We’ve all seen the memes and the jokes: Batman’s real super power is his wallet. Batman has, historically, been from the moneyed class, and that’s how he gets all those wonderful toys. But what happens when Batman doesn’t have all that cash? That’s what friend of the show, Patreon backer, and financial adviser Abigale Heartbalm wanted to look into in this week’s episode. We have a charming Golden Age tale of Batman having to pawn his diamonds, a story where Ra’s al Ghul tanks Wayne stock and on of the few stories featuring broke AND amnesiac Bruce from that period at the end of the New 52 we haven’t covered.
- The Batman Goes Broke (Detective Comics V.1 #105)
- Return of the Batman (Legends of the Dark Knight V.1 # 13 [Digital #34-37])
- Madhouse (Batman V.2 Annual #4)
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Matt Lazorwitz read his first comic at the age of 5. It was Who's Who in the DC Universe #2, featuring characters whose names begin with B, which explains so much about his Batman obsession. He writes about comics he loves, and co-hosts the podcasts BatChat with Matt & Will and The ComicsXF Interview Podcast.
Will Nevin loves bourbon and AP style and gets paid to teach one of those things. He is on Twitter far too often.
