Tuesday, June 13, 2006

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 Mak


Yes, 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.
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8 comments:

  1. Ragnell6/14/2006 12:45 AM

    *Boggles*

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  2. Anonymous6/14/2006 9:25 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.

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  3. Anonymous6/14/2006 11:50 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.

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  4. Canton6/14/2006 2:33 PM

    Not even the courtesy of CPR?

    Wow.

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  5. Anonymous6/14/2006 4:31 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.

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  6. Jake6/14/2006 7:28 PM

    Ogre: Dim Mak? What's a Dim Mak?
    Kumite Organizer Guy: Dim Mak... Deeeeeef Touch!

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  7. Brandon Bragg6/14/2006 7:45 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.

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  8. Centurion6/15/2006 10:14 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.

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