Yeah I can see where the Bane love comes from. But let's face facts he was only propped up from Knighftfall, after that he's been just another villain , and Bat's has had little problem taking him down since then.
This is off topic, but since Ra's got mentioned; how come Ra's and Ivy never teamed up, i mean their aims were pretty much in synch weren't they/?
Well, personally, I like Two-Face better as a character, but yeah, I agree, Joker is the most important... Bane may have crippled Batman's body, but Joker crippled his psyche with Jason Todd (I still consider him dead, despite what DC Comics says nowadays) and Barbra Gordan...
And since we're putting them into "tiers", then mine would be like this...
First Tier:
1. Joker
2. Two-Face
3. Ras Al Ghul
4. Penguin
Second Tier:
1. Bane
2. Riddler
3. Scarecrow
4. Catwoman
Third Tier:
1. Black Mask
2. Mr. Freeze
3. Poison Ivy
4. Clayface
Many Tiers later...
Very Last Tier:
1. The Spook
2. Calculator (he was also a Green Arrow villain)
3. Killer Moth
4. Crazy Quilt Gotta love Silver Age Camp
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