Jim Gordon vs Alfred Pennyworth

[Batman Begins 2005]

Just voted for Jim Gordon. Difficult choice.

[MajorHoy]

NOTE: This thread was started in July 2019.

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With 60 people having voted,

* Alfred Pennyworth = 30 votes
* Jim Gordon = 28 votes
* Someone else (please specify) = 2 votes

[MajorHoy]

Alfred knows Bruce is Batman and was so involved in his day-to-day existence, but then again Gordon has been a major ally for so long and was there from day one (Detective Comics #27).

By the way, Alfred's first appearance in Batman #16 (April-May 1943):

[thwhtGuardian]

I love Alfred and I think editorial allowing him to be killed was one of the dumbest things they've ever done...but in terms of characters, Jim Gordon is so fleshed out and interesting that he could be the star of his own book if DC wanted(and he has had a share of mini-series as well as back ups and issues that focused primarily on him) where as I don't think the same could be said of Alfred.

[MajorHoy]

I love Alfred and I think editorial allowing him to be killed was one of the dumbest things they've ever done...but in terms of characters, Jim Gordon is so fleshed out and interesting that he could be the star of his own book if DC wanted(and he has had a share of mini-series as well as back ups and issues that focused primarily on him) where as I don't think the same could be said of Alfred.

But Alfred has had solo back-up features before, starting in Batman #22 (April-May 1944).

[thwhtGuardian]

But Alfred has had solo back-up features before, starting in Batman #22 (April-May 1944).

Not ones I'd care to read and not recently.

[MajorHoy]

But Alfred has had solo back-up features before, starting in Batman #22 (April-May 1944).

Not ones I'd care to read and not recently.

Would you prefer this more recent series?

I think there was even a TV show to go with it?

[thwhtGuardian]

Would you prefer this more recent series?

I think there was even a TV show to go with it?

That one was pretty good, and I wouldn't mind more spy shenanigans but they are far fewer than Jim Gordon's features.

[MajorHoy]

NOTE: This thread was started in July 2019.

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With 62 people having voted, we've got a tie again.

* Alfred Pennyworth = 30 votes
* Jim Gordon = 30 votes (+2)
* Someone else (please specify) = 2 votes

[Triniking1234]

When did DC transition from the Bruce and Dick butler Alfred to the Alfred always worked for the Waynes and raised Bruce one?

[Frontier]

When did DC transition from the Bruce and Dick butler Alfred to the Alfred always worked for the Waynes and raised Bruce one?

Post-Crisis with Year One?

[MajorHoy]

With 65 people having voted,

* Alfred Pennyworth = 33 votes
* Jim Gordon = 30 votes
* Someone else (please specify) = 2 votes