Would it be possible for the DCU to have two Batmen?

[Outburstt]

You'd think Bruce would have multiple appearances of people dressed up as him at the same time in different parts of Gotham just to throw people off.

jafabian

I think that goes against Bruce ever wanting help. If he has normal people do it he's risking lives. If he has other heroes help him, then he's asking for help which would mean he would think they would think it's a weakness for him.

[Justin]

I think that goes against Bruce ever wanting help. If he has normal people do it he's risking lives. If he has other heroes help him, then he's asking for help which would mean he would think they would think it's a weakness for him.

Outburstt

But he's also smart enough to know when he does need help. Despite the appearance he may give off, I don't think Bruce believes he can do everything himself. He just can't let anyone know that he doesn't always have the answers.

[SmilingKnight]

Given the tremendous success of Batman and Robin's first two issues and Batman Reborn overall, I'm wondering what DC has planned for Bruce's return. We have no idea where he is aside from the speculative past(of another Earth, who knows?!) so maybe he comes back old or something. I would love to see two Batman and I've always thought it was hinted at in Batman 666. In the display case with the Damian Robin costume and the others, we see what looks like an Elder Batman with a bigger symbol and longer pouches on his utility belt seemingly leading a younger Batman and Robin into battle. I'll post the image in question later. I think the DCU could support it given the popularity of Batman and the number of titles that brand can support and I can see Bruce branching out and setting up a contingency plan so that if one Bat falls another remains.

Kiryu

Back in his JLA run, Morrison wrote Batman a future dream sequence, where both him and Dick where Batman and Bruce's son was Robin.

[gphnh]

Who knows what kind of mindset Bruce is going to have when he gets back? Just because in the recent past he has refused the idea of accepting help from anyone (and I maintain that just as many examples can be found of the contrary), who knows how he will look at it when he gets back?