who tells a witch you're coming for them jeez, everyone knows magic users win with prep time
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Batman's greatest strength is prep time
Ergo, Batman is a wizard
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Superman "So what was it you were doing in the far east again?"
Batman "Uh. Studying kungfu. With ninjas. Yeah that's right. Studying kungfu and the criminal mind."
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Justice League: hey Bruce we're here
Batman: *comically throwing potions, amulets, magical paraphernalia into Batcave closet* oh hey guys what's up
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"Hey Bruce just noticed your evil ex-mentor is literally immortal huh"
"Hahaha yeah funny that I never noticed can't believe that one slipped by me, the world's greatest detective"
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Let's add up the evidence
> Wears a cowl and cape
> Knows a lot he should have a hard time knowing
> Not super-human, regularly defeats superhumans
> Brands everything possible with a mark of power
> Animal familiars
Anything else
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> many years studying obscure martial arts in Asia
> cave
> trades on superstition
> symbolically transforms into animal
> perpetual bachelor
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Probably his family has been into magic for years all these old rich families that live on the outskirts of town are
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this is gold, someone needs to write this comic if it hasn't happened already
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"I have a secret. I'm actually the last of a long and powerful line of wizards. We Waynes aren't just rich, we're magical."
The Flash, from the back: "Called it!"
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alan moore is the obvious choice to write this right?
tbh I'd want a different style of magic for this but yeah he's still the most obvious candidate
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Oh for sure, unless he's still holding that grudge against DC over the Watchmen movie
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