

He’d figured it out all on his own because, well, if characters like Ra’s al Ghul and Bane could simply deduce Batman’s true identity, then it follows the hyper-intelligent Riddler could as well.

See, for a good long stretch of DC Comics time before the 2011 reboot, the Riddler was fully aware that Batman was Bruce Wayne. In honor of The Batman, the Riddler’s first live-action, big-screen appearance since 1995, I need to talk about my favorite Riddler moment ever. Here at Polygon we like to spend (almost) every Monday celebrating the best moments in comics from the past week, but today I’d like to start with something a little different.
