In issue 7 of the above title, the titular "hero"-villain Slade Wilson is written by his creator Marv Wolfman and ably drawn by Steve Erwin and Will Blyberg as the physical superior to the almighty Batman. This scene so rankled some that, years later, DC Comics hit the re-set button and had Batman easily defeat Deathstroke in their "first" meeting. Revisionist history. Here's the truth:
That's what you call a definitive knock-out, folks. Believe it or not, Batman got up from this, shook it off, and was exactly the same Batman as he was for fifty years prior. It wasn't until recent times that every single conflict in comics had to have lasting repercussions from one mega-event to the next. Used to be Batman could get knocked out and he was still the baddest dude around. Sadly, nevermore.
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