Nobody on the Gotham Metropolis Police Division roster has gotten to know Batman fairly like Commissioner Jim Gordon—and Gordon is perhaps the one one who can tolerate working with him.
Jim Gordon has labored intently with Batman from the very starting ever since Bruce Wayne first placed on his cowl, even to the chagrin of these throughout the power who opposed Batman’s vigilantism. Even when the GCPD finally warmed as much as Batman sufficient to collaborate with him in his one-man warfare towards crime, there would at all times be those that weren’t precisely Batman fanatics. Gordon continued to work with Batman, even when Bruce wasn’t beneath the cowl. Following Bruce Wayne’s presumed loss of life in Ultimate Crisis, his former Robin ward and present Nightwing, Dick Grayson, would fill in as The Dark Knight in his absence. As such, he’d work intently with Gordon, who observed one thing was off and completely different about his Batman with out Dick outright saying he changed his mentor. Nonetheless, Gordon and the GCPD have been comfortable to collaborate with the brand new Batman.
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Actually, the GCPD appears extra enthusiastic to work with this new Batman than the previous one, in line with Gordon. In Batman and Robin #13 by Grant Morrison and Frazer Irving, whereas collectively within the Bat-Bunker to debate the newest shenanigans in Gotham, Gordon admits in passing that “most of my cops desire you to him,” referring to Bruce Wayne’s Batman. Gordon does not admit it himself, but it surely’s not onerous to see why Gordon could share that very same sentiment. It isn’t onerous to see why if readers take time to contemplate Dick’s previous, particularly his time as a police officer in Blüdhaven.
As Batman, Bruce Wayne at all times labored outdoors the legislation. Fact be advised, he was outdoors the legislation and acted prefer it. Maybe not even deliberately, as vigilantism was the one aspect of the legislation he really knew, even when he was prepared to cooperate with the police. Bruce solely ever knew the right way to suppose and act as a vigilante, whereas Nightwing’s police background helps him perceive either side of the legislation.
Dick is able to working as a vigilante but additionally understands the right way to work with cops, whether or not he needs to or not. He is aware of the right way to suppose like a cop and work like a cop, making it simpler for him to work with legislation enforcement officers apart from Gordon. Shades of his police background are even evident in his interactions with Gordon. On this identical problem, the Commissioner tells Dick that “the opposite Batman” used to name him Jim and this new Batman is open to do the identical. Nonetheless, Dick expresses that he is solely ever snug calling him Commissioner Gordon.
Gordon’s friendship with Bruce Wayne could by no means examine to Dick Grayson, however even he’d must admit that this Batman is far simpler to work with than the final.