Batman Incorporated
Batman Incorporated is a business that features in DC Comics.
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History
Origin
Batman Incorporated was a global venture that was financed by Bruce Wayne following the defeat of the Black Glove. During that time, Wayne called a press conference where he claimed that he had been financing Batman in secret for years in order to avenge his parents namely the murdered Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne. He then decided to take this initiative on a on a global stage where he announced the creation of Batman Incorporated that would wage a war against crime. (Batman and Robin v1 #16)
He later travelled to Tokyo in order to find and train a Japanese Batman to operate in the city. Batman went to find Mr. Unknown only to find the crimefighter having been murdered by agents of Lord Death Man. (Batman Incorporated v1 #1) In the aftermath, Batman had to contend with Lord Death Man where he succeeded in apprehending the villain with Mr. Unknown's sidekick Jiro Osamu who was recruited to be the Batman of Japan. (Batman Incorporated v1 #2) Later on, Batman travelled into Argentina in order to recruit El Guacho even though the masked vigilante had rejected previous offers to join Batman Incorporated. (Batman Incorporated v1 #3) The nascent organization later came to encounter a plot by the Nazi supervillain Doctor Dedalus. By this point, Batman Incorporated faced its first major threat in the form of Leviathan. (Batman Incorporated v1 #5)
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Bruce Wayne later arrived in France with the intention of creating a new representative of the company to operate in the country but faced some opposition from the French government. However, at the time, a terrorist plot had been operating in France with the interior ministry providing Batman Incorporated an official sanction to begin their operations for a month whereupon the decision was to be re-assessed. (Detective Comics Annual v1 #12)
The assassin Nobody as part of his vendetta against Bruce Wayne was responsible for murdering the Batman of Moscow. (Batman and Robin v1 #2)
After Calvin Rose was saved from the Court of Owls, he and those close to him were given shelter by Batman Incorporated where they drafted him to work alongside them. (Talon v1 #14)
Afterwards, Lex Luthor made a move to acquire Batman Incorporated and establish it under his control with Batman looking to Ghost-Maker to take over the company. (Batman v3 #121) He was later introduced to the rest of the team after it was revealed to them that Bruce Wayne had lost his fortune and thus could no longer fund their operations. Taking over, the group went about shutting down LexCorp's secret vigilante program that looked to train vigilantes in trouble spots around the world. One such location was in Kazbek, Chechnya where the team encountered Gray Wolf and initially mistook him for a villain who had gone rogue. They later discovered that he was attempting to save inhabitants in the region from a virus that would cause them to act violently. Batman, Inc. came to uncover the truth behind the virus and cure the people with Gray Wolf being invited to join the team. (Batman 2022 Annual v3 #1) In Badhnisia, Batman uncovered that Detective Cayha had assumed the identity of the fallen vigilante Abyss and came to be invited to join Batman, Incorporated. (Batman v3 #124)
Overview
It was also known by the name of the Club of Heroes. (Batman v3 #118)
It was not held as being a commercial enterprise but instead operated as a peacekeeping agency that was funded entirely by private capital. Batman Incorporated sought to create private franchises in separate countries with its locally recruited operatives being masked agents that were strictly regulated from the central office. However, these representatives were also answerable to the head of the local police force. (Detective Comics Annual v1 #12)
Technological creations used by Batman Inc. included:
- Smart Mask : a mask composed of tiny computerised electromagnetic conductors that could be programmed to manipulate and bend visible light allowing the user to make themselves appear as someone else. (Detective Comics v1 #872)
Free Batman Incorporated anti-viral software was produced by the company and was installed in Internet 3.0. (Batman Incorporated v1 #8)
Members
- Batman :
- Nightwing :
- Batwoman :
- Dark Ranger :
- The Hood :
- Mister Unknown :
- Batgirl :
- Red Robin :
- Squire :
- Man-Of-Bats :
- Raven Red :
- Black Bat :
- Ravil : the Batman of Moscow who fought crime in the city until he was murdered by Nobody. (Batman and Robin v2 #2)
- Ghost-Maker :
- Gray Wolf :
- Abyss :
Notes
- Batman Incorporated was created by Grant Morrison, Frazer Irving, Cameron Stewart and Chris Burnham where it made its first appearance in Batman and Robin v1 #16 (January, 2011).
In other media
Television
- In Young Justice, Batman Inc. was referenced in the setting of the animated television series during its Outsiders season. It was the informal name given to Batman's faction that quit the Justice League in order to engage the forces of the Light from the shadows.
Appearances
- Batman and Robin v1: (2011)
- Batman Incorporated v1:
- Batman Incorporated v2:
- Batman and Robin v2:
- Talon v1:
- Batman v3:
- Batman 2022 Annual v3:
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