In Batman: The Animated Series, there was the episode "Almost Got Him", where several of Batsy's foes gather to have a bull session about how close they've come to killing Batman. When it comes time for Killer Croc to share, he regales us with the story of how he lured Batman into a quarry. . . and threw a rock at him. Not quite Two-Face's tying Bats to a giant coin and flipping it into the air where he'll possibly be crushed.
By the end of the episode we learned that Croc was, in fact, Batman in disguise, trying to learn where the Joker had Catwoman, as he had captured her after she foiled his most recent attempt at eliminating the Dark Knight. Just this week, I started to wonder whether or not the story Batman told while playing at being Croc was true. Did it actually happen, or did Bats just make up something that sounded dumbd enough the villains would believe he was Croc?
Granted, Croc in the series was no rocket scientist, but he had enough brains to lead a gang for awhile (until Bane beat him down). Still, it's likely his fellow rogues, lacking Croc's physical gifts, regarded him as a simpleton. And he did prefer to handle things with his bare hands.
So what do you think? Was it a true account of a confrontation between Batman and Killer Croc, or just something Bats came up with on the fly?
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I think it was probably a true story, because if Bats was making it up, he could have been accused of making a joke. And Batman doesn't make jokes.
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