Talk:Batman: The Man Who Falls

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[edit] List of people who trained Bruce Wayne

http://obscure.dcuguide.com/Board/BatmanChars4.htm Who taught the young Bruce? I found these persons:

BATMAN #431: Kirigi BATMAN #434: Mark Jenner, Frederick Stone, Kinsley, La Salle, Peter Allison, Raphael Di Giorda, Hank Jones BATMAN #435: Webber, Aurelius Boch, Mr. Shastri, Mr. Campbell, Mary Mc Ginnis BATMAN #567: David Cain

DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #2: Harvey Harris DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #3: Tsunemoto DETECTIVE COMICS #599: Chu Chin Li, Henri Ducard

Thanks to Two Face 22's exhaustive list, there really isn't much to add other than the unnamed medical examiner from GOTHAM KNIGHTS # 1, the Rhana Bhutra from SUPERMAN: THE ODYSSEY and Alfred, who taught Bruce about acting. Also, in a development inspired by the animated series, Zatara was said to have trained Bruce Wayne, too (JLA: BLACK BAPTISM # 2).

I'd eliminate Mary McGinnis (who wasn't one of Batman's teachers; she was killed because the killer thought she could implicate him) and Lady Shiva (who worked with Batman later but not at the beginning of his career).

Here's the list of appearances:

BATMAN ANNUAL # 13: Alfred Pennyworth.

BATMAN CHRONICLES #6: Dan Mallory.

BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #1: unnamed medical examiner.

BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #29: Max Dodge.

BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT # 1: Willy Doggett.

BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT # 52: Shao-La.

JLA: BLACK BAPTISM # 2: John Zatara.

ROBIN # 31: Ted Grant.

SUPERMAN: THE ODYSSEY: The Rhana Bhutra.

Pre-Crisis:

DETECTIVE COMICS # 226: Harvey Harris.

DETECTIVE COMICS # 227: Barrett Kean.

DETECTIVE COMICS # 244: Lee Collins.

UNTOLD LEGEND OF THE BATMAN # 1: Amos Rexford.

And, while it doesn't exactly involve a teacher, LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT # 95 contains a flashback to Bruce's battle with the Magician in Europe.

http://dcu.smartmemes.com/DCTL_3_TL.html#80s

Enda80 20:56, 18 April 2006 (UTC)Enda80

[edit] Date of Publication?

there's no date. when did this story come out? -anonymus user

Hi there -- this story first appeared in 1989. I'm working on brushing up the article to makes some elements, such as this, more clear. ~CS 22:09, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Original sources

I am working on improving this article -- including citing the original sources that O'Neil draws upon for this story. Obviously there are quite a few that I cannot place -- either because I don't recall where they first appeared, or because I have not read them. The following are the problem areas, if anyone wants to add information on them.

- Young Bruce falling into the batcave as a child. - I think the college and FBI experiences are in Len Wein's "The Untold Legend of Batman", but I am uncertain. - Korea and Master Kirigi (this might also be from "Shaman", but again, I can't recall).

Thanks, ~CS 22:39, 26 June 2006 (UTC)