I would say no. So far, canons who know about the PPC have been either a) god-like beings, or b) Gaspode the Wonder-Dog. The latter works because no one ever listens to Gaspode anyway, so who's he going to tell? It's funny and not a security breach.

There is another way, in that sometimes characters who are particularly resistant to Suefluence (e.g. Elrond, Gimli, Eowyn) sometimes vaguely recognize PPC Agents as such, but that's only due to the canon being warped by the Sue. Once the Sue goes away, they are neuralyzed and forget all about it (until next time). However, I don't think Batman would fall into that category, since I doubt if he would tend to be either ignored or vilified in Suefic, like the aforementioned examples.

One thing to keep in mind is that the PPC's stated goal is to protect the plot continuum from outside disturbances. Knowing about the PPC could potentially BE an outside disturbance (extreme example: the Assimilation Crisis), so it's in everyone's best interests that the PPC remain incognito. On the other hand, if a character knowing about us would be funny and not upset the balance of power in the universe, there's no reason why not.

~Neshomeh

Which has Batman in.

*will not divulge plans*

Which Batman? There's a bunch to choose from. Early Golden Age "I shoot people with Guns" Batman wouldn't be able to and neither would Modern Age "Greatest Detective" Batman. Movieverse Batman wouldn't either.


Late Golden Age/Silver Age "I fight clown powered apes" Batman would able aware of the PPC due the inherent chaotic and somewhat fluid nature of reality for him. Frank Miller's Batman would too, because Frank Miller writes Batman as the single most perfect human ever to walk the earth.

If you can use him knowing for comical (or dramatical) effect in a story, go for it.

Greatest Detective alone is probably not enough. There are other characters that can contest for that title (Sherlock Holmes). But being a detective is not a good explanation why he would be able to see past the SEP field or be able to withstand the neuralizer flash. But if you can explain that reasonably enough, go for it.