Batman's Catalog of Super-Powers: The Death Touch
Last week, I talked briefly about how Batman overcame the notable shortcoming of not having any super-powers, and--through sheer force of will--started flying.
Wel heads Up, Criminal Element! That's not all he's bringing to the war on crime!
The Ancient Art of... Dim MakYes, according to Brave and the Bold #169, Batman--who can pretty much be summed up as "a super-hero with no power who doesn't kill people"--can kill you with the slightest touch.
That's just how he rolls.
posted by Chris Sims at 6/13/2006 11:59:00 PM
8 Comments:
*Boggles*
6/14/2006 12:45 AM
the dark knight deathdealer
ps -- new reader of your site. have been reading a lot of the archives. you are one funny guy. I'll be checking back every day now.
6/14/2006 9:25 AM
So in order to avoid an ass-kicking by Batman, all you need to do is have a heart attack? Weak, Batman. If you're not willing to beat up a guy having a heart attack, that's going to totally ruin your street cred.
6/14/2006 11:50 AM
Not even the courtesy of CPR?
Wow.
6/14/2006 2:33 PM
This reminds me of that Simpsons episode in which Bart got in trouble for claiming he had learned the Touch of Death in at karate class.
6/14/2006 4:31 PM
Ogre: Dim Mak? What's a Dim Mak?
Kumite Organizer Guy: Dim Mak... Deeeeeef Touch!
6/14/2006 7:28 PM
It kind of looks like Batman was just reaching out to lovingly stroke the dude's hair.
Him and Man-Thing should have some sort of deadly-finger face off. My money's on Batman.
6/14/2006 7:45 PM
If you want to get technical and spoil all the fun, Dim Mak isn't only a death touch. The death touch part is only a small part of it, since it is all about pressure points.
One strike can make your arm useless, stop your beathing, give you terrible aching, cure joint pain, give you a head ache, or relax your bowels. It's all about controlling your attack to do exactly what you want to happen.
Death is only a side effect, and I'm sure Bats wouldn't go that far. There are so many other, more fun, things to do to criminals.
6/15/2006 10:14 PM
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