BATMAN: Depowered?

[Corrector]

If Batman were to lose his powers would you still buy Batman comics?

[K-DoG7p7]

What powers? his millions?

[chap22]

i'm not sure i understand the question...:confused:


and i'm smart.:cool: :D

[Edogawa1983]

he loses his prep time...

[thefourthman]

What does depowered mean?
HE loses all his money? His gadgets stop working? The batmobile gets a flat? Teenage boys no longer want to live with him?

[froinlaven]

I'll never drop Batman.....well, almost never.

[K-DoG7p7]

he loses his prep time...
Batman without reptime is Green arrow.. and Green Arrow (staring Ollie) has always sold well

[Edogawa1983]

Batman without reptime is Green arrow.. and Green Arrow (staring Ollie) has always sold well

but Ollie died...like twice..
so without his prep time Batman would die.

[thefourthman]

I would really like the op to clarify his question. The more I think about this thread, the more it makes my head hurt.

[sweetmisery]

Meaning he goes bankrupt.

[Corrector]

When I was a child I often played with a Super Powers Batman figure. After watching the Adam West Batman I noted my Batman (although very cool) had ears much too long. So I cut them off...

Then a neighborhood boy (I forget his name) told me if Batman has 'no ears' he has no powers.

So the question stands would you still buy Batman if he were depowered?

[K-DoG7p7]

Meaning he goes bankrupt.
Rehash of Green Arrow loosing his millions.. been done!

[K-DoG7p7]

When I was a child I often played with a Super Powers Batman figure. After watching the Adam West Batman I noted my Batman (although very cool) had ears much too long. So I cut them off...

Then a neighborhood boy (I forget his name) told me if Batman has 'no ears' he has no powers.

So the question stands would you still buy Batman if he were depowered?
so... his powers.. is his ears?

[thefourthman]

When I was a child I often played with a Super Powers Batman figure. After watching the Adam West Batman I noted my Batman (although very cool) had ears much too long. So I cut them off...

Then a neighborhood boy (I forget his name) told me if Batman has 'no ears' he has no powers.

So the question stands would you still buy Batman if he were depowered?
so you want to know if I would buy a batman book where his cowl has no ear?

[Corrector]

Perhaps, but how do you view Batman's ears?

Everyone might see them differently.

[sweetmisery]

Rehash of Green Arrow loosing his millions.. been done!

Eh sorry, I dont follow GA. Though Im just merely stating what the original poster said about Batman losing his power. His main power is his money. Without it, he cant do a lot of those things he do.

[Corrector]

Do Batman's ears equeal his wealth? As many have pointed out, or the death of his parents, maybe even his prep time. What are Batman's ears?

[thefourthman]

Perhaps, but how do you view Batman's ears?

Everyone might see them differently.
Well everyone draws them differently so it would be very easy for people to see them differently.
Also what powers come from his ears?

[thefourthman]

Do Batman's ears equeal his wealth? As many have pointed out, or the death of his parents, maybe even his prep time. What are Batman's ears?
Batman's ears are the things he hears with.

[K-DoG7p7]

his ears are a part of his costume.. he has big ears because Bats have big ears.. thats it..

[Corrector]

So Batman chooses not to deafly ignore the world around him? Rather he wants to aid his fellow man? Are those his ears...

[K-DoG7p7]

dude.. either your drunk or high..

[thefourthman]

So Batman chooses not to deafly ignore the world around him? Rather he wants to aid his fellow man? Are those his ears...
I think you have Batman confused with Daredevil.

[Corrector]

I think you have Batman confused with Daredevil.

I'm sure there are many with 20/20 who are far more blind than Mr Murdock.

[Scoop]

This thread wins.

Congratulations, you all just broke the internet in half.

And reduced the human race IQ average.

:(

[Violator]

You know what I hate? When artists draw Batman's (Bruce Wayne's) ears in the cowl. You know, when you can see the bulges on the side of his head, where his ears are under the cowl? Jim Lee does it a lot, and it bugs me.

[Nobody]

Holy crap this is surreal...

[DarkKnight08]

Either you're some asshole joking around, have never seen Batman before, high, or just incredibly stupid.

[DBHughes]

The time that Batman lost his powers:

http://www.sliders.tv/Junk/batsie.jpg

[Corrector]

The time that Batman lost his powers:

http://www.worldsfinestonline.com/WF/jlu/episodes/kidstuff/25.jpg

I liked that episode.

[Scoop]

I liked that episode.


Me too actually lol

[Strict31]

I think Batman would be cool if he lost his powers. He'd then have to rely upon his cunning and intellect; train his mind and body to human perfection and then become the world's greatest detective. But he'd still need an edge. Something to strike fear into the hearts of criminals who are, by and large, a superstitious and cowardly lot.

I've got it.

Bat ears. Criminals are utterly terrified of bat ears.

[DarkKnight08]

BATMAN DOENS'T HAVE POWERS!

Just kill this thread now.

[Corrector]

I think Batman would be cool if he lost his powers. He'd then have to rely upon his cunning and intellect; train his mind and body to human perfection and then become the world's greatest detective. But he'd still need an edge. Something to strike fear into the hearts of criminals who are, by and large, a superstitious and cowardly lot.

I've got it.

Bat ears. Criminals are utterly terrified of bat ears.

I like you. Batman's silhouette IS very important.

[Corrector]

BATMAN DOENS'T HAVE POWERS!

Just kill this thread now.

This thread has nothing to lose. A thread with nothing to lose has nothing to fear.

[Strict31]

This thread has nothing to lose. A thread with nothing to lose has nothing to fear.

Great Gotham! That means ears will have no impact on this thread!!!

[Corrector]

Great Gotham! That means ears will have no impact on this thread!!!

A thread is read, ears are NOT needed.

[Violator]

You know, there was a good point, brought up somewhere around here. What if Batman didn't have any "bat-ears?" Not long, not short, just none at all. That would be lame, and I probably wouldn't buy bat-books anymore.

[Corrector]

You know, there was a good point, brought up somewhere around here. What if Batman didn't have any "bat-ears?" Not long, not short, just none at all. That would be lame, and I probably wouldn't buy bat-books anymore.

If I had your address a 'No-Prize' would already be in the mail.

[Strict31]

A thread is read, ears are NOT needed.

Huh? Did anybody hear that?

*puts reading glasses on ears*

Ah. Yes. Point taken.

[Violator]

If I had your address a 'No-Prize' would already be in the mail.

I would have it returned to sender. You deserve the 'No-Prize' for this Epic Thread :D

[Corrector]

I would have it returned to sender. You deserve the 'No-Prize' for this Epic Thread :D

Ah. Yes. Point taken.

[DarkKnight08]

This thread has nothing to lose. A thread with nothing to lose has nothing to fear.

You made a thread about something everyone already knew about! You're like Christopher Columbus!

[Violator]

You made a thread about something everyone already knew about! You're like Christopher Columbus!

Will kids get to stay home on "Corrector Day?" :confused:

Because that's all they care bout, little bastards.

[fredlknedl]

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/bat-8.jpg

[Jor-L]

I'm taking this thread as a snarky, satirical question: Batman's "powers" for a long time have been his ability to magically know exactly what to do all the time to the point that it's not even remotely believable. When Batman saves the day on the Justice League, a little part of my soul dies a painful death. He should have died in any number of Justice League battles or events, but his power is to continue to live despite bullets, lasers, superpowerful aliens and superpowerful alien technology.

I don't see what everyone's so confused about. There've been even more subtle sarcastic threads posted that people got right away.

[Avenging Sun]

What powers? his millions?
his ability to win any fight due to a legion of whiny fanboys who think prep time is gonna do his ass any good.

[Violator]

his ability to win any fight due to a legion of whiny fanboys who think prep time is gonna do his ass any good.

So, DC made him semi-omnipotent after fans demanded it? I always thought DC kinda did that on their own, and now, "fanboys" won't accept anything but.

[JustAnothaSucka]

man say this thread
internet went down
was going to enter talking about essentially Batman 100 by Paul Pope is kind of a Batman story about him not having "powers"(no fortune, more streets-y, doesn't really rely on hightech gadgets)
but
apparently there is something else going on in this thread anyways, like BizarroRama or something so....

moving along.

[Equinox]

This has already been answered in this book:



http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/christopherkb/watchmen.jpg

[Zabardast]

wow... just wow

that's all i can say

[Scoop]

You know, there was a good point, brought up somewhere around here. What if Batman didn't have any "bat-ears?" Not long, not short, just none at all. That would be lame, and I probably wouldn't buy bat-books anymore.


If he didn't have the ears, he'd be zoro. Without the sword. Or tan.

[Metall-x]

perhaps he means Batman becomes dumb. A stupid superhero..would be interesting.

[Toneloak]

What does depowered mean?
HE loses all his money? His gadgets stop working? The batmobile gets a flat? Teenage boys no longer want to live with him?
I thinks it's clear what Batman can't be Batman without. Teenage Boys the magical power of attracting the youngest of adult hungry boys.

Can he survive without his powers. I think Not!

Move along people nothing to see.

[HowAreWeToLive]

This thread might get me to read comics again.

[Corrector]

This thread might get me to read comics again.

You're welcome.

:)

[HowAreWeToLive]

You're welcome.

:)
Can you elaborate more on what exactly you mean? Methinks there's something philosophical here but that you haven't said enough yet for me to see clearly your meaning.

[Strict31]

This has already been answered in this book:



http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/christopherkb/watchmen.jpg

Rob Liefield do the art on that one?

[Scoop]

Rob Liefield do the art on that one?


He wishes.

Artist is Dave Gibbons for Watchmen.

[Strict31]

He wishes.

Artist is Dave Gibbons for Watchmen.

I guess you missed out on the joke a few months back. One of the locals made the assertion that Watchmen was written by Grant Morrison. And despite the attempts of many posters who corrected him, he held firm to his assertion. Thus, it became a running joke. Someone went so far as to edit the Watchmen wikipedia entry to say "Written by Grant Morrison". Every so often, the joke pops back up again, this time with a photoshopped cover faking the writer's credit.

You may now continue your scheduled posting.

[Incendius]

This thread gets seven eucalyptus trees up... way up

[Sam Ridyard]

What would happen if you took away Animal Man's Glasses, or ripped up Superman's cloak, or smashed Captain America's Shield?
What would happen if Catwoman had her tail cut off, or if Nick Fury misplaced his eyepatch in an emergency?
What would happen if Namor's little foot wings were ripped off, or if Sabretooth cut his fingernails really, really short one time?

These are all questions that need to be answered. For the sanity of the comic book reading community...

[Corrector]

What would happen if you took away Animal Man's Glasses, or ripped up Superman's cloak, or smashed Captain America's Shield?
What would happen if Catwoman had her tail cut off, or if Nick Fury misplaced his eyepatch in an emergency?
What would happen if Namor's little foot wings were ripped off, or if Sabretooth cut his fingernails really, really short one time?

These are all questions that need to be answered. For the sanity of the comic book reading community...

Wrong!

All those charcters can lose those things and still work. As well Supes can lose his curl, and Harry Potter can lose his glasses.

However this thread is about Batman who CANNOT lose his ears.

[Walter o'Dim]

Even if Batman was just some dude in his underwear running around yelling "I'M BATMAN!", I'd still buy it.

[durty dee]

if batman lost all his power, his money, his stock, his mansion.

if he was just an industrial engineer by day, and the batman by night.... i'll buy it to watch him slowly turn into the punisher.

btw, didn't tony lose everything too a while back when he was a drunk? that was a good story wasn't it?

[Sam Ridyard]

Wrong!

All those charcters can lose those things and still work. As well Supes can lose his curl, and Harry Potter can lose his glasses.

However this thread is about Batman who CANNOT lose his ears.
What am I wrong about? I was asking what would happen if that happened? They are still questions that need answering aren't they?

And, I've seen it - if the Sub-mariner gets his little wings ripped off he flys all wonky-like...

So, what you're saying is, if Batman loses his ears, he can no longer fight crime, as he is powerless to stop it?

He would have to become like Oracle, but instead of wearing an earpiece/phone thing, he would have to have all his conversations transcribed to him, or get someone to sign language-translate them for him. But he would still be a very good asset to the superheroic community.

[deri]

What am I wrong about? I was asking what would happen if that happened? They are still questions that need answering aren't they?

And, I've seen it - if the Sub-mariner gets his little wings ripped off he flys all wonky-like...

So, what you're saying is, if Batman loses his ears, he can no longer fight crime, as he is powerless to stop it?

He would have to become like Oracle, but instead of wearing an earpiece/phone thing, he would have to have all his conversations transcribed to him, or get someone to sign language-translate them for him. But he would still be a very good asset to the superheroic community.

Hehe, I was going to say something about him becoming similar to Oracle. Or taking over Monitor duty full time. Or if by powers, we mean physical ability, he'd let someone else be Batman. Wasn't that what he did when Bane broke his back?

In any case, I'm sure he prepared for the eventuality of him losing whatever makes him Batman. Either he'd try to get it back, or he'd find a way to get Nightwing or Tim retake the mantle. Batman is an identity he can pass on.

Also, I thought this was a sarcastic spin off from/parody of the "stupidest question" thread.

[Habitual]

So, DC made him semi-omnipotent after fans demanded it? I always thought DC kinda did that on their own, and now, "fanboys" won't accept anything but.

Semi?

Hab

[Violator]

Semi?

Hab

Well, sure. If he were completely omnipotent, he'd have all crimes solved before they even happened. That would a a boring book.

[GreatKrypton]

This is the "short bus" of threads...

[TheGrayHulk]

I know this thread is supposed to be a ridiculous joke, but seriously, in the case that Bruce Wayne would lose all his money, that would put Batman in a very interesting place, it would be very interesting to see what happens to Batman after that. I would defenitely want to read those stories.

[Lorendiac]

but Ollie died...like twice..
so without his prep time Batman would die.

You realize, of course, that Batman has died a few times himself? It just never stops him for long; he's too stubborn.

[Avenging Sun]

So, DC made him semi-omnipotent after fans demanded it? I always thought DC kinda did that on their own, and now, "fanboys" won't accept anything but.
either way its annoying as hell

[AceOfKnaves]

You realize, of course, that Batman has died a few times himself? It just never stops him for long; he's too stubborn.
Other than the Golden Age Batman, or alternate Elseworlds style stories I am unaware of any point in time that Batman has ever died, please elaborate and specify, because otherwise I'm pretty sure you're wrong, very, very wrong.

[TheNoirPI]

When I was a child I often played with a Super Powers Batman figure. After watching the Adam West Batman I noted my Batman (although very cool) had ears much too long. So I cut them off...

Then a neighborhood boy (I forget his name) told me if Batman has 'no ears' he has no powers.

So the question stands would you still buy Batman if he were depowered?
WHEN you were a child? Was that last week? And should your name really be corrector if you're so wrong?

[froinlaven]

This is the thread of the year!

[Lorendiac]

Other than the Golden Age Batman, or alternate Elseworlds style stories I am unaware of any point in time that Batman has ever died, please elaborate and specify, because otherwise I'm pretty sure you're wrong, very, very wrong.

1. The JLA story arc "The Obsidian Age," written by Joe Kelly. Several members of the JLA get killed during a trip to the distant past. Including Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.

Of course, by the time it's all over, they've been magically brought back to life in the present day.

2. The graphic novel "Batman: Birth of the Demon," written by Denny O'Neil in the early 1990s (in the days when Denny was the editor in charge of all Batman projects, and he sure didn't feel the need to label it "Elseworlds" or anything like that).

Much of this novel is flashback sequences filling us in on the origin story of Ra's al Ghul -- whom Denny had created a couple of decades earlier -- showing us the days when Ra's (not yet using that name) was just another hard-working, clean-living physician in an (unnamed, I think) city somewhere in North Africa, hundrds of years ago. But some of the scenes are set "in modern times" as Batman and Ra's clash. Toward the end of the novel, Batman takes a mortal injury. Then, as I recall, he falls into a convenient Lazarus Pit, which automatically does what Lazarus Pits do best and raises him from the dead, good as new!

That's two examples, both "in continuity" as far as anyone has ever said, that I can think of right away. There could very well be others! :)

[Scoop]

This is the "short bus" of threads...

In your sig, you have a clip of Jennifer Love Hewitt Bouncing in her bra. My question is, what movie was that?????? I must see it.

[Toneloak]

Even if Batman was just some dude in his underwear running around yelling "I'M BATMAN!",
I wonder would your new status quo hinder or enable his truest of powers?

[Thundasturm]

No comment on the ears -- but Batman *has* lost access to his money AND home at one point, and was homeless. He was still Batman though -- and eating Dinty Moore stew cooked on a hotplate. Plus, we found out he doesn't carry a spoon in that belt lol...

[dinkgms]

Batman losing his ears isn't comparable to Superman losing his spit curl. It's comparable to Superman losing the S on his chest. The ONLY way Batman could continue being Batman without his ears is this..........................he must instead wear fuzzy earmuffs AND lipstick (if you really meditate on it, the lipstick is a must and it MUST be bright!). In that sense he is more invincible than Superman who unquestionably COULD NOT GO ON WITH ANYTHING BUT THE "S" on his chest. (If you've just thought of anything besides an S on Superman's chest trust me, IT WON'T WORK!.....go ahead, post it if you want to be made the fool of this thread.):cool:

[skl183]

There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt
There was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt

[Zabardast]

Batman losing his ears isn't comparable to Superman losing his spit curl. It's comparable to Superman losing the S on his chest. The ONLY way Batman could continue being Batman without his ears is this..........................he must instead wear fuzzy earmuffs AND lipstick (if you really meditate on it, the lipstick is a must and it MUST be bright!). In that sense he is more invincible than Superman who unquestionably COULD NOT GO ON WITH ANYTHING BUT THE "S" on his chest. (If you've just thought of anything besides an S on Superman's chest trust me, IT WON'T WORK!.....go ahead, post it if you want to be made the fool of this thread.):cool:
as nerdy as that was, i'll trump you and say it's not an S that's on his chest. it's kryptonian

[dinkgms]

I haven't been trumped because although it is Kryptonian it is a Kryptonian S which is why I call it an "S". Doesn't matter, he still must have it (apparently on two planets not just ours..............not to mention 51 other universes).

[deri]

Even Superman refers to it as an S, probably because he grew up using English. But Supergirl does it, too, and probably even Power Girl. And they're supposed to have grown up Kryptonian.

I think it's the symbol for the House of El and also the word/symbol for "hope". And who knows how difficult to say the proper word for it would be in Kryptonian. And no one will understand anyway.

Though if Superman lost the S on his chest he'd either have to become Power Girl's sidekick, or be imprisoned by the Green Lantern Corps! By gosh, you may be onto something! When Superman took Prime's S, Prime lost his powers! Prime had to carve an S on his chest to retrieve them! ;)

So... all those artistic differences in how Batman's ears are drawn, they're metaphors/in-story clues on how powerful Batman is in the comic? So, Batman will have more trouble in the comic if he's depicted with short ears, while if he's depicted with long ears, it emphasizes that he's not going to be in much trouble?

[HowAreWeToLive]

Would earwax be Batman's Kryptonite, then?

[YDLM]

This thread is hilarious.

[deri]

Would earwax be Batman's Kryptonite, then?

The next important question for DC is: What with this revelation of Batman's weakness, why isn't The Barber one of Batman's greatest foes? I'm sure he exists somewhere. He's probably a Robin villain though...

Speaking of Robin, what would his weakness be? Would he become powerless if he is stripped of homoerotic innuendo? Is that why Stephanie Brown failed as Robin?

[Toneloak]

The next important question for DC is: What with this revelation of Batman's weakness, why isn't The Barber one of Batman's greatest foes? I'm sure he exists somewhere. He's probably a Robin villain though...I think Batman truest of arch-enemies would have to be the great and powerful Peroxist the destroyer of peroxide. With his mightly ear wax blast of death, non shall survive.
Speaking of Robin, what would his weakness be? Would he become powerless if he is stripped of homoerotic innuendo? Is that why Stephanie Brown failed as Robin?
That or feeding his great hunger.

[deri]

I think Batman truest of arch-enemies would have to be the great and powerful Peroxist the destroyer of peroxide. With his mightly ear wax blast of death, non shall survive.

That or feeding his great hunger.

His great hunger? :P For what, rooster hotdogs?

[mumblydog]

Lose his powers?
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/97/earbator7.jpg

I don't think so.

[deri]

To be fair, those panels sort of semi-support the idea that cutting off the ears will diminish part of his 'power' as Batman. That silhouette just isn't as scary as a full-on Bat-demon in the shadows. Of course, once you get past that, and he gives the Batglare, you'll probably get as Batscared as Blue Beetle.

[Corrector]

Robin can't lose his powers since he has none.

[Toneloak]

Lose his powers?
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/97/earbator7.jpg

I don't think so.
Dead people are pussies. Also clearly you can interpret that image as Blue Beetle standing up for himself. Look at that finger. Looks to me like he's saying "Not this time, okay!" I ain't going anywhere with you until you get that damned ear fixed. I ain't going out with some joker with a broken ear. Man up! Now back the F*ck off.

Although my first thought was, isn't BB too old for Bat style punishment love?

[Strict31]

Would earwax be Batman's Kryptonite, then?

I think it's more like his lubricant. It makes the Batman into a slippery foe.

[Heffaloo]

In your sig, you have a clip of Jennifer Love Hewitt Bouncing in her bra. My question is, what movie was that?????? I must see it.

The movie in question is Heartbreakers.

[deri]

Robin can't lose his powers since he has none.

He has the power to be incredibly well-muscled and.. get kissed by random girls... and have people he has contact with die.

Hey. Maybe he's a Warder. :P

[Sky Shadow]

When I was a child I often played with a Super Powers Batman figure. After watching the Adam West Batman I noted my Batman (although very cool) had ears much too long. So I cut them off...

Then a neighborhood boy (I forget his name) told me if Batman has 'no ears' he has no powers.

So the question stands would you still buy Batman if he were depowered?

I think I would have to try it first. Like maybe an Elseworlds story about a world exactly the same as Earth 1, only Batman had no ears - just to see how it would affect the mythos. Alternatively, I'd read a story about Batman having his ears broken, only to be replaced by a character with bigger ears.

[Equinox]

I think I would have to try it first. Like maybe an Elseworlds story about a world exactly the same as Earth 1, only Batman had no ears - just to see how it would affect the mythos. Alternatively, I'd read a story about Batman having his ears broken, only to be replaced by a character with bigger ears.
Dude, your sig is awesome. Where is that from??

[Sky Shadow]

Dude, your sig is awesome. Where is that from??

It's from Deadpool/Great Lakes Initiative Summer Fun #1. It came out a few months ago - there are a few pages from an old 'preview' here:

http://au.comics.ign.com/articles/802/802201p1.html

And, for the bit with Squrrel Girl and Penance (and where SG "pwns" Doctor Doom):

http://www.popcultureshock.com/index.php?p=42180

[The Shadow]

If Batman were to lose his powers would you still buy Batman comics?
I bought Batman through the atrocious Winick run... I'll buy pretty much anything.

I also have a 25 year run going so I'm not gonna break that either.

[Lorendiac]

A few days ago AceOfKnaves wanted to know if I could back up my assertion that Batman has already died a few times. Ace mentioned the death of the Golden Age Batman and the fact that it's also been known to happen in some Elseworlds (or similar stories of alternate timelines), but he had some serious doubts about whether it's ever happened to the guy who's the regular Batman in DC's modern continuity.

Asking me to provide examples was certainly fair, so I responded by mentioning the JLA's "Obsidian Age" arc, and also Denny O'Neil's "Birth of the Demon" graphic novel. Both of those stories had Batman die and then make a full recovery (in the second case, thanks to a Lazarus Pit).

However, I failed to mention another arc that raises Batman's "died and came back" score to remarkable heights. Toward the end of the "Emperor Joker" arc, we learned that Joker had been using his godlike powers to torture Batman to death every night, then bring him back to life so that he could do it all over again tomorrow night, and so forth. I don't think we ever got an exact count (earlier today I quickly glanced through a TPB collection to refresh my memory, but I didn't read the whole thing cover-to-cover and I may have missed something), but it appeared it must have happened dozens of times.

After the Joker had been depowered, Superman and the Spectre talked about Batman's situation. He was on the verge of mental collapse because of the accumulated horror of his clear memories of all the awful things Joker had done to him, over and over and over . . . Superman finally volunteered to have those memories of everything Batman had experienced during the "Emperor Joker" events be cut-and-pasted from Batman's brain to Superman's, so that Batman wouldn't remember a thing about it and would be able to keep his sanity and stability (such as they are).

So I would say that "in modern continuity," the Batman of the regular timeline of the DCU has died and magically come back to life at least 30 or 40 times, at a bare minimum . . . but he apparently only remembers two of them ("Obsidian Age" and "Birth of the Demon.") But just because he no longer remembers the dozens of other times doesn't mean they didn't really happen! :)

[deri]

Wow, Batman owes Superman more than he thinks. And Superman is ... really nice.

Although I think if Batman knew what Superman did, he'd be mad that Superman risked unleashing a mentally unstable Superman on the world. :P