Real Name: Cohen (no first name given)
All Appearances: Hex #11-12
As the world teetered on the brink of nuclear annihilation, a young gymnast and criminology PHD candidate named Cohen was making a startling discovery: the Batcave! Writing his dissertation on the long-dead Dark Knight, Cohen had found the ultimate firsthand source for his research.
And then the bombs dropped.
He was safe inside the deep cave, but millions of others weren't so lucky. He made his way back to New York City, hoping to find his parents. His mother, a Rabbi who advocated for gun control, and his father, a diplomat who lobbied for nuclear disarmament, had miraculously survived the conflagration. Unfortunately, so had fascists in desperate need of scapegoats. Two prominent Jewish Americans who'd advocated for arms control (on every level) fit the bill, and they were shot dead in the street by Nazis.
Their son, inspired by his idol, designed his own Batsuit and gadgets to become the post-nuclear age's very own Dark Knight. His rule was simple: no guns in NYC. Based out of the Statue of Liberty, he patrolled New York in his futuristic jet until Jonah Hex - in full Mad Max knockoff mode at the time - mistook him for a murderer. The two fought, set aside their differences to go after the real baddies, and Batman appears to have died ditching his Batplane into the bay....but they never did find a body.
So, uh, do you think DC could find some interesting stories about a sort of Mad Max meets Escape From New York version of Batman? Because I sure as hell do. And fun fact, Bruce Wayne is also Jewish in current continuity, making Cohen here the first but least famous Jewish Batman.
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