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This article contains SPOILERS forDC ’s Saved By The Belle Reve # 1 .
When it come to parenting , Batmangets a lot of flack . It does n’t aid that some versions ofBatman refer to his Robins as " soldiers"rather than the children they are . BeforeGreen Arrowhad biological children of his own , he too was the guardian of a teenaged sidekick . These two had immensely dissimilar approaches to parenting , though Oliver has pick up some utile tips from Bruce over the years .
As the first member of the Justice League to have a young sidekick , Batman ’s had more experience with children than most of his teammates . With Alfred as the only parental figure he had for most of his biography , Bruce has become the bottom of many jokes regarding his incompetenceas a father . When he ’s working to make Gotham a safer place , it seems like Batman may not have the metre to take an interest in the lives of his wards . It would be doing Batman injustice , however , to neglect the dozens of affecting mo he ’s had with each of his children throughout his funny volume term of office .
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InDC ’s Saved By The Belle Reve # 1 ’s short tarradiddle , " Earn It Back , " by Dave Wielgosz , Mike Norton and Allen Passalaqua , Green Arrow gets called out for his want of confidence over Speedy . When Oliver gets call in into the school principal ’s place about Roy ’s falling grades , he realizes something needs to change . Batman betoken out that " Speedy is getting more of [ Oliver ’s ] aid than Roy is . " This is undoubtedly a lessonBruce had to learn with each of his Robins , find them aspeoplerather than sidekick . Obviously , no adolescent want to give up the chance of being a hero and move on risky venture with their friends , but they ’re still in their formative years . Their education , a normal societal life , and a healthy sleep schedule are just as authoritative .
Taking Batman ’s advice a short too far , Ollie make Roy ’s life a survive snake pit . No longer allowed to go out with the Teen Titans , his life now exclusively revolves around school . While his grades may be sound up , his mood is progressively give out down . It ’s no surprise thatRoy begins abstract out as Speedyto go on patrol . When Bruce discover out from Dick that Ollie literally shooed the Titans away from his mansion , Batman decides to intervene . He betoken out that there is a distinguishable dispute between being an authority figure and going full - blown dictator . While Batman may seem cold and upstage to outsiders , he is a authentically affectionate and caring father - figure to his Robins .
Parenting is full of its ups and downs , but sometimes the honest you may do is be honest . While Batman ’s kids have been badly injure and even killed , it ’s clear that he ’s always reach to be better for their sake . Even one of DC ’s more laid back heroes , Green Arrow , can learn a thing or two fromBatman .
DC ’s Saved By The Belle Reve # 1is useable fromDC Comicsdigitally and in print .
