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DC has many characters that have hail and gone as well as many reimaginings of authoritative character , such as Frankenstein , butDC had another Frankensteinthat everyone ’s forgotten : Simon Dark . Everyone knows about Batman and the Bat - Family that protect Gotham , but not many know that Gotham had another shielder , for a short while , a boy named Simon Dark .
Back in 2007 a serial calledSimon Dark(written by Steve Niles and graphics by Scott Hampton ) postdate the eponymous character , a teenage son who survive in the Gotham Village section of Gotham City . Despite numerous reference to Batman here or there , Simon and Bruce never actually encounter one another . rather , Simon kick the bucket about his life , protecting the children and innocent mass of Gotham Village , typically with lethal means due to his unique naiveté . Simon was formulate as a modern retelling of Frankenstein , as such , he was put together through both scientific discipline and illusion . He was make through the body parts and person of twenty all in teenage boys , and since he was assembled through different component part , he did n’t really understand that withdraw someone ’s school principal was n’t good for them even state at one gunpoint , " My head was tailor-make on and I ’m still alive " as seen inSimon Dark # 5 .
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fetch Simon back into Gotham City could provide numerous interesting floor points , for example , having him run into Batman . Batman is no stranger to dealing with well - meaning youths who have had a history of using lethal force , as prove by how heinteracted with Clownhunterin James Tynion IV and Jorge Jiménez’sBatmanrun or with Damian Wayne inBatman and Son(written by Grant Morrison and graphics by Andy Kubert ) . While Damian and Clownhunter were much more dictated in their mode initially for using lethal military group , Simon on the other hand never even make out he was . Simon tell himself inSimon Dark # 5"I do n’t want to hurt people , I ’m not theorize to anguish multitude , I ’m supposed to facilitate , " which demonstrates just how unforced he ’d be to wreak with Batman .
What exactly would Simon bring to the table to help Batman though ? Simon actually has a surprisingly large regalia of abilities that couldhelp Batman with everyday matter . These powers include the ability of far stack , which allows Simon to sight on and view things far beyond his physical organic structure , superhuman strength , and durability . Since Simon was made of the souls of twenty dead male child , he has the ability to switch his appearance between any of them . This is a powerful power and would undeniably be utilitarian for Batman if Simon was given the proper training . Simon has also demonstrated dimensional travel and telekinesis , despite his age and naiveté , he ’s really got it all when it comes to powers .
Batman has made a habit of attracting orphans or broken and forgotten people and giving them ahome in the Bat - Family , giving them a place where they belong to . Simon Dark lives in an abandon Christian church basement and has n’t ever really bonk family , his book was canceled before he really could . This could be the thoroughgoing chance for DC to institute back their forgotten Frankenstein , Simon Dark , and give him a place where he can in the end belong .
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