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Summary
WhenBatmanfirst appeared in Gotham City , he waged a brutal and effective war against crime . He struck against major offense families and brought them down with surprising repose , but now it ’s been revealed that this was possible due to information supplied bythe Penguin . While Batman thought he was cleaning up Gotham City , he was just taking out Penguin ’s competitor .
This major reveal about Penguin ’s origin is featured in the prevue pages forThe Penguin#7 by Tom King and Steven Subic . In this story , Batman pursues several crime families , including the infamous Bertinelli syndicate . It turn out that the Penguin has been manipulating Batman , using his war on crime for his own benefit .
In the previous issue of this Dawn of DC serial , thePenguin earned Batman ’s trustby providing evidence that help Batman lock up Carmine Falcone . Now , Penguin is feed Batman wangle information to direct his war on crime against his competitor , and it does n’t seem like Batman has any idea .
The past twelvemonth has featured Gotham villain Penguin in several far-famed plot line , pushing the character to DC ’s centre stage & out of his comfort geographical zone .
Penguin Was Behind Batman’s Major “War on Crime”
The Penguin is one ofBatman ’s most dangerous villains , specifically because it ’s well-off to underestimate him . He ’s wholly unimposing and seemingly unimportant , something this origin story even notes in its championship : " An Unimportant Man . " Penguin is n’t terrifying because of his physical power ; he ’s a scourge beacause of his intelligence and cruelty . Penguin went from a low - level bartender to a felonious brainiac , and he used Batman to do it . This new addition to the role ’s origin not only pass water Penguin far more daunting , it also take a crap some of Batman ’s iconic present moment far more twisted .
One of the mostfamous moments in Batman ’s historywas inBatman : Year Oneby Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli : Batman blows open a bulwark during a gamey - profile condemnable meeting . He threatens every crime lord , secernate them that while they ’ve " eaten well , " their time run Gotham is over . It ’s a chilling moment that rightfully shows why criminals began to reverence Batman . But with the Modern improver of Penguin ’s involvement , this second is also tainted . Batman would ’ve only have it off about thatYear Onemeeting due to information Penguin supplied , and run away these crime lords out of Gotham ultimately only help Penguin .
One of Batman’s Most Iconic Moments Has a New, Dark Twist
While most rooter assumethe Joker is Batman ’s biggest threat , the Penguin has consistently shown what a dangerous opposer he is . Oswald Cobblepot is the one villain in the DC Multiverse who has consistently beat Batman , and understand this newfangled origin , it ’s not hard to sympathise why . Very few characters have managed to manipulate Batman , and even few have fuck off Batman to fight for them unknowingly . ThePenguinhas now done both — and forever stainedBatman’slegacy because of it .
The Penguin#7is usable February 27th from DC Comics !
THE PENGUIN # 7 ( 2024 )
