The Bat family is one of the most extensive superhero teams in the DC Universe, and they are certainly not limited to just Gotham. Their looks differ from hero to hero, even between psychics with the same name. But a forgotten hero named Batboy undoubtedly has the best costume in DC history - And no, Batboy is not another orphan that Bruce Wayne adopted. He is Batman himself.
Batman has gone through a cycle of costumes throughout his tenure as a superhero, but one of his most surprising turns as the Caped Crusader was when he became a child version of himself. During the Sins of youth Crossover event with the Young justice Title, which includes the Batboy and Robin One-shot by Chuck Dixon and Cary Nord, Batman has aged to a teenager, and Tim Drake, his current teenage Robin, has aged to an adultAs perfectly shown in the cover by Mike Wieringo.
In order to keep the Batman myth alive, Batman is forced to hide the fact that he is a teenage boy and his sidekick is a full grown man. Although their personalities have practically switched, the best part of this event is that Batman's costume gets a makeover with a full-face mask that finally does his character justice.
Batboy is a teenage Batman's best attempt at mystery
Page from Young Justice: Sins of Youth #2 by Peter David, Todd Nauk, Larry Stoker, Jason Wright, and Ken Lopez
The point of Batman is that he is practically a creature of the night. He puts fear into any criminal who will betray the law, and he could be right around the corner. That fear cannot be a factor when the legend is a teenage boy with pimples on his face. It can be The same Batman under the tileWith the same intelligence and the same physical type, but because of the Sins of youth In fact, he just can't inspire the same kind of fear when he looks like all the robins in his bat-family who would be better off wearing bright colors.
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generally, It always felt a little strange that Batman's face was seen in his normal costumeConsidering how important the mystery aspect of Batman's mythos is. Half of Batman's face is unmasked at every moment, which only hampers the symbol of fear he is trying to promulgate in the hearts of the criminals who work in the night. With that in mind, Batboy somehow completes the full picture, allowing Batman to be completely devoid of any humanity in order to be the symbol the Dark Knight needs to be.
The best version of the batsuit is worn by a teenage boy
Bruce Wayne gets to be Batman as a boy again
It's only right that Bruce Wayne, as a boy, wears the best version of the suit. It was when he was a boy that his parents were murdered, and his grief is still fresh. A teenage Batman, ironically, is the best version of BatmanBecause that age is close to the heart of his trauma: that no child should have to suffer as he intended. Because of this, Batboy covers every inch of his skin to fully metamorphose into the iconic role for Gotham City.
It's not about Bruce Wayne at all, but the symbol he created.
While one of DC's often-forgotten events, Sins of youthWhich turned most of the grown DC heroes into teenagers, somehow gave fans the Batman they've always wanted. The best version of Batman happened, and it happened when Batman was closer to the age when he first dreamed of his vigilante persona. Because in the end, it's not about Bruce Wayne, but the symbol he created: anyone can be BatmanEven a teenager, making him an eternal symbol of justice.
Young Justice: Sins of Youth - Batboy and Robin #1 is available now from DC Comics.