Batman's penis is in a comic book for the first time ever

-- but not for long

Like the hero it’s attached to, Batman’s penis has traditionally worked undercover. But that changed this week as DC Comics exposed Batman’s Batmember to the world for the first time ever — and then hastily decided to take it away.

In a panel from the new "Batman: Damned No. 1", written by Brian Azzarello with art by Lee Bermejo, the superhero’s penis, seemingly tired from a night of trying to solve the Joker’s murder, is seen leaning to Batman’s hard right, resting behind a pair of turgid thighs and just below a chiseled waist. The shot is presented in shadow, but it’s nonetheless clear what we’re seeing: the first-ever exposure of Batman’s manhood.

But shortly after sending comics fans into a tizzy of sophomoric jokes and puns, DC Black Label made an even savvier move: According to Comic Book Resources, the panel in question has now been digitally censored because it was not “additive to the story”; additionally, “future printings of the issue will use the altered panels.”

Nonetheless, by censoring its own book, DC Black Label has essentially made the first printing of "Batman: Damned No. 1" a limited edition, and perhaps a collector’s item — and ensured that people are going to pay attention to whatever the imprint does next to “challenge and surprise” readers.

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