Absolute Batman #4 – written by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta, with art by Gabriel Hernández Walta – features a moment in which Bruce eavesdrops on a lavish charity ball for Gotham's wealthiest.

Absolute Batman #4 by Scott Snyder and Gabriel Walta So the older Bruce Wayne learns and relearns the lesson she had already been taught by his late father. And than the gun has got to go.

Thus the Batman persona was born. However, as Absolute Batman #4 reveals, bats played a different role in inspiring the young Bruce Wayne in the Absolute Universe.