One thing that becomes noticeable when you read Batman is that he (both in his costumed identity and as Bruce Wayne) was an inveterate joiner. I am going to try to chronicle all the various clubs that he participated in; it's going to be quite a list.
Batman #40 showed our hero becoming the 13th member of the 13 Club, a group dedicated to wiping out superstition:
Bruce belonged to the the $1,000,000 Star Club, which, if I recall correctly, was made up of people who had been insured for $1 million or more.
In World's Finest #50, it was revealed that Batman was not just a member of the Bullet-Hole Club, he was its president. It was a dubious honor, considering the requirements:
Batman joined the Danger Club in Batman #76:
He appeared numerous times in the Justice League of America (and once in the Justice Society of America).
He was a charter member of the Mystery Analysts of Gotham City:
The Dynamic Duo were made honorary members of the Safari Club in Batman #111:
We learned that Batman belonged to the Voyagers Club in Detective #147:
It should come as no surprise to learn that millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne belonged to the Yacht Club (Batman #49):
Bruce was also a member of the Hobby Horse club, for collectors:
Any others you can think of?
Batman #40 showed our hero becoming the 13th member of the 13 Club, a group dedicated to wiping out superstition:
Bruce belonged to the the $1,000,000 Star Club, which, if I recall correctly, was made up of people who had been insured for $1 million or more.
In World's Finest #50, it was revealed that Batman was not just a member of the Bullet-Hole Club, he was its president. It was a dubious honor, considering the requirements:
Batman joined the Danger Club in Batman #76:
He appeared numerous times in the Justice League of America (and once in the Justice Society of America).
He was a charter member of the Mystery Analysts of Gotham City:
The Dynamic Duo were made honorary members of the Safari Club in Batman #111:
We learned that Batman belonged to the Voyagers Club in Detective #147:
It should come as no surprise to learn that millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne belonged to the Yacht Club (Batman #49):
Bruce was also a member of the Hobby Horse club, for collectors:
Any others you can think of?
Given all his joinging and his propensity to surround himself with a butler, teenage sidekicks and women who model their costumes after his, it's amazing that we ever considered him a loner, eh?
ReplyDeleteDon't forget the Outsiders and the All-Star Squadron.
Fr. Dan
And all those adventures with his best friend Superman (and Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane, et al).
ReplyDeleteAnother I just thought of was his admission (although in an Imaginary Story) into the Adult Legion of Super-Heroes in World's Finest 172 (1967).
ReplyDeleteA 1955 episode of the Superman TV show depicted the Anti-Superstition Society. Like Batman #40, it was probably based on the real-life 13 Club. A text article about superstition (including triskaidekaphobia) in Gold Key's Golden Comics Digest circa 1970 also mentioned the club.
ReplyDeleteIn Brave & Bold #92, he teamed with a couple of amateur detectives to solve a case. They weren't a formal club so much as some individuals thrown together by circumstances, but the ending implied that they might form a permanent team. It looked like a try out for a possible spin off series, but, as far as I know, they never returned. Judging by a later lettercol, fan reaction was unfavorable.
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