Warning : SPOILERS forDetective Comics # 1017

Batmanhas made a lot of superfriends during his time as the Dark Knight . He ’s team up with the dear - of - the - best in the DC Universe and number out winning in ostensibly impossible situations many , many times . It ’s perceivable Batman would start to admire some of his colleagues . However , it ’s there is one fellow hero who is Batman ’s absolute favorite according to the Caped Crusader himself : Superman .

In Detective Comics # 1017by Tom Taylor , Fernando Blanco , John Kalisz , and Travis Lanham , Batman is on the lookout for a 15 - class - quondam name Miguel who ’s escaped one of Bruce Wayne ’s funded orphanhood . He finds Miguel face down in the coke , suffering from severe hypothermia . Once Batman gets him in the Batmobile , Miguel fleet in and out of consciousness . Before go by out , he tells Batman he ’s disconsolate that Superman is his preferent hero . Batman lets him in on a secret , Superman is his favored as well .

Comic book art: Batman faces the four Robins: Nightwing Dick Grayson, Red Hood Jason Todd, Red Robin Tim Drake, and Robin Damian Wayne.

It ’s a tender moment and one that illustrates why Batman is so beloved . He knows Miguel is in rocky shape and is just trying to soothe him . While Batman can occur across as cold and disconnected , his centre is always in the good place . After the encounter , Batman and Damian manage to get Miguel into the hand brake room and wait outside as physician operate .   unluckily , Miguel does n’t make it , knuckle under to his ailments . As he has with Spider - Man , Taylor humanizes Batman in this special scene .

While some might be more conversant with Batman and Supermanfacing off against one another in the DCU , the two ’s on - again - off - again friendship is one of the storied vista of DC Comics . The two connect and value one another despite coming from totally different background . Superman is a superpowered foreigner who crashes on Earth to be raised in a farm town in Kansas . Meanwhile , Batman is stomach privileged and powerless and scattered from society follow the death of his parents . Their shared responsibility is what constitute Batman and Superman an excellent pairing . Thetwo have had numerous team - ups ,   have saved the world together andeven gone on forked dates . They have a shackle that ca n’t be broken - even when they ’ve accrue out in the past .

Batman know Miguel was n’t in the best contour and did his best to comfort him during his last moments . Maybe , Batman was n’t telling the accuracy about Superman being his favorite hoagie , but it seems like a genuine reply to keep Miguel ’s attention .   disregarding , Batmanshared a special moment with the youngster and let out a side to him that many the great unwashed do n’t often see . It makes for an fabulously touching panel .

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