Generally, does Batman kill in the comics?

One answer is that the Joker — and the rest of Batman's enemies — all have a following among comic book readers . The readers have a right to know that their favorite Batman villain will fight Batman at one point, and come back to fight him another day . I don't believe a comic book villain should ever die . read more

If Batman killed the Joker, the Joker would never kill anybody else, but somebody else who’s just as bad would come along . Another reason is that the Joker is a favorite character among the folks at DC Comics . read more

I know Batman doesn't like killing but he does have a dark side. I know about him using guns in non-canon comics but has he ever killed someone in the read more

The second and third instances came two years later in Detective Comics No. 613, in which Batman must deal with the escalating violence between garbage disposal companies (yes, Gotham City is so fucked up, even the trash dudes want to kill each other in turf wars). read more