Marksmanship
General/Training
Is an expert at using every known weapon including long range projectile weapons like firearms, bazookas, and is even said to be only 2nd to Captain Boomerang in the art of boomerang throwing (The Essential Batman Handbook - See the blue highlighted box)
During his training years we see just how good of a marksman he's become as we see him hitting his target behind his back without fully looking (Batman Confidential #53)
Picks up Conner Hawke's bow and arrows then uses them against the Silver Monkey ninja revealing he's received additional training from Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) in archery very likely during Justice League training sessions (Green Arrow v2 #134)
Batman The Knight #6
- Trained under Luka Jungo aka The Swiss Mark who was back then a widely well known assassin and considered to be the world's best marksman
- Is shown training in the art of archery for weeks plus Bruce showcases just how truly skilled he is at archery by taking down a bird flying high up in the sky which Luka previously mentioned guns were needed for and was amazed at Bruce's skill as a result of this feat. We also learn Bruce trained under a unknown female nomadic tribe hunter who taught him how to read his environment when hunting
- Later on, Luka trains them in the art of gun handling with various different firearms and is shown skilled enough to shoot Luka's wrist with a shotgun disarming Luka of his gun
Trained Jason Todd/Red Hood (who regularly uses guns) how to use a gun (Batman #410)
Trained Dick Grayson/Nightwing how to use guns even as throwing projectiles and Dick was able to use this training to easily pass his police training inspection plus get the admiration of his instructor despite being a rookie cop at the time (Nightwing v1 #33)
Mentions that he's one of the top 10 best shots/marksmen in the world (Batman The Man Who Laughs #3)
Batarangs
Regularly practices throwing his batarangs and is shown hitting the center bullseye every single time with his throwing speed being consistently measured as being at 0.23 or under a second (Detective Comics #776)
Turns off the lights by hitting the light switch from a distance (Detective Comics #774)
With impressive accuracy, he throws his batarang through prison bars and discharges Joker's rigged shotgun death trap saving Jeremiah Arkham (Batman #491)
Takes down Poison Ivy with a batarang to the head at a distance (Gotham Knights #15)
Disarms two thugs with only 1 batarang in a sideways projectile attack while also holding down a thug with his other arm (Batman Eternal #27)
Takes out a gunman with a batarang without looking while dodging the gunfire and going on the attack against another (Suicide Squad v1 #43)
By anticipating his enemies next move, he still manages to hit his target in the face with his batarang despite his opponent being shown to be seemingly faster and more agile than him (Batman: Streets of Gotham #18)
Despite being in area filled with smoke and at a distance, he's still able to hit an enhanced mercenary in a special nerve located in his the neck with pin point accuracy shutting down his entire body very impressively (Detective Comics #1000)
Takes down the master archer known as Merlyn who is considered to be equal or near equal to Green Arrow in archery with a single batarang (Batman #671)
Is called the equal of Captain Boomerang in the art of the boomerang and defeats him in a head to head test of skill then KOes him (Batman #322)
Multiple Batarang Attacks
Taking out two assassins with a surprise multiple batarang attack easily overwhelming them (Gotham Knights #65)
Takes out 3 people with 3 batarangs simultaneously and another one with a taser projectile weapon (Detective Comics #1026)
Hits and KOes 4 of Mad Hatter's thugs simultaneously while also precisely knocking off the high tech hat off Mad Hatter's head effectively disarming him so he could find a clue he was hiding (Detective Comics #1000)
Quickly taking down 3 thugs running in 3 different directions simultaneously with 3 batarangs (Legends of the Dark Knight #93)
Takes down 3 guards at the sametime with 3 batarangs before they're even given the chance to shoot their weapons while in a smoke filled area (Legends of the Dark Knight #165)
Despite having both his arms and legs restrained plus being suspended in the air, he still able to take out 3 seals using 3 batarangs with pinpoint accuracy impressively using just 1 hand (Detective Comics #824)
Despite being ejected and rapidly moving high up in the air, he's still able to take out 2 thugs while they were firing at him plus hit the truck engine with pinpoint accuracy short circuiting it in the process (The Batman Who Laughs #1)
Dodging Onomatopoeia's gunfire then simultaneously hitting him in the shoulder with two batarangs plus very accurately blocking the barrel of his gun with another one (Batman: Cacophony #2)
Swiftly and very accurately disarms Hush of the 2 guns in his hands on top of hitting the center of his helmet all at the same time with exact precision (Batman Eternal #34)
Dodges an arrow shot at him by Huntress then hits her with 3 batarangs simultaneously in what appears to be 3 different areas of her body (Batman/Huntress: Cry for Blood #2)
Cleverly forces his former sidekick Red Hood/Jason Todd to choose his wound (either his head or shoulder) with a double batarang projectile attack with Jason of course choosing the lesser damage of the two which meant leaving his shoulder vulnerable to be hit by Batman's batarang (Batman #650)
Dodging gunfire from Deadshot then launching several batarangs at Deadshot and hitting him with one of them leaving him vulnerable to be attacked within melee range (Suicide Squad #6 2020)
Successfully hits Deathstroke in the leg plus disarms him of his gun despite Slade's super human reflexes and using his sword (Deathstroke #34 2016)
Mid Air Interceptions
Intercepting a coin flipped up into midair by Two-Face using his batarang (Detective Comics #738)
Intercepting a shuriken with his batarang before it can hit its target (Legends of the Dark Knight #53)
Defeats the expert dagger markswoman Stiletto in a marksmanship battle by deflecting away her daggers (except one) with his batarangs then takes her down (Batman Toyman #3)
Intercepts and splits an arrow in mid air that's shot at him by Artemis with a batarang which also destroys her bow showcasing his uncanny reflex speed in the process (Superman Batman #9)
Displays very accurate marksmanship along with very quick reflexes by turning around and splitting Green Arrow's arrow in half with his batarang at midway distance before it could reach him despite Green Arrow's intention to shoot him in the back (Gotham Knights #53)
Intercepts and destroys a bazooka missile in midair with just a quick batarang toss displaying very high level accuracy, reflex speed, and even strength (Batman v3 #99 2016)
Batarang Trickshots
Frees kids of their restraints by precisely throwing his batarang in a circle behind them each (Legends of the Dark Knight #9)
Surprise KOes a henchman from behind with curved throw technique that hits circles around him and hits his face (The Outsiders #17 1985)
Cleverly disarms Mr. Freeze of his freeze ray cannon using a sideways throwing technique while standing in front of him at a mid range distance (Legends Of The Dark Knight #121)
While running, he disarms and takes out 3 thugs with a single batarang throw thanks to bouncing it off a statue (Detective Comics #701)
KOes a thug from a distance by bouncing his batarang off a building (Gotham Knights #32)
Headshot KOes 1 thug and disarms another with a single batarang throw
Headshot KOes 1 thug and disarms another with a single batarang throw (Detective Comics #757)
Performing a very cool yet unique trick shot with his batarang that enables him to disarm the gunman (a mind controlled Detective Montonya aka The Question) before the hostage being held could be harmed or shot (Detective Comics #759)
Disarms and KOes a Kobra operative with a batarang trickshot (Batman 12 Cent Adventure)
Detective Comics #775
- Disarms and KOes a Checkmate soldier with a single batarang throw
- Then taking out two Checkmate soldiers that are shooting at him from above
Skillfully taking down 2 thugs with a single batarang throw that bounches off each one and even is shown spinning around (Gotham Knights #6)
Using a trickshot to bounce his batarang off a wall and damage Firefly's powerpack from behind (Detective Comics #715)
When Red Hood (Jason Todd aka the second Robin) tries to force Batman to choose between killing him with a gun and letting him killing the Joker, Batman throws a batarang that bounces from the wall behind Jason and hits him disarming & taking him out also displaying amazing reflex speed (Batman #650)
Tosses his batarang from behind his back without looking through the window behind him which comes through the window directly behind the Joker that's on the opposite side of the building (Legends #4)
Ducking behind a table for cover with his back turned and without looking he's still able to hit and really hurt his target/attacker (Clayface) with a shuriken batarang displaying pin point accuracy (Batman v2 #19)
Tossing his batarang up in the air and over a mob of thugs precisely jamming the trigger of the gun that's holding Robin hostage allowing him to get free (Challengers of The Unknown #12 1997)
Takes out Deadshot with a very creative & skillful indirect trick shot of his own using his batarang (Batman #369)
Knives/Daggers
Very skillfully and carefully throws a knife and KOes a thug using the knife handle instead of the blade (Legends of the Dark Knight #59)
Disarming henchmen then bringing down a chandelier on the Joker (Detective Comics #617)
Precisely brings down a chandelier on top of Batman (Tim Drake) effectively holding him down in place (Superman #37 2016)
Brings down an armed helicopter with a small dagger by jamming the tail rator while also having to hold onto and protect a small child in his other arm (Batman #576)
Throwing an energy dagger through the chest of his target from a long distance despite being injured at the time (JLA: Classified #21)
Despite being drugged and even hallucinating, he still able to dodge bullets and take out Scarface with pinpoint accuracy (Detective Comics #584)
Displays uncanny reflex speed & accuracy by dodging a flaming dagger without looking (detecting it through hearing) then catches all 3 flaming daggers thrown at him, juggles them, and throws one very skillfully right back at Swordin (the blade/knife master marksman) backwards so he's hit in the head with the handle effectively KOing him instead of killing him (Detective Comics #448)
Guns/Firearms
Is an exceptional marksman with guns despite not regularly using them as we see him very skillfully and carefully hit his target with pinpoint accuracy (Detective Comics #576)
Able to quickly and accurately shoot the gun out the hand of a man who's holding a woman hostage (Batman: Confidential #9)
Despite being outnumbered, he shown using a gun to disarm thugs of their firearms by skillfully shooting the guns out their hands at mid range distance (Batman: Odyssey #1 2010)
Quickly shoots a monster super soldier in both his wrists before it can react using a revolver and disables the monster from using it's boneguns in the process (Legends of the Dark Knight #84)
Able to shoot through a bottle as it's shown free falling/dropping out of Clayface's hand (Gotham Knights #71)
Using a machine gun for 15 minutes to destroy all the hidden mines within a mine field (Batman: Death of Innocents)
Impressively makes a shot with a sniper rifle that even Deathstroke (super human trained soldier, world's greatest assassin, & master marksman) deemed "impossible even for a pro" and skillfully disarms Gunhawk of his firearms without even shooting him (Detective Comics #710)
Misc Objects/Other Weapons
Without looking, he redirects the weapon of a thug with his batline forcing him to knock out his partner (Detective Comics #750)
Catches and restrains Talon in midair with bolas and his grapnel gun cable line (Talon #7)
Catches a thug who only gets to the end of the alley before Batman subdues him with a chain thrown around his legs (Detective Comics #604)
Pins a man to the wall via his costume sheet cloth with a thrown spear (Legends of the Dark Knight #103)
Throwing 2 spears at the same time effectively disarming one man plus cutting through a rope (Batman Annual #16)
Throwing a spear through 2 robot cavemen taking them both out (Batman Chronicles #8)
Throws a metal pipe straight through Metallo taking out his kryptonite powered heart/power core (Superman Batman Annual #3)
Pins down a League of Assassin Ninja Manbat against a wall using a thrown escrima stick (Batman #656)
Pins down a demon against a tree by using a pitchfork thrown from mid range distance (Shadow of the Bat #64)
As Bruce Wayne he takes down a small helicopter using his ski pole (Batman #664)
Throws an assault gun rifle and KOes a man accurately hitting him with the handle of the gun (Detective Comics #577)
Accurately throws a handgun and takes down Black Mask who attempts to run away from him (Batman #644)
Pulls off a very cool trick shot by using a handgun like a pinball to take out 3 thugs back to back very quickly (Batman #588)
While disguised as Sir Hedmington Grey, he KOes a killer by throwing a telephone at him and even hits him with enough force to send him flying out the window (Legends of the Dark Knight #59)
Knockouts out a security guard with a flashlight (Legends of the Dark Knight #135)
In his Bruce Wayne persona, he easily spots and knocks out a sniper assassin (hired to kill him) with a golf stroke (The Brave And The Bold #13 2008)
Despite having his back turned, he's still able to detect a gunman behind him and take him out with a bottle cap (or small jar) before he could even aim his gun at him (Detective Comics Annual #1)
Knocks two motorcycle riders off their speeding bike using a bell to cleverly trip up the wheel causing them both to fall off (Batman One Bad Day - Mr. Freeze)
Simultaneously throws two coins which hits 1 thug and disarms another one (Detective Comics #617)
Flicking away multiple pencils onto the ceiling just out of boredom as Bruce Wayne (Batman #541)
With amazing speed and accuracy, he throws an arrow down the barrel of a gun before the master marksman Slapleather (who's regarded as "the world's greatest marksman" to describe his skill) is able to pull the trigger causing his gun to backfire on him (Detective Comics #448)
Despite his lack of vision due where he was, Batman is still able to stop Deadshot (who Batman regards as the best and most dangerous marksman in the world) by jamming his wrist gauntlet gun with a mere glass cutter causing it backfire when he attempts to shoot his intended target (Detective Comics #536)
