Comic #2254: 2011-07-16

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Panel 1:

• Criminal: "Stop, crook!"

Panel 2:

• Batman: "Batman!"
• Criminal: "That's right."

Panel 3:

• Criminal: "Ever since my parents were murdered too—"
• Batman: "Oh?"

Panel 4:

• Batman: "Yeah, but I wasn't rich, so it was either starve to death or a life of crime. It must've been nice that you could afford lessons and gadgets in a secret hideout."
• Criminal: "Wow…?"

Panel 5:

• Criminal: "Uh… yeah… I mean—"
• Criminal: "Anyway, go ahead and arrest me. I managed to steal $63.43."
• Batman: "Nice job."

Panel 6:

• Criminal: "Just… um… just be good from now on."
• Criminal: "Bless you, Batman. Here but for the grace of God go you."

Panel 7:

• Batman: "Yeah…"

Panel 8:

• Later…
• Criminal: "Batman! The Joker is about to drive a busload of orphans off a cliff. You've got to save them."

Panel 9:

• Batman: "I don't deserve to."

Panel 10:

• Click!