Comments on: Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight #200: A Medical Review

By: Seiber

Seiber — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:15:20 +0000

“If time is of the essence, why is the antidote being stored in a closed department on another floor?”

Especially since someone getting hit with a faceful of Joker gas isn’t exactly a rare occurence in Gotham City.

By: Sam Oates

Sam Oates — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:00:00 +0000

Just so you know, the litres of blood thing isn’t a UK term, it is measured in pints here, at least that is what my mum told me and she is a midwife so I am not going to argue with her.

By: Dwight Williams

Dwight Williams — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:11:54 +0000

The “vulnerable to theft – and reverse-engineering – by the criminals anti-Smilex is intended to stop” logic works.

By: Guy

Guy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:55:53 +0000

Another example of Joker venom being treatable is in the latest Injustice League storyline–Firestorm gets dosed, but is treated and recovers, with a note that the muscular paralysis is the last symptom to fade.

By: Harvey

Harvey — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:42:23 +0000

They have to secure the ‘Smilex’ antidote because if it was left in the ER, Joker or his henchmen would steal it.

By: Chris Stuurman

Chris Stuurman — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:49:21 +0000

>”This is only story I can recall where Joker venom is considered treatable…”

I recall “Arkham Asylum: Living Hell” wherein Batman is able to give an antidote to one Colonel Allen Evenella. That was barely a minute after exposure, though, so they must have improved it somewhere along the line.

By: Aine

Aine — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:00:35 +0000

Just out of curiosity, do ERs (especially Australian ones) have snake/spider/whatever antivenom or is that also kept in the Tox department? Guessing that would be the closest real-world equivalent of having anti-smilex nearby.