Hideout or Headquarters

Batcave
Nick Name
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Owner
Bruce Wayne
Primary Service or Goal
Center of operations for Batman.
Legal Status
Unknown to the general public.
Location
Beneath Wayne Manor outside Gotham City
Alliances
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Notable Employees

Alfred Pennyworth

Harold (former employee)
Accessories

Subterranean headquarters containing a vast array of scientific and crime fighting equipment.  Also contains teleportation device for transportation from the Justice League Moon Base and back.

Batcomputer: Computer containing a vast criminal database.

Batcopter: Helicopter equipped with a wide variety of crime fighting accessories.

Batcycle: Motorcycle equipped with a wide variety of crime fighting accessories.

Batjet: Jet aircraft equipped with a wide variety of crime fighting accessories.

Batmobile: Automobile equipped with a wide variety of crime fighting accessories.
Common Competitors
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Regularly Appearing

Batman

Detective Comics
First Appearance
Batman #12 (Aug. - Sept. 1942)
Creator
Bob Kane & Bill Finger
Origin
First discovered by a young Bruce Wayne while playing on his family's estate, the caverns beneath his ancestral home would serve him well in his fight against crime as the Batman.

Although destroyed during a massive earthquake that rocked the Gotham City region, Bruce Wayne would rebuild his former hideout and renew its function in his war against crime as the Batman.