10 Things You Didn't Know About The Batcave
8. The Batcave Has A Backstory
In the 1954 story, Detective Comics #205, DC writers thought it was high time to detail the origin of the Batcave. In this tale, Gotham's protector discovers an ancient piece of pottery with a message hidden inside. Bruce Wayne and his sidekick Dick Grayson head to their friend, Professor Nichols, and ask to use his time machine to go to the time period when the message was written.
The pair are transported to the 17th century where they meet Jeremy Coe, the man who discovered the cavern that became the Batcave. Coe was using the area as a hideout from invading Native Americans, which he managed to defeat with Batman and Robin's assistance. Before the Dynamic Duo return to their own timeline, they learn the message was written by none other than Jeremy Coe himself.
The weirdest thing about this story is how Bruce Wayne happens to have a friend who owns a time-machine and he nonchalantly asks if he can use it to learn the origin of a message he found in some pottery. Why doesn't he use the device to stop his parents being killed or prevent the Joker from being created?