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admonition ! Spoilers ahead for Batman # 140!Adam West’sBatmanmay be known throughout the DC multiverse for his extremely innovative gismo , but he ’s finally been get the better of by one more - prepare Dark Knight . A battle of will explodes in Bruce Wayne ’s mind when he ’s force to struggle sinister variants of himself . But Batman defeat his 1966 doppelganger with an extremely specific gismo .

InBatman # 140by Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jiménez , Bruce is trapped in his judgment and fightingdozens of Zur - En - Arrh variantsof noted batman from across the multiverse . The malevolent doppelgangers have the upper helping hand and try on to convince Bruce to join their crusade .

Batman chooses to fight down and takes them down one by one . Eventually , he face off against a corrupt translation of Batman ' 66 , who utilizes his Bat - Shield in combat . But Bruce is several steps ahead of his opponent and use a specialized arm : Anti - Bat - Shield Razors . The razor effortlessly destroy the carapace and bestsAdam West ’s translation of Batman .

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Adam West’s Batman is Defeated with Specific Bat-Weaponry

For some prison term now , Batman has been plagued by his backup personality , the Batman of Zur - En - Arrh . The menacing alter ego has been labour Batman , driving him to insulate himself from the Bat - Family , which he bring home the bacon in after the case of " Gotham War " . With Bruce on his own , Zur - En - Arrh pushed Batman even further to track down and finally kill the Joker . However , once the Caped Crusader tracked down the Clown Prince of Crime , Zur - En - Arrh adopt over , get out Bruce trapped in his mind . However , he was n’t alone as Bruce ’s mind bear Zur - En - Arrh counterparts ofnearly every Batman in the multiverse .

Batman previously met Adam West ’s Caped Crusader when Bruce was journeying across the multiverse chase down the Joker variant , Red Mask . Bruce even complimented Batman ' 66 , play up how prepared he was with the foresight to include anti - shark repellant in his utility program rap . While the Adam West that Bruce faces here is n’t the same Batman ' 66 , but rather a twisted copycat , he utilize standardized gadgetry , such as the Bat - Shield . This version of Adam West ’s Batman is taken down by an extremely specific contrivance , making this victory for the Prime Batman not just a decent exploit , but an ironical one at that .

Batman Uses Adam West’s Best Trick Against Him

The beloved 1966Batmanshow often had the hero use extremely specific implements of war that help him get out of any kettle of fish he encountered . Amusingly , he ’s taken down the same way by the Prime Batman pull out razor specifically project for the Bat - Shield . It ’s not that Bruce really had those razors specially designed ( this fight is in Bruce ’s head , after all ) . But he recognized that Batman ' 66 could only be defeat in the same fashion that Adam West ’s Batman defeated his adversary : with unbelievably particular weapons . It might be a cockeyed battle , but it work out and gaveBatmana triumph over his Adam West variant .

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