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Opinion: Battle For The Cowl Establishes New Batman Status Quo, Does Little Else [Battle For The Cowl] 
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Meanwhile, Dick Grayson and Tim Drake try to sort out who will take on the mantle of Batman, with Dick not even entirely sure there needs to be a new Batman. Their decisions are complicated by the emergence of a mysterious new Batman, who is clearly well-trained, has connections to Bruce Way...
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