The pages from Absolute Batman #9 featuring the cameo by Slade Wilson and the Joker actually leaked ahead of the issue's official release, spoiling the surprise for many readers.

With the news that DC Studios is making a film featuring Bane and Deathstroke, we wonder when Slade Wilson started being a Batman villain. By Kofi Outlaw. October 1, 2024, 3:16pm.

The Absolute Batman #9 panel leak that features Deathstroke shows a black and white photo of him and the Joker, dated “2-15-18” and labeled with “Slade Wilson” and “Joker,” making the ...

Deathstroke — a superpowered mercenary also known as Slade Wilson — is also a recurring Batman nemesis, but he most frequently has been a primary villain for the Teen Titans.