10 Things You Didn't Know About The Batcave

10. Originally, There Was No Batcave

There was no Batcave in the Dark Knight's early adventures. In fact, Bruce Wayne didn't know there was a cave near his residence until three years after Batman debuted.

Originally, Batman hid his Batsuit in an old wooden chest beside his bed. When Bruce had to conduct experiments and detective work in private in the early comics, he worked in a secret laboratory hidden behind a fake wall in his home.

When Batman acquired a Batmobile and Batplane, he decided to hide them in an old barn. (They would probably stand out in the garage.) One day, he broke through a weak section of the barn and learned there was tunnel leading to an abandoned cavern. He realised that this cave would be the perfect place to serve as his secret headquarters.

Knowing it would look suspicious if he ran to the barn every time he had to don the Batsuit, he built secret tunnels in his mansion that led directly to his new lair.

It is worth mentioning that Batman's hideout was originally called the "secret underground hangars" and wasn't referred to as The Batcave until Detective Comics #83 in 1944.