The reason behind [Frank Miller & Jim Lee's] All-Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder’s recall revealed! The censor bars didn’t print properly a whole bunch of times! Cusswords are visible!
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One has to wonder why they’d bother typing out the offending words in the first place, as it runs the risk of exactly this sort of thing happening with no apparent benefit.
Update: At the risk of spoiling part of the joke, I think I can answer that last question: The reason is that the censor bars aren't really supposed to obscure the profanity entirely. Since most readers of the book are likely adults, they're meant to be able to figure out exactly what the words are, by looking at the visible parts of the letters. DC Comics just don't have the balls to print the words legibly. (It's similar to how bad language on South Park is only partially bleeped. You can still make out the words, you just can't hear them clearly.)
Friday Update: Los Angeles Times interviews Frank Miller about the debacle.
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