quote "I don't think I've read a single "Batman" comic where Batman *didn't* save the Joker when he was about to die. That's completely in character for Batman - it was Burton's version that was out of character for him.'

I don't have a problem with those changes. Because they were approved by batmans real author bob kane, and added a dramatic backbone the story needed.

Even if it became silly in execution.

The only batman that is truly canon is that written By Bob Kane. all the rest are like EU.

That is fact, no matter how much i like batman year one that is Frank Miller's take on a character that has gone through hundreds of changes and permutations since the forties, there is no real "definitive" composite batman.