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Real Name

Branca

Current Alias

Batman

Aliases

Bat-Bane

Affiliation

Three Ghosts of Batman

Universe

New Earth

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Status

Occupation

former Police Officer

Creators

Grant Morrison

First appearance

Batman #664
(May, 2007)

History

Batman discovered that a pimp had been supplying an ex-policeman who lived on an abandoned facility with prostitutes. The women eventually turned up dead. Batman tracked him down and was severely beaten by the man, who was dressed in a mixture of Batman's and Bane's costumes. Batman suspected the imposter had used Hugo Strange's Monster Serum and daily venom shots to gain his size and strength. This made him strong enough to lift a Batmobile over his head during his battle with Batman and Robin. It is also revealed that he was a family man by the name of Branca, who eventually killed his own family while driven by rage from the drugs that Doctor Hurt had put into him.

See Also

• Discuss Branca (New Earth) on the forums
• Appearances of Branca (New Earth)
• Character Gallery: Branca (New Earth)
• Images featuring Branca (New Earth)

Links and References

• Bat-Devil
• Bat-Cop
• Three Ghosts of Batman
  

Footnotes

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