Unpopular opinion given the amount of "Spider-Man in Gotham" fics but Bruce probably wouldn't like Peter when he was a teenager*

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I mean, think about it.

I mean he met a lower class teenager that lived with a single maternal figure who she tried to protect because she was afraid for her health aka not relapsing, sewn own costume, quipped during battles to ease own doubts, was seen as an outcast in civilian life (due to being from the "wrong side of the tracks", not from being a nerdy wallflower, but still), had awful luck (due to just... editorial hating women), who was moody, jealous, impulsive, who was insecure, emotional, could lash out in anger, independent and self-made vigilante. Who had an interesting relationship with power and responsibility (inverted, felt immense responsibility for own father's crimes and sought power in becoming a vigilante to fulfill the perceived responsibility).

And then he acted as he did towards Stephanie Brown.

*referencing my own read of Ditko era 1960s Spider-Man comics and Post-Crisis Stephanie Brown comics, I could be wrong though

Posted Jun 11, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC

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