Batman and Son Tim Drake was Robin. In that year, the miniseries "Infinite Crisis" was released. The series was a crossover event of all of the characters of the DC Universe, and had universe-changing consequences. At the end of the series, Batman decides that he needs to focus on keeping his family safe and close, so leaves Gotham City with Nightwing, Robin, and his butler Alfred Pennyworth for a year. After his return, he adopts Tim Drake, formally making him his son. Batman also had many interactions with the al Ghul family through the years. Early in their interactions it was established that
Alfred Pennyworth Alfred eventually leaves Bruce and Wayne Manor as he has felt incomplete since his resurrection. Alfred makes a very brief appearance in the 1997 Tangent Comics One Shot "Green Lantern" in a story revolving around the Tangent versions of King Faraday and Roy Raymond. In this version Alfred Pennyworth is the head of a publishing empire that owned "The House Of Mystery". Alfred appears in "Tiny Titans", and often has to make Robin stand in the corner because he has misbehaved. In an alternate reality depicted in the "Metals" crossover, Alfred is killed by Bane, prompting Bruce to request Cyborg's