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Warning ! Spoilers ahead forBatman : Urban Legends # 16
In the latest publication of DC’sBatman : Urban Legends , a surprising member of the Bat Family gets their perfect revenge on theJoker . expose to have a dark blood where he was saved by the Dark Knight from the Clown Prince of Crime , Ace the Bat - Houndis one of Bruce Wayne ’s most loyal ally . Now , Ace is return the favor with the chance to salvage Batman in this newfangled history , having assembled a squad of Super - Pets to relieve the day . However , the rightfully larger-than-life moment is the dynamic vengeance between Joker and the Bat - Hound .
In previous issue of theBatman : Urban Legendsanthology serial , the Dark Knight was caught in a surprise plosion and capture by Russians in " Hounded " by Mark Russell and Karl Mostert . Ace was with the Dark Knight and was later on taken to an illegal kennel particularise in creating animal bodyguard for criminals and supervillains . It was there that Ace meets a cognitively heighten chicken , an extremely fast turtleneck who was forced to run away on a treadmill to stay alive , a pickpocketing squirrel , and a massive bear name Ursa . Freeing his fellow captives , Ace and his new Legion of Super - Petswent in hunt of Batman . However , Ace ’s name and origins as a former fighting pawl for the Joker are also unveil , having been rescue and rehabilitated by Batman after Joker ’s years of animate being vilification .
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Now , Batman : Urban caption # 16features the last chapter of " Hounded " with Ace and his fellow Super - Pets pickings on Russian mobsters before finally finding Batman . While the Russians were planning to sell the Dark Knight to the in high spirits bidder ( most of which belong to to Batman ’s rascal ' gallery ) , the Legion of Super - Pets interrupt the proceeding just as Joker was claiming Batman as his prize . maltreat between his abusive past owner and the one who really cares for him , Ace obtain the perfect opportunity to reject Joker in this issue .
What makes this showdown even well is that bothBatman and the Jokerwere catch in the lead storage warehouse explosion during the scrap to save the Dark Knight . With Joker trapped under rubble and Batman far too flap to move , Ace turn down Joker ’s birdsong for the Bat - Hound to help him and instead hale Batman away from the burning building . As such , this chapter proves that Bruce Wayne really is a great favourite owner , having genuinely earned Ace ’s loyalty with beloved and charge ( rather than using pain in the ass and fear ) .
All in all , this miniseries provide the perfect payback against theJokerand the terrible abuse Ace was force to endure when he belonged to the Clown Prince of Crime . It also show that Ace the Bat - Hound is the definition of a good boy in the DC Universe , doing so much and go away so far to saveBatmanwho was truly in motivation of saving . While his current fib may be over , here ’s hoping Ace gets more frequent appearances with the eternal rest of the Bat - Family going forrard . He sure as shooting deserves it .
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