History Heartwarming / BATMAN

* In the episode featuring Louie the Lilac (played by Milton Berle), Batman and Robin come to sympathize with the hippies who are camping out in Gotham Central Park. Considering a lot of mainstream television of the time took shots at hippies on a regular basis, having ''Batman'' of all shows be sympathetic to them means a lot.

--'''Dick''': Nice work, Robin. It's good to have you back. I'm only sorry that your time with the Titans was such a bust.
--'''Damian''': Not your fault. You had great memories there, and you think they're all so appealing. But what they are--is annoying. Like little children. I know you wanted me to find some friends. But I've already got one here in Gotham. And one is more than enough.

* The ''Arkham Manor'' miniseries issue #4 has Mr. Freeze's new cell [[FunnyMoments (the walk-in freezer)]] broken. Since it's the middle of winter, he spends the rest of the series outside the manor playing in the snow.

** There's another in the same episode, and equally strange for [[CardCarryingVillain this version of her]], Catwoman listens with some sympathy to the current life of an armored car driver called Ralph whilst in disguise, and hands him $100 from her ill-gotten gains to help his burgeoning family. It's an unusual act of generosity for any arch-criminal in this series.

* The classic 1940s story ''Bruce Wayne Loses The Guardianship Of Dick Grayson'' is made of heartwarming. It involves Bruce calling Dick the person he loves most and making sure everyone knows that he sees him as a son.

* [[http://asylums.insanejournal.com/scans_daily/990722.html#cutid1 This]], where Batman takes care of a baby. Knowing everyone wants the child and there isn't anyplace or anyone safe enough to leave the baby with, Batman takes the baby with him on his outings, leading to a few [[CrowningMomentOfFunny funny moments]]. In order to protect the baby, Batman used his blood, tricking the FBI into thinking that it was the baby's blood. Batgirl asks him why risk his identity.

* ''Detective Comics'' #726 (not to be confused with the Paul Dini Christmas story; that's #826): ComicBook/TheJoker combines this trope with a hefty dose of CrowningMomentOfAwesome and MagnificentBastard. To explain: [[spoiler:He's used morse code to coerce the guy in the cell next to his to escape, kidnap a small girl, and hide her somewhere. By the time Batman's on the case, the guy's already offed himself, so Batman's only chance of saving the girl is The Joker himself. After a less-than-informative conversation, The Joker realizes that Batman really isn't in the mood for a mind-game, and flat-out tells him where the girl is: in the trunk of a half-submerged car. After fighting his way through an ARMY of thugs, Batman finally does find the girl, and saves her just before she suffocates. Later, Batman returns to Arkham and asks why Joker came clean, to which the Ace of Knaves gives this response:]]

* There are a number of warm moments between [[AmicableExes Dick Grayson and Barbara Gordon]] during the period in which Dick was Batman, that sometimes borderline on ShipTease. Most notably in ''ComicBook/{{Batgirl|2009}}'', when they reconcile over Barbara's decision to train Stephanie Brown as Batgirl, and in [[Creator/ScottSnyder Scott Snyder's]] ''[[ComicBook/BatmanTheBlackMirror Black Mirror]]'', when Dick [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome saves Barbara from James Gordon, Jr]], and stays behind to cauterize her wounds rather than chasing James Jr., despite her protests.

* From ''Batgirl'' #5, especially considering everything's she's been through.

* In ''Red Robin'' #17, [[spoiler: Bruce has returned and is having a rooftop conversation with Tim. He states that since coming back, he has forgotten to do one thing. Cue the next page where the two hug.]]
* ''Red Robin'' #9: Tim finally reunites with his friends and family. The most touching would have to be [[spoiler: his reunion with Superboy. He stands in stunned silence as Superboy teases him about his [[PaintItBlack costume change]] until he finally hugs Superboy in relief.]]

* During ''InfiniteCrisis'', Kal-L tries to convince Batman that he's playing for the wrong team, that if he helps him, the world will be perfect again, as no one on Earth-1 was as good as their counterpart on Earth-2. It seems like he may succeed, until Batman asks if Dick Grayson is a worse person here than he is there. Kal-L admits that he's a good man on both worlds. Since Bruce has said outright that Dick was the only thing he ever did right, he's convinced that the world is worth saving. If only because Bruce Wayne is a proud daddy.

-->'''Bruce:''' What's on your mind, Alfred?
'''Alfred:''' I have no wish to spend my few remaining years grieving for the loss of old friends. Or their sons.

--> "Do you remember your parents? Do you remember their smiles? Do you remember the way they made you feel safe?"

--> "That's what you hold onto. That's what you can do for other people. You can give them safety. You can show them that they're not alone. That's how you make the world make sense. And if you can do that, you can stop the world from making more people like us. And no one will have to be scared anymore."

-->(Father and son embrace, cue ManlyTears)

* Bizarrely, The Joker saying if anyone calls Vicky a beast, he'll rip their throat out.

* In Issue #6 of the New52 ''Batman & Robin'':

* In the last issue of ''Detective Comics'' before ComicBook/TheNew52, Commissioner Gordon tells Dick Grayson, "No, thank you on ''all'' fronts."

-->'''Bruce:''' [[spoiler: (holding the ring in one hand, as the Bat-signal lights up the sky) Marry me?]]

-->(Bruce cups Selina's face in his hands)