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* AdaptationalVillainy: The stand-ins for Batman's usual rogues gallery have all been made into white supremacists planning to kill both Franklin Roosevelt ''and'' Adolf Hitler for the sake of "bringing fascism home to America, where it belongs." In standard settings, Penguin, Two-Face, and the Joker have all made their dislike of Nazis known on various occasions.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: The stand-ins for Batman's usual rogues gallery have all been made into white supremacists planning to kill both Franklin Roosevelt ''and'' Adolf Hitler for the sake of "bringing fascism home to America, where it belongs." In standard settings, Penguin, Two-Face, and the Joker have all made their dislike of Nazis known on various occasions. Pewtie also lacks any of the TragicVillain aspects of Two-Face, being a bad guy from the start.
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''Batman: Dark Allegiances'' is a 1996 Creator/{{Elseworlds}} written and illustrated by Howard Chaykin.
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''Batman: Dark Allegiances'' is a 1996 Creator/{{Elseworlds}} Creator/DCComics series published under the ''Creator/{{Elseworlds}}'' imprint written and illustrated by Howard Chaykin.
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''Batman: Dark Allegiances'' is a 1996 {{Elseworld}} written and illustrated by Howard Chaykin.
The story consists of a version of Batman active during the late 1930s who combats against the White Legion, a stand-in for the Ku Klux Klan.
The story consists of a version of Batman active during the late 1930s who combats against the White Legion, a stand-in for the Ku Klux Klan.
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''Batman: Dark Allegiances'' is a 1996 {{Elseworld}} Creator/{{Elseworlds}} written and illustrated by Howard Chaykin.
The story consists of a version ofBatman ComicBook/{{Batman}} active during the late 1930s who combats against the White Legion, a stand-in for the Ku Klux Klan.
The story consists of a version of
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* SinisterMinister: Reverend Jones is the leader of the White Legion, a knockoff of the KKK complete with swastikas on their hoods, and is complicit in a scheme to assassinate the president and Adolf Hitler in the name of American Fascism. Subverted in a sense, as we have no idea what sort of religious beliefs Jones might partake in.
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* SinisterMinister: Reverend Jones is the leader of the White Legion, a knockoff of the KKK complete with swastikas on their hoods, and is complicit in a scheme to assassinate the president and Adolf Hitler in the name of American Fascism. Subverted in a sense, as we have no idea what sort of religious beliefs Jones might partake in.in, though taking into account the KKK themselves are or were at the time of the story Protestant, Jones is most likely Protestant himself.
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** Biggsley runs a cartoon studio whose flagship character is a monocle wearing, umbrella sporting penguin.
** Pewtie simply has a disfigured face but lacks Two-Face's split personality. This is downplayed in that originally Two-Face didn't have a split personality either.
** Pewtie simply has a disfigured face but lacks Two-Face's split personality. This is downplayed in that originally Two-Face didn't have a split personality either.
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** Biggsley runs a cartoon studio whose flagship character is a monocle wearing, umbrella sporting penguin.
penguin. Though Biggsley also wears a monocle and sports a cigarette holder, he lacks the avian characteristic Oswald Cobblepot was notorious for.
** Pewtie simply has a disfiguredface face, implied to be a physical ailment and most definitely not because he got scarred with acid, but lacks Two-Face's split personality. This is downplayed in that originally Two-Face didn't have a split personality either. He also lacks his canon counterpart's duality obsession beyond a mention of Pewtie's "2-For-1" deal.
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* SinisterMinister: Reverend Jones is the leader of the White Legion, a knockoff of the KKK complete with swastikas on their hoods, and is complicit in a scheme to assassinate the president and Adolf Hitler in the name of American Fascism. Subverted in a sense, as we have no idea what sort of religious beliefs Jones might partake in.
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* ShoutOut: The Klan stand-in the White Legion, besides being a reference to Klan splinter group the Black Legion, takes its name from the titular group of a 1938 episode of Batman inspiration ''Radio/TheShadow'', with that group itself having been a loose-adaptation of the Black Legion.
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* ShoutOut: The Klan stand-in the White Legion, besides being a reference to Klan splinter group the Black Legion, takes its name from the titular group of a 1938 episode of Batman inspiration ''Radio/TheShadow'', with that group itself having been a loose-adaptation of the Black Legion. At one point, Bruce is even shown reading a Shadow book.
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* ShoutOut: The Klan stand-in the White Legion, besides being a reference to Klan splinter group the Black Legion, takes its name from the titular group of a 1938 episode of Batman inspiration ''Radio/TheShadow'', with that group itself having been a loose-adaptation of the Black Legion.
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** Pewtie simply has a disfigured face but lacks Two-Face's split personality.
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* HistoricalInJoke: The White Legion's name is inspired by Klan splinter group the Black Legion.
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* BestialityIsDepraved: It is alleged that Kitty Grimalkin shot a lewd film involving a Rottweiler.
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* BestialityIsDepraved: It is alleged that Kitty Grimalkin shot a lewd film involving a Rottweiler.Rottweiler, specifically while she was blackout drunk and unable to properly consent.
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* AdaptationalSeriousness: Biggsley, Pewtie, and Reverend Jones all lack the flair and dramatic elements of Penguin, Two-Face and the Joker.
** Biggsley runs a cartoon studio whose flagship character is a monocle wearing, umbrella sporting penguin.
** Pewtie simply has a disfigured face but lacks Two-Face's split personality.
** Jones has the Joker's skin, hair and lip color and is prone to making jokes, but he's also a SinisterMinister who runs a knockoff version of the Ku Klux Klan.
** Biggsley runs a cartoon studio whose flagship character is a monocle wearing, umbrella sporting penguin.
** Pewtie simply has a disfigured face but lacks Two-Face's split personality.
** Jones has the Joker's skin, hair and lip color and is prone to making jokes, but he's also a SinisterMinister who runs a knockoff version of the Ku Klux Klan.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: The stand-ins for Batman's usual rogues gallery have all been made into white supremacists planning to kill both Franklin Roosevelt ''and'' Adolf Hitler for the sake of "bringing fascism home to America, where it belongs." In standard settings, Penguin, Two-Face, and the Joker have all made their dislike of Nazis known on various occasions.
* AlbinosAreFreaks: Reverend Jones is implied to have some sort of skin condition, explaining his paleness and odd discoloration.
* AlbinosAreFreaks: Reverend Jones is implied to have some sort of skin condition, explaining his paleness and odd discoloration.
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* TheKlan: The White Legion are a flagrant representation of the KKK.
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* TheKlan: The White Legion are a flagrant representation of the KKK.KKK with the addition of having swastikas on the foreheads of their hoods.
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** This continuity's versions of The Penguin and Two-Face are respectively name Milton Biggsley and Caldecott Pewtie rather than Oswald Cobblepot and Harvey Dent, while the Joker is instead named Reverend Jones.
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** This continuity's versions of The Penguin and Two-Face are respectively name named Milton Biggsley and Caldecott Pewtie rather than Oswald Cobblepot and Harvey Dent, while the Joker is instead named Reverend Jones.
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* MrAltDisney: In addition to being this continuity's Penguin, Milton Biggsley is also a decidedly unflattering stand-in for Walt Disney. He runs a famous cartoon studio and associated theme park, plus his inviting UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler to Hollywood is likely an allusion to when Walt Disney infamously providing a tour of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'''s production for Nazi actress Leni Riefenstahl.
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* MrAltDisney: In addition to being this continuity's Penguin, Milton Biggsley is also a decidedly unflattering stand-in for Walt Disney. He runs a famous cartoon studio and associated theme park, plus his inviting UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler to Hollywood is likely an allusion to when Walt Disney infamously providing provided a tour of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'''s production for Nazi actress Leni Riefenstahl.
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* MrAltDisney: In addition to being this continuity's Penguin, Milton Biggsley is also a decidedly unflattering stand-in for Walt Disney. He runs a famous cartoon studio and associated theme park, plus his inviting UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler to Hollywood is likely an allusion to when Walt Disney infamously providing a tour of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'''s production to Nazi actress Leni Riefenstahl.
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* MrAltDisney: In addition to being this continuity's Penguin, Milton Biggsley is also a decidedly unflattering stand-in for Walt Disney. He runs a famous cartoon studio and associated theme park, plus his inviting UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler to Hollywood is likely an allusion to when Walt Disney infamously providing a tour of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'''s production to for Nazi actress Leni Riefenstahl.
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''Batman: Dark Allegiances'' is a 1996 {{Elseworld}} written and illustrated by Howard Chaykin.
The story consists of a version of Batman active during the late 1930s who combats against the White Legion, a stand-in for the Ku Klux Klan.
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* AdaptationNameChange:
** This continuity's versions of The Penguin and Two-Face are respectively name Milton Biggsley and Caldecott Pewtie rather than Oswald Cobblepot and Harvey Dent, while the Joker is instead named Reverend Jones.
** Downplayed with Catwoman, whose real name is given as Kitty Grimalkin, but is mentioned to have used Selina Kyle as a stage name during her days as a pornographic actress.
* AdaptationalSkimpiness: Catwoman's costume here shows more skin than it normally does.
* BestialityIsDepraved: It is alleged that Kitty Grimalkin shot a lewd film involving a Rottweiler.
* CompositeCharacter: The story ends with Alfred Pennyworth joining Batman and Catwoman on their adventures by becoming this continuity's Robin.
* TheKlan: The White Legion are a flagrant representation of the KKK.
* MrAltDisney: In addition to being this continuity's Penguin, Milton Biggsley is also a decidedly unflattering stand-in for Walt Disney. He runs a famous cartoon studio and associated theme park, plus his inviting UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler to Hollywood is likely an allusion to when Walt Disney infamously providing a tour of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'''s production to Nazi actress Leni Riefenstahl.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The story's equivalents of the Joker, Two-Face and Penguin are white supremacists.
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The story consists of a version of Batman active during the late 1930s who combats against the White Legion, a stand-in for the Ku Klux Klan.
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!!Tropes:
* AdaptationNameChange:
** This continuity's versions of The Penguin and Two-Face are respectively name Milton Biggsley and Caldecott Pewtie rather than Oswald Cobblepot and Harvey Dent, while the Joker is instead named Reverend Jones.
** Downplayed with Catwoman, whose real name is given as Kitty Grimalkin, but is mentioned to have used Selina Kyle as a stage name during her days as a pornographic actress.
* AdaptationalSkimpiness: Catwoman's costume here shows more skin than it normally does.
* BestialityIsDepraved: It is alleged that Kitty Grimalkin shot a lewd film involving a Rottweiler.
* CompositeCharacter: The story ends with Alfred Pennyworth joining Batman and Catwoman on their adventures by becoming this continuity's Robin.
* TheKlan: The White Legion are a flagrant representation of the KKK.
* MrAltDisney: In addition to being this continuity's Penguin, Milton Biggsley is also a decidedly unflattering stand-in for Walt Disney. He runs a famous cartoon studio and associated theme park, plus his inviting UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler to Hollywood is likely an allusion to when Walt Disney infamously providing a tour of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'''s production to Nazi actress Leni Riefenstahl.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The story's equivalents of the Joker, Two-Face and Penguin are white supremacists.
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