Alfred Pennyworth use Alfred as a hostage, only to be disabled by a well timed sucker punch from Alfred. Presumably due to his lack of superpowers, the advanced combat training Bruce's other associates have, and Alfred's age, Alfred is the only member of the "Batman Family" that Bruce does not mind using a firearm, in his case favoring a shotgun when dealing with direct attacks on his person. Current issues of the various "Batman" comics seem to indicate that Alfred is a pioneer in and has also mastered several fields of rose breeding (even creating his own, the "Pennyworth Blue"), computer programming,
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