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I do love spendin' afternoons in the old fishin' hole.

Unh..

Let's see what we hooked, boys.

Here we go.

Huh?

Hidin' in the shadows?

Huh. Since when do I need to see you to find you, Batman?

You're not bats.

Huh?

Aah!

Whoever you are, you are meat.

Aah!

What the.. What is this?

This?

This is the end..

For all of you.

Boom

whoosh.

'Killer Croc is the latest'

of the so-called rogues' gallery criminals to disappear.

And witnesses are calling it the work of a new vigilante

patrolling our city streets.

Now, questions are being raised

as to whether there's room in Gotham

for two costumed crime fighters.

The only hero Gotham needs is this new guy.

With the Batman, those crackpots never stayed locked up for long.

I say it's time the Bat hang up his cape

and call it a night.

'Let a new hero actually get the job done.'

It's not like it's your fault

they keep escaping from Arkham.

Time for work.

Whoosh.

Rag Doll, Moth, Firefly..

They were all here.

And all taken down by a mystery vigilante.

This new hero's not leaving much work for us, huh?

He's no hero.

If he were, he'd hand these criminals over to the police.

Instead, he's collecting them.

The question is why.

Beep Break-in at the art museum.

Mm. I know the purr-fect place for you.

Try back where you found it.

Batman, my favorite stalker.

Ooh, and another new kid partner.

Is that because they make you look taller?

Achoo!

Sorry, allergic to cats..

And bad jokes.

Now, handsome, how did you know to find me here?

I thought I was being careful.

Nothing screams careful like a brick through the window.

Someone else tripped the alarm and on purpose.

I see you got my message.

Took you long enough to get here!

- Penguin! - Quack!

Unh. Huh?

Wait. Let's find out what he wants.

What I want is to turn myself in.

'Come on!'

Chop, chop.

Let's go. Pat me down.

Have to catch me in the act.

Is that it?

Okay, uh, look..

I'm stealing.

What, not enough?

Then you should know that, soon all of Gotham will suffer

some cruel ironic bird-related fate

at the hands of El Penguino!

What's a felon gotta pull

to get arrested around here?

Uh, you're embarrassing yourself.

Listen, I'm beggin' you.

I need your protection from that new guy!

He's not like you, Batman.

He's scary... er.

Ha! There's no new guy.

That's a rumor.

Huh? What? Aah.

Whoa!

Crackle.

The thing about rumors..

They're often true.

You get one chance, Batman.

Step away from the low-life scum.

Alright then.

Ding clang - Excuse me. - Aah.

I don't like that kid.

Ha! Wha..

Unh!

Ow. That hurt.

No point in not stickin' around.

Comin', toots?

Swish tick tick tick.

'Sorry, Bats.'

'The suit absorbs my body heat.'

slam.

There you are.

Aah!

Aah! Oh, no!

Batman!

Rumor's good.

He keeps disappearing without a trace.

Not this time.

Crackle crackle.

'Rumor's using light-refracting nano-fibers'

'to become invisible.'

The only company in Gotham

developing that kind of tech is Karon Industries..

As in, Paul Karon.

Our captor continues to captivate me.

I wonder what it is that motivates him.

And if there is some ultimate punishment

he has awaiting us.

Punishment?

You mean something worse than being stuck here

listening to you?

I have bad news, and I have worse news.

'The bad news is'

'I've sentenced all of you to life.'

The worse news is

it's going to be a very short sentence.

However, before I can carry it out.

'I still have one very special piece to add.'

- Ready, Mr. Karon? - Two minutes, Mario.

I'm here if you need me.

Paul Karon.

Why, if it isn't the people's hero.

Oh, wait, heard a rumor

someone more qualified has that job now.

This new vigilante

he's been using technology developed by you

to abduct criminals from Gotham.

Well, if you find him

tell him I want to shake his hand.

Any idea how he got your stuff?

Maybe it fell off a truck.

Maybe it isn't my stuff.

And maybe, I just don't care.

Oh.

You haven't told him where we've met before

have you, Batman?

Not long ago I developed a tool that could emit

low frequency sound waves

so powerful they could destroy a building.

The government was very interested..

Crash

but so was Joker.

Of course, the Batman

would heroically arrive.

Thud whoosh boom

clatter clatter.

Batman saved the day.

But not me.

These villains weren't in Gotham

before Batman took to the streets.

He's attracted them like moths to light.

And now he can barely contain them.

Gotham's better off because of the Batman.

I, certainly, am not.

Now, if you're done interrogating the victim

why don't you get out of here?

Ready?

So where do we go now?

Who says we're done here?

And what are we looking for?

We'll know when we see it.

Oh. It's gonna be one of those nights.

'Cool. What is this stuff?'

"Exo Legs?"

'Anything else you need, boss?'

'No, thank you, Mario.'

'Go home... get some sleep.'

Okay, but, are you sure you want me to leave you here?

I may not be 100%, my friend

but, I can still handle myself in the lab.

Now, go. I'll see ya in the morning.

Okay, boss. Goodnight.

Whirr.

'A super-powered exoskeleton'

'and a company that makes secret stealth suits..'

He's our guy.

We should've kicked his butt last night.

We don't know where he's keeping his victims.

If we're going to find them

we'll have to catch Paul Karon in the act.

Wouldn't everyone be better off

if we just let Karon finish the job?

The code we work by isn't always the easiest way, Robin.

But it's the right way.

Whoosh.

Uh, heh-heh, he loved the show!

Physical comedy is truly an art.

'World's deadliest disasters'

'will continue after these messages.'

crash.

You know, I admit, when Punch and Judy

didn't check in the other night, I started to worry.

It was only a matter of time before this Rumor

came a-courtin' me.

So I decided..

Why sit around waiting?

Be proactive!

Oh, boys.

Let's show our new friend

he's welcome at Uncle Joker's hospitality hut.

Huh? Oh!

Aah! Whoa!

Huh?

Whoa!

Mm.

Huh?

Oh, man!

Huh?

Joker was taken tonight.

Didn't think you had it in ya.

Congratulations.

It wasn't us.

Anything you'd like to confess?

Do I really need an alibi?

We know about your Exo-Suit.

When I was hurt, I realized the suit

had non-military applications.

I've been testing it..

Looking for a way to help people like me.

Hardly a crime, Batman.

I heard voices.

Everything okay, Mr. Karon?

If you don't believe me, ask Theo.

'He's been with me all day.'

Where's your bodyguard from the other night?

Mario? It's his night off. Why?

Whirr whirr whirr

thud thud thud.

Time's up, my friends.

'Ahem.'

Excuse me.

Before you send us all to that

big Arkham Asylum in the sky

would you mind indulging an old man's

intellectual curiosity

and answer a simple question?

Why? I'll tell you why.

I'm the bodyguard of Paul Karon.

A great man.

A man, you, Joker, maimed.

Me?

I should have known this was Joker's fault.

Just had to make that boy angry.

Don't blame Joker.

Blame the Bat.

He had the chance to permanently

stop each and every one of you

'but was always prevented by some code of ethics.'

Now I'm left to finish a job he doesn't have the guts to.

And you believe every word of that, don't you?

'You didn't capture us so you could save Gotham.'

'No, you're trying to erase your own failure'

'of not saving your boss.'

That's not true. Shut up!

Karon's sonic weapon..

Once it's warmed up, it's gonna destroy

every super-villain in Gotham in one fell swoop.

You have nothing to prove, Mario.

Probably shouldn't use

one of your boss' old factories as a hideout.

He helped you find me?

But this was for him.

Even he felt you crossed a line.

Maybe it's a line

you should have crossed, too, Batman.

Aah.

Crackle crackle.

'Mind if we cut in, Batsy?'

You see, there's this nasty little rumor

we'd all like to stomp out.

You have to save me.

I know.

Let me guess, this is one of those.

"Not the easy way, but the right way" moments?

Boom

whoosh

clang

slam

crackle crackle.

Aah! Whoa!

Whoosh

thud.

This counts as overtime, right?

Crackle crackle.

You know, I bet there was an off button.

How can you do this?

They had to be stopped!

They're the criminals. Them! Not me!

Not me!

Meow.

Just wanted to say thanks, handsome.

And by the way..

I still find you scary.