Were used to seeing Batman, the tough vigilante in cinemas.
But the movie world also needs Batman the detective, Ryan argues…
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I could double that on herbs alone.
So said Batman in issue 619 ofDetective Comics,published in August 1990.
A Central American plant, Batman says, many medicinal uses.
Prime among them, aromatic smoking mixture for asthma relief.
At one point, he heads to his personal library to read up on giant caterpillars.
Its a more cerebral side to the Caped Crusader only occasionally explored in the movies.
Christopher NolansThe Dark Knightsees Batman pull a fingerprint from the shattered pieces of a spent bullet.
More commonly, however, Batmans movie outings have focused on his physical prowess and wonderful toys.
That film positively bulged with brutal confrontations and fiery Batmobile chases.
To be clear, I thoroughly appreciated Afflecks performance as Bruce Wayne and his shadowy alter-ego.
The Batman whos capable of sniffing out the faint whiff of a Central American plant on a VHS tape.
Not Batman the embittered, masked warrior, but Batman: the worlds greatest detective.
