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Robin's Oath Gets Rewritten For Batman #138 (Spoilers)

Today's Batman #138 reprises "The Oath" that Dick Grayson swore to Batman when he became Robin, and has continued since he became Nightwing.

Today's Batman #138 reprises "The Oath" that Dick Grayson swore to Batman when he became Robin, and has continued since he became Nightwing. But Gotham War has seen them at odds…

The first example was from Detective Comics #38 in 1941 from Bill Finger, Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, the first appearance of Batman.

And one that would be revisited and reprised many times over the decades.

The language mostly staying the same… "we two" becoming "you", and dropping the infinitive of "swerve"…

Recalling the words…

And then often without words, the moment was enough to reprise…

Today's Batman #138 sees Dick Grayson recall the moment, this time taking it on as first person vow… and adding a few words in the process…

…with Batman also doing some rewriting.

… with the path of justice switching to the path of righteousness. Did the words change… or did Batman remember them wrong? Is this more evidence of Zur-En-Arrh's influence or have the words been rewritten?

A kick to the face can be quite continental. But today's Peacemaker Tries Hard #6 has some advice that maybe Batman should take.

And while Nightwing is looking to track down Red Hood….

…he's being used as a threat to the Joker today, over in The Man Who Stopped Laughing #11…

… not that he'll be much of a threat after today.

Say, how about a new nickname for Red Hood… SCARED HOOD!

BATMAN #138 CVR A JORGE JIMENEZ (BATMAN CATWOMAN THE GOTHAM WAR)
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A/CA) Jorge Jimenez
THE GOTHAM WAR CONTINUES! Batman is on the ropes as the Gotham War heats up following a shocking betrayal! It's father versus son, teacher versus student in the knockout fourth chapter of this brutal war. But who is really pulling the strings in this explosive event? Thousands of years have led to this moment! Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 10/3/2023

JOKER THE MAN WHO STOPPED LAUGHING #11 CVR A CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A/CA) Carmine Di Giandomenico
Two Jokers walk into a bar…and one won't be walking out. Both men who claim to be the Clown Prince of Crime are ready to end their little game, but they can't do it alone. A who's who of Gotham's worst will pick sides and decide who lives, who dies, and who gets the last laugh! Retail: $5.99 In-Store Date: 10/03/2023

PEACEMAKER TRIES HARD #6 (OF 6) CVR A KRIS ANKA (MR)
(W) Kyle Starks (A) Steve Pugh (CA) Kris Anka
Peacemaker took on Deathstroke (kinda), Chemo, even the War Wheel, and can now confidently call himself a hero. But with all the death and destruction in his wake, was it all worth it? More importantly, is anyone going to come to his birthday party? Retail: $4.99 In-Store Date: 10/03/2023

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