Capes On The Couch - Where Comics Need Counseling

Intro Reminder to read The Longbox View Background James Gordon Jr. created by Frank Miller and Dave Mazzuchelli in Batman #407 (May 1987) Son of Jim Gordon and his first wife Barbara Jim Jr. was kidnapped by the Falcone crime family shortly after Jim Sr. moved to Gotham and became known as an incorruptible cop - Jim Jr. was tossed off a bridge, but saved by the new vigilante known as Batman Not much known until Black Mirror - revealed that Jim Jr. suffers from an imbalance in his amygdala, leaving him unable to process emotions in a typical manner As a young man, he liked to kill and torture animals, worrying his parents Implicated in the disappearance of one of his sister Barbara’s friends, although nothing was ever proven As an adult, he attempts to reconnect with his father and sister, telling them he’s on medication that helps stabilize him, and he’s helping Dr. Leslie Thompkins Jim Sr. doesn’t trust this, and has Barbara analyze the medication - turns out he reversed its effects, and he plans