifist in a world that runs on tights and fights, and so provides a point of view that we rarely see. This episode we talk about Leslie’s first appearance, a story that might fill the timeline between Year One and Dark Knight and why calling out your usage of racist stereotypes doesn’t make using them any better.
- There Is No Hope in Crime Alley (Detective Comics V.1 #457)
- Faith (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #21-23)
- The Surrogate (Detective Comics V.1 #791-793)
Be sure to check out this week’s BatChat column where we look at Batman#135, Batman: The Audio Adventures #6 and Peacemaker Tries Hard #1.
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Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of five. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the creator interview podcast WMQ&A with Dan Grote.
Will Nevin loves bourbon and AP style and gets paid to teach one of those things. He is on Twitter far too often.
