Batmen of All Nations
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The Batmen of All Nations were a group of superheroes which were inspired by Batman to fight crime in their countries. The group first appeared in Detective Comics #215.
Grant Morrison claims that they will feature in his run on Batman during 2007, in which their fates in the modern period are released.
| “ | It was kind of neat looking at what could go wrong with Batman. The Italian guy who was a mature type film hero has become this big, fat guy who loves eating and trades on his past glories as The Legionary. The Knight and The Squire are still active but it’s a grownup Squire and The Knight has his own Squire. The Gaucho has become a serious Argentinean superhero who is well respected—he’s the real deal. Wingman, who Batman trained in the past is now really pissed off, and doesn’t want to admit that Batman ever trained him because he wants to make his own way. — Grant Morrison on 2007 plans for Batman. [1] |
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[edit] Organization history
In the 1950s the legend of the Batman has reached the whole world. Many people in other countries were inspired by this to become superheroes themselves. Years later Batman decided to hold the first meeting with his counterparts in Gotham City.
[edit] Members
- Batman and his sidekick Robin (USA)
- The Gaucho (South America)
- The Knight and his sidekick The Squire (United Kingdom)
- The Musketeer (France)
- The Legionary (Italy)
- The Ranger (Australia)
- Wingman (Europe)
- Superman (USA)
[edit] Triva
- Later the Batmen of All Nations were named the Club of Heroes
- Post-crisis they were named The Dome and were not inspired by Batman but the Justice Society
- Some of the Batmen of All Nations appeared in the critically acclaimed Kingdom Come comic series: 'Cossack, the Champion of Russia', 'Samurai, the Champion of Japan', and 'Dragon, the Champion of China'. They were joined by 'Batwoman, a Batman admirer from the Fourth World'.
